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William Wallace  ©Wallace led the Scottish rebellion against Edward I and inflicted a famous defeat on the English army at Stirling Bridge.

He is remembered as a patriot and national hero.

William Wallace was born in the 1270s in Elderslie in Renfrewshire into a gentry family. Very little is known about his early years and there are significant periods of his life for which there are no reliable sources.

In 1296, Edward I of England had taken advantage of a succession crisis in Scotland and imposed himself as ruler with an English administration.

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Within months, Scottish unrest was widespread.

In May 1297, Wallace attacked the town of Lanark, killing the English sheriff and unrest quickly became full-blown rebellion. Men flocked to join Wallace and he began to drive the English out of Fife and Perthshire.

In September 1297, Wallace defeated a much larger English force at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. This and subsequent military successes