Sir William Wallace (1272 – 1305) Guardian of Scotland, Battle of Stirling Bridge Victor

Post author By Steven Wood Collins
Post date November 17, 2021
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The blockbuster hit movie Braveheart is a portrayal of the life and times of Sir William Wallace. Moreover, “braveheart” refers to the attribution William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813 – 1865) lent to Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (1274 – 1329) who’s mummified heart Sir James Douglas (1286 – 1330) attempted to transport to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to fulfill Robert’s dying request. He journeyed as far as Andalusia, Spain with the mummified heart contained in a silver and enamel casket before being slain by Moors at the Battle of Teba. The casket was eventually returned to Scotland and buried on the grounds of Melrose Abbey.

The defeat Sir William and Andrew Moray, 3rd Lord Bothwell (1249 – 1297) handed the English army led by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (1231 – 1305) at the Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297) marked the beginning of the Wars of Scottish Independence. The series of battles that ensued finally broke the English will to subject Scotland to its rule by 1357. Edward III Plantagenet (1312-1377) King of England probably sensed the futility of continuing the war against the Scots and their French allies, so he focused his military energies instead on his longstanding war against France to seize the throne of the French monarchy.

Scotland remained an independent sovereignty until merging with the United Kingdom with the assent of the Scottish Parliament in 1707.

Sir Wallace was an agnatic forebear od Rock ‘n Roll legend Elvis Presley (19395- 1977). His forebears were likely Welshmen in original genealogical extraction who settled in theScottish low-lands in ancient times to serve as a military buffer against encroaching Anglo-Saxons during the 10th century AD. Be that as it may, Clan Wallace holds a special position in the pantheon of Scottish clans. Anyway, I personally think that Elvis more resembled in corporeal a Welshman rather than a Anglo-Saxon contemporary. of similar repute.

The execution of Sir William after his capture is by far and away the grizzliest example of medieval cruelty that one can cite. The complete desecration of his corpse also attests to the ghoulish mindset of the general population during that epoch.

Sir William was an agnatic descendant of Conan Meriadoc ap Gereint (305 – 367) King of Dumnonia, 1st Duke of Brittany .

He’s ranked #449 in Hart’s Most Influential People in History.

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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