Kesse wallace biography of william

William Wallace (1270 – 1305) was a Scottish knight who rose to prominence leading the Scottish revolt against the rule of English under King Edward I. William Wallace was one of the main leaders of the Scottish Independence Wars of the Thirteenth Century; after his death, he attained iconic status as a rebel leader.

Short biography William Wallace

Wallace was born in Elderslie, in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1272.

Little is known about his early life, though he seems to have been educated in Greek and Latin.

At the time of Wallace, Scotland had recently been conquered and there was resentment at the policies of the English, which involved higher taxes and conscription for military service in France.

There was also division amongst the Scottish nobility about who should be the rightful King of Scotland.

Edward I offered to intervene to prevent internal dispute amongst the Scots – but only on the condition, they submitted to Edward I as the rightful King of B