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In the footsteps of William Wallace in Scotland and Northern England /

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In the footsteps of William Wallace in Scotland and Northern England /

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Alan Young & Michael J. Stead.

Stroud, Gloucestershire :

History Press,

2010.

vii, 190 pages :

illustrations (some color), maps ;

27 cm

Previously published: In the footsteps of William Wallace. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186).

For nearly 700 years debate has raged over the true nature of William Wallace and his role in Scotland's turbulent history--was he the Braveheart of Blind Harry's legendary account, the bold, but savage, hero of the Scottish wars, or, as some contemporary chroniclers attested, was he nothing but a villainous thief and vagrant fugitive? This book draws on a wide range of contemporary and modern sources to look behind the figure of legend to find Wallace's true character. It traces Wallace's journey from his modest upbringing in south-west Scotland and his first victory as a "guerilla" leader and military commander at Stirling Bridge to his painful death seven years later, including his "invasion" of Northumberland and Cumberland. This is an essential traveling companion for a journey through Wallace's kingdom and to learn more about the myth and the man.

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