Summary
An ordinary Scot whose passion and patriotism made him the nation's hero ... or a bloodthirsty noble whose death was a relief to his countrymen?
THEY had gathered for him, thousands of them so close he could feel the flecks of their spittle on his face and hair as they hurled their oaths and obscenities at him, damning his country and all he held dear.See the full content of this document
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The Truth About Braveheart?
For what seemed an age they had craved his death and now they were exulting in the safe knowledge that, before the day expired, he would die in agony before their eyes.
They dragged him behind a horse, chained to a wooden hurdle that dug further into the weals and bruises he had suffered during his captivity in an English dungeon.William Wallace endured this grim journey for four miles, from Westminster to the Tower, then to Aldgate and finally to Smithfield, where he would be given to the executioners to be hanged by the neck but not unti...See the full content of this document
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