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The Wallace. Braveheart. - Myth and reality. Produced by WB Anderson, Galashiels Academy. Braveheart Who is William Wallace?. Where is the real Wallace? Who was he? What did he look like? Why was he fighting? How did he beat the English? What happened to him?.
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The Wallace Braveheart - Myth and reality Produced by WB Anderson, Galashiels Academy
Braveheart Who is William Wallace?
Where is the real Wallace? • Who was he? • What did he look like? • Why was he fighting? • How did he beat the English? • What happened to him?
What does the film Braveheart tell us about him? We see what he looked like His wife was killed by the English He lived in the Highlands He won a battle using stakes against the English knights He lost a battle after being betrayed by the nobles He died a terrible death
Is any of this true? What do we really know about him?
What type of evidence exists from his time? Buildings? Written sources? Pictures or paintings? Statues?
Original artwork for the film Braveheart
An early engraving of Hanging, Drawing and Quartering
Do you know where this is and why it is so important to the story of Wallace?
Wallace Statues • What do they tell us? • See if you can find more on the internet • Here’s a local one to get you started
Where is this? Do you know of any other Wallace connections with this area?
This is another very important part of the real story of William Wallace What does it show? How is this event shown in the film Braveheart?
Is this a more trustworthy image of Wallace winning at Stirling than was shown in Braveheart?
Here are some useful websites you may want to look at- MacBraveheart Robert the Bruce Wallace images Scottish History Scottish History.com