William Wallace

William Wallace was born in January 1272 in the Scottish city of Elerslie. When he was 15 years of age he lived in Dunipace with his uncle a clergy man. He lived with his uncle because his father died. William's uncle helped him study the classic Latin. At this early age, he was already 2 metre tall, and was considered almost as a giant. He could speak three different languages. The Scottish were not living a very good life because of the English. Because the English were going against the Scots William Wallace set up 50 men against 200 soldiers because there was a war more then a half of those soldiers died. William carried a long sword almost as tall as he. the sword was about 6-foot. He past villages and took men who wanted to be in his army, lots did. Apart from all that he married Marion Braidfute, who lived in Lannark. To make William Wallace go to the city the guards killed Marions brother, that William would come and get caught by the guards and killed, William attacked the guards at night and left, the guards who came into the city after the attack at night killed Marion to have revenge. 
William was a very tall seven foot tall, William was in France it seems were Felipe IV offered noble tittles and government of a territory. But William loved his country more, so he went back in 1305. When he got back to Scotland and was betrayed by Sir John of Menteith his friend and partner in battle. Then when he was imprisoned they tied him up and took him to Castle of Carslile, after he was imprisoned there they brought him in London and was sentenced to death in the same day his death was very painful.


After William Wallace died Robert "The Bruce" Took William's spot of being leader of his men. Robert's father was brain washing him that to fight against William which he did but later after William died sense came in Robert's head and then Robert became king of Scotland and ruled Scotland. Robert the Bruce was a great leader and a great man.