1937
William Wallace
Stirling Observer Cover - Christmas
By James, Atterson (1898-1961)
By James, Atterson (1898-1961)
My Story
“I’m William Wallace, Scotland’s national hero in the War of Independence. I became part of the resistance movement that stood against Edward 1st of England when he invaded Scotland. We delivered a decisive victory against the English troops at Stirling Bridge in September 1297 but all was short-lived.
In August 1305 I was betrayed, captured by the English and taken to London where I was tried for high treason. I died a horrible death. I was executed by hanging, taken down while still alive, my genitals cut off and my insides gouged out and burnt before my eyes. They ripped my heart out and then I was beheaded. My head was mounted on London Bridge. My body quartered and sent to different parts of Scotland as a lesson to others who might follow my example.
My legend lives on through the people who pass down my remarkable story through each generation.”
“I’m William Wallace, Scotland’s national hero in the War of Independence. I became part of the resistance movement that stood against Edward 1st of England when he invaded Scotland. We delivered a decisive victory against the English troops at Stirling Bridge in September 1297 but all was short-lived.
In August 1305 I was betrayed, captured by the English and taken to London where I was tried for high treason. I died a horrible death. I was executed by hanging, taken down while still alive, my genitals cut off and my insides gouged out and burnt before my eyes. They ripped my heart out and then I was beheaded. My head was mounted on London Bridge. My body quartered and sent to different parts of Scotland as a lesson to others who might follow my example.
My legend lives on through the people who pass down my remarkable story through each generation.”
