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William Wallace: A Captivating Guide to a Freedom Fighter and Martyr Who Impacted Scottish History and Scotland’s Independence from England

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Duke Holm
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Summary

Explore the captivating life of William Wallace!

You might recognize him from Mel Gibson's film Braveheart.

Sir William Wallace (c. 1270–1305) was - and is - a Scottish national icon of the highest order. Born as the landless younger son of a minor nobleman (Sir Malcolm Wallace), his startling rise to become a military and historical legend, an exemplary patriot, and a national hero is an embodiment of the underdog narrative that many people identify with in film and real life.

Wallace earned a place in history for his successful efforts in leading the Scottish resistance forces who had been rallying against English rule since Scotland was conquered in 1296.

Some of the topics covered in this book include:

  • Mysterious origins
  • Coming of age in crisis
  • Defiance and compliance
  • The prophecy
  • Uprising
  • Love in a time of war
  • The Battle of Stirling Bridge
  • Invading England
  • The guardian of Scotland
  • Defeat at Falkirk
  • An outlaw once more
  • The execution
  • And much more

So if you want to discover more about the life of William Wallace, buy this audiobook now!

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Short and to the point, lots of excellent information and history. Great book to start research on William Wallace and what he tried to do for Scotland.

motivational

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Sounded like it was being read by a robot which was a shame as the details were very good and enlightening. Obviously I knew that the film Braveheart was ridiculous but it was good that the film was scorned. Lots of details about Wallace were interesting and cleared up the fact.

Good account.

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An interesting story ruined by a narrator who could not pronounce any of the place names correctly. This required frequent rewinding to try and work out where he was referring to. The Family names were also frequently mispronounced causing confusion. I almost gave up but, it was thankfully short.

Good factual book terrible narration.

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Our son is a dedicated fan of William Wallace so when we were in Scotland recently we visited Stirling Castle and this book brought the history of a common man who became a national hero.

National hero

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The history is good and the story well written but as it’s an American reading it a lot of the place names are horrendously read! Berwick, Edinburgh, Jedburgh, Dunfermline, Roxburgh and a lot more. It’s just awful. All it would have taken is one conversation with a Scottish person to ask how to pronounce them! Totally cringeworthy at times!

Place names

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