# William Wallace

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- Book: [William Wallace](https://www.bookquiver.com/jamie-mackay/william-wallace) ([William Wallace.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jamie-mackay/william-wallace.md))
- Authors: [Jamie Mackay](https://www.bookquiver.com/jamie-mackay)
- Publisher: mainstream_publishing
- ISBN: 978-18-5158-823-7
- Pages: 288
- Published: 1996-03-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. Even the date and place of his birth have been mis-stated - until now. James Mackay uses all his skills as a historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become Guardian of Scotland. William Wallace, with superb generalship and tactical genius, led a country with no previous warlike tradition to triumph gloriously over the much larger, better-armed and better-trained English forces. Seven hundred years later, the heroism and betrayal, the valiant deeds and the dark atrocities, and the struggle of a small nation against a brutal and powerful empire, still create a compelling tale.