Dec 6, 2018 Posted by Ian Murray

William Wallace Booklet

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Aug 24, 2012 Posted by Ian Murray

William Wallace

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Mar 4, 2012 Posted by ed

William Smellie Presentation

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Oct 14, 2011 Posted by jim

Lanark

William Wallace murdered Haselrigg, the English Sheriff of Lanark at the town’s Castle in May 1297. The reason for this act is the subject of dispute (possible explanations include the murder by Haselrigg of Wallace’s wife Marion Braidfute, although even this marriage is contested by some historians, it was not mentioned by Blind Harry in ‘The Wallace’ of 1506). Regardless of the why’s and... read more

Oct 13, 2011 Posted by jim

Lamington

Marion Braidfute, reputed to be William Wallace’s wife, was raised at the ancestral home of the Baillie Family, Lamington Tower (the remains of which are still visible on the outskirts of the village). The Marion Braidfute stories were started by the Bailie family in the 16th Century. Indications at the time of Wallace tell us that the landowners signed ‘the Ragman’s Roll’, and pledged their... read more