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July 10 – Battle of Apros: Byzantine forces (some 6,000 men) under Michael IX Palaiologos, consisting of a large contingent of Alans and Turcopoles (Christianized Turks), attack the Catalan Company near Apros. [4] Michael orders a general cavalry charge, but the Turcopoles desert en bloc to the Catalans.
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William Wallace was a member of the lesser nobility, but little is definitely known of his family history or even his parentage. William's own seal, found on a letter sent to the Hanse city of Lübeck in 1297, gives his father's name as Alan Wallace. This Alan Wallace may be the same as the one listed in the 1296 Ragman Rolls as a crown tenant in Ay...
Political crisis in Scotland
When Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III ruled Scotland. His reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability. On 19 March 1286, however, Alexander died after falling from his horse. The heir to the throne was Alexander's granddaughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway. As she was still a child and in Norway, the Scottish lords set up a government of guardians. Margaret fell ill on the voyage to Scotland and died in Orkney in late September 1290. The lack of a clear heir led to a period...
Silent years prior to the Wars of Independence
Some historians[who?] believe Wallace must have had some earlier military experience in order to lead a successful military campaign in 1297. Campaigns like Edward I of England's wars in Wales might have provided a good opportunity for a younger son of a landholder to become a mercenary soldier.[page needed] Wallace's personal seal bears the archer's insignia,so he may have fought as an archer in Edward's army. Walter Bower's mid-15th century Scotichronicon, states that Wallace was "a tall ma...
Start of the uprising
The first act definitely known to have been carried out by Wallace was his killing of William de Heselrig, the English High Sheriff of Lanark, in May 1297. He then joined with William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas, and they carried out the raid of Scone. This was one of several rebellions taking place across Scotland, including those of several Scottish nobles and Andrew Morayin the north. The uprising suffered a blow when the nobles submitted to the English at Irvine in July. Wallace and Moray...
Film
1. A popular depiction of Wallace's life is presented in the film Braveheart (1995), directed by and starring Mel Gibson as Wallace, written by Randall Wallace, and filmed in Scotland and Ireland. The film was criticised for many historical inaccuracies. 2. In the film Outlaw King (2018), Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) is prompted to plan a revolt against the English after observing rioting induced by the public display of the quarteredbody of Wallace.
Literature
1. Blind Harry's 15th-century poem has been a major influence on the legend of Wallace, including details like a wife named Marion Braidfute, and claiming that Wallace killed the Sheriff of Lanark in revenge for the killing of his wife. However much of this poem is unsubstantiated, at variance with contemporary sources, or disputed by historians. 2. In 1793, Robert Burns wrote the lyrics to Scots Wha Hae wi Wallace bled. 3. Jane Porter penned a romantic version of the Wallace legend in the hi...
Gaming
1. Wallace is the subject and protagonist of the tutorial campaign in realtime strategy game Age of Empires II.
Portraits of Sir William Wallace at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonThe 1350s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1350, and ended on December 31, 1359. Events. 1350. January–December. January 9 – Giovanni II Valente becomes Doge of Genoa.
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