Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
First known depiction of Sir William Wallace by the 11th Earl of Buchan
Statue of Wallace at Edinburgh Castle
Wallace statue by D. W. Stevenson on the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
The later Stirling Bridge
Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence. The film also
William Wallace
…Harry's 15th-century epic poem The Wallace and the subject of literary works by Jane Porter and Sir Walter Scott, and of the Academy Award-winning film Braveheart. 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…
Gibson (right) on set with 20th Century Fox executive Scott Neeson
Gibson's work on Braveheart earned him the Academy Award for Best Director.
Tom Church's controversial statue of Gibson as Wallace