William wallace biography for kids

William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) was a Scottish patriot who led his country against the English occupation of Scotland and King Edward I of England as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence.

William wallace biography for kids

William wallace biography for kids

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Wallace is often seen as being 'one of the common people' in comparison to his fellow countryman, Robert the Bruce (Robert I of Scotland), who was of more noble stock. Wallace's family was descended from Richard Wallace, a landowner under an early member of the Stewart[?] family, which was later to become a royal line in its own right.

Wallace was born at Elderslie near Paisley, in a year unknown, although he was almost certainly still a young man in his most famous years between 1297 and 1305.

There are few contemporary sources for information about Wallace's early life, and much reliance is placed on the account of Blind Harry, written around 1470, almost two centuries after Wallace's death.

We are told that he was born in Ayrshire, his father was Sir Malcolm Wallac