William Wallace and his fate STARTER What can

William Wallace and his fate

STARTER • What can we remember about the Battle of Falkirk? 1) What were the circles of pikeman called? 2) What new weapon did the English use? 3) Who eventually won?

LEARNING INTENTION • To be able to understand explain what happened to William Wallace in 1305 • Success Criteria • I can explain three facts about Wallace’s death and come to a conclusion about whether Wallace was hero or a villain

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER FALKIRK? • --The Scots were defeated- a lot of them were killed and many fled including Wallace. • -Wallace travelled around Europe for a while gathering support for the Scottish army and he returned back to Scotland with a small group of followers. • Robert the Bruce and John Comyn became the new joint Guardians of Scotland continued the resistance against Edward I. The Guardians governed most of Scotland in the name of King John. • By the summer of 1304 most of the Scottish nobles had surrendered to Edward I. Bruce continued to play a part in the Scottish resistance until 1302 while Comyn continued to resist until his surrender in 1304.

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED AFTER FALKIRK? • By 1304, most Scottish nobles had given up the fight and accepted Edward I as King. • -They did not support Wallace when he returned back to Scotland wanting to fight Edward and his army.

THE FALL OF WILLIAM WALLACE • Edward I offered a generous ransom to anyone who killed or captured William Wallace was eventually betrayed by his friend Sir John Monteith and captured near Glasgow in 1305. • He was charged with treason, which he denied on the grounds that he had never sworn loyalty to Edward I. • Wallace was hanged, drawn and quartered on 23 August 1305. His limbs were displayed in Stirling, Perth, Newcastle and Berwick, as a symbol of Edward I's total control of the

KEY VOCABULARY • Ransom- A sum of money to be given to a person in exchange for a prisoner or captive • Treason- Attempting to kill or overthrow the king or queen.

• Edward thought this humiliating death would be the end of the matter - that Wallace would be forgotten. He was wrong. The common folk of Scotland told tales of Wallace. They recalled his work to their children and their children’s children.

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TASK • You are a reporter working for the Scotsman newspaper and you’ve been told to create an obituary for William Wallace. Is he a hero or a villain? • Follow the instructions on the worksheet

PLENARY • In your own opinion, was Wallace a hero or a villain and why?