Scotland's Hero, William Wallace

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This paper gives an in-depth account of the life of Scottish hero, William Wallace who is more commonly known as "Braveheart" after a film was made on his life 700 years after his death. The paper draws information from several sources such as the poem "Scots Wha Hae" by
Robert Burns and the book, "William Wallace: Brave Heart" by James Mackay to show the rise and fall of this man. The paper examines Wallace's early life, his father's death at the hands of the English which fueled Wallace's desire for revenge, his outlaw years and finally his capture and horrible execution in 1305.

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"Long negotiations took place between King Edward I of England and King Eirik II of Norway concerning the betrothal of King Edward's five-year-old son, Edward, the Prince of Wales, and the six-year-old Queen Margaret of Scotland, King Eirik II's daughter. Finally, they agreed upon the terms of the marriage of these two children. These negotiations resulted in the Treaty of Bingham being ratified. The one glaring problem in all of this was the fact that an English king and a Norwegian king were making very important decisions concerning the future of Scotland (Barrow). Tragically, the child queen of Scotland contracted an illness on the voyage from Norway and died shortly thereafter. Her death threw Scotland into a political upheaval."

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