William Wallace: The King's Enemy - Softcover

Gray, D.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0709043295 ISBN 13: 9780709043294

Publisher: Robert Hale, 1992

Synopsis

Sir William Wallace was one of the greatest heroes in Scotland's long struggle for independence from the English yoke. D.J. Gray probes the character and life of this resolute, and at times pitiless, warrior. Wallace raised a people's army to fight against the forces of Edward I, and his victory at the battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 resulted in his elevation to the status of Guardian of Scotland. However, furious at the success of a man he regarded as a guerrilla, King Edward relentlessly pursued Wallace to his death. Remembered today as the architect of Scottish independence, Wallace's story gives a curious insight into the mind of the modern freedom fighter.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Stirling, D.J. Gary is an historical researcher who has specialised in the Scottish wars of independence and the Scotland of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robert Hale
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0709043295
• ISBN 13: 9780709043294
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 173