Scotland’s Superman; William Wallace
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“Few traces remain of Scottish hero William Wallace, the medieval knight who fought against English oppression.” (Cohen) The most known facts come from legends surrounding the infamous William Wallace and his short, tragic career saving Scotland. Now a martyr, Sir William Wallace is inspiration to many Scottish families that anything can be done. A compilation of many widely accepted legends is told in Mel Gibson’s BraveHeart. During the time, the English king tyrant Edward Longshanks (Edward the First) has taken over medieval Scotland, placing English nobles in charge of every city and town. Wallace as a child watched his father as a rebel against the English nobles. His father fought many battles against the English. As grew William to be a man his only desire as an adult was to live in peace with a family and a small farm. Soon he found a bride to live out that dream. He married her in secret with hoping to conceal the marriage from the English nobles. It was English tradition that the night of a Scottish wedding the nobles were allowed to take the virginity of the young bride. They lived in peace for days after until their secret was out. Wallace was faced with saving her from being raped by an elder English noble. The newlyweds tried to run away, separating onto different paths into a nearby grove. Wallace made it to the safe zone while his bride was caught and had her throat slit by the English sheriff. Out of grief, he returned to their hometown and with the help of the rest of the Scottish men slaughtered all English nobles in the vicinity. With a new vendetta, Wallace led a small militia of Scottish men to defeat the English and free his country. Soon Wallace temporary relieved Scotland from English oppression. With the ... ... middle of paper ... ...s H. "Wallace, Sir William." Academic American Encycolpedia. United States of America: Grolier Incorperated, 1989. 14-15. Encycolopedia. Hickman, Kennedy. Scottish Independence . n.d. http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars12011400/p/stirlingbridge.htm. 8 April 2014. Morgan, Kenneth O. The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. Frome, Somerset: Oxford University Press, 1992. Index. Scottish Executive Scran. Man and Myth. 2005. http://wallace.scran.ac.uk/man_and_myth/?PHPSESSID=s690vcjvd46jaqedftnukmbf10. 8 April 2014. The BBC. Wars of Independence:William Wallace. n.d. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/independence/features_independence_wallace.shtml. 6 March 2014. The execution of Wallace-War of Independence-Scotland's History. n.d. http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandhistory/warsofindependence/executionofwallace/index.asp. 10 March 2014.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that few traces remain of scottish hero william wallace, the medieval knight who fought against english oppression.
- Narrates how the english king tyrant edward longshanks took over medieval scotland, placing english nobles in charge of every city and town.
- Opines that wallace's attempts to save scotland have been lost in folklore, leaving gaps in details that can make a big difference in the story.
- Explains that few traces remain of scottish hero william wallace, the medieval knight who fought against english oppression.
- Narrates how the english king tyrant edward longshanks took over medieval scotland, placing english nobles in charge of every city and town.
- Opines that wallace's attempts to save scotland have been lost in folklore, leaving gaps in details that can make a big difference in the story.
- Explains that the scottish war of independence was caused after the early 1200's when alexander iii led scotland into over 20 years of peace and prosperity.
- Opines that cohen, jennie, and the 700-year-old william wallace letter finally reaches scotland.
- Explains morgan, kenneth o. the oxford illustrated history of britain. frome, somerset: oxford university press, 1992.
- Explains that sir william wallace was born into a family of minor nobility in renfrewshire in 1272 and died on august 23rd 1305.
- Explains fisher, andrew, and haws, charles h. "wallace, sir william." academic american encycolpedia.
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- Opines that sir william wallace is one of scotland's greatest national heroes. he led the rising of 1297, in an attempt to reverse the loss of scottish independence to england.
- Explains that sir william wallace was born in the 1270's near paisley, renfrew, scotland, and was meant to join the priesthood.
- Explains that king edward set heavy taxes on all scottish landowners, and expected them to sign edward's "ragman’s roll" of allegiance. william wallace, nor any of his immediate family members, signed the oath.
- Describes how wallace emerged from obscurity in 1297 in retaliation for the murder of his wife or mistress marion braidfute, by killing the english sheriff of lanark, sir william heselrig. king edward i sent special forces against wallace.
- Explains that king edward led a great army against wallace, who was defeated at the battle of falkirk.
- Describes how wallace was condemned as a traitor to king edward i. he was stripped naked, hung, disemboweled, and impaled on london bridge.
- Explains that the english viewed him as a terrorist, traitor, and murderer. king edward i was seen as the overlord of scotland and wallace rebelled against him.
- Explains that wallace was known for being a scary man to the english, because of his size. wallace's sword was five feet, six inches tall.
- Explains that wallace was considered a bad man because of the way he was written about in english chroniclers. the most famous one, "the wallace", was racy, violently anglophobic, grossly embellished, vulgar, and disgusting.
- Explains that william wallace was an exemplar of unbending commitment to scotland’s independence, who died a martyr to the cause. his death caused the scots to rally against england once again and finally win their independence.
- Explains that the scots view sir william wallace as national hero, not only because he was a great soldier and won the battle at stirling bridge, but also because of his leadership.
- Explains that sir william wallace is a national hero to the scots. the wallace monument commemorates his heroic spirit, which united the country's clans, gained the loyalty of its people, struck fear into his enemies, and defied the cruel hand of an evil, warring king.
- Explains that myth and legend have obscured the life of sir william wallace for nearly seven hundred years. the english see him as a traitor, terrorists, murderer, outlaw, perpetrator of atrocities, or coward.
1070 wordsRead More - William Wallace's Loyalty During The Scottish Civil Waranalytical essayWallace has humble beginnings in a small Scottish town, but still holds a great Loyalty to his country (Axelrod and Phillips). As Axelrod and Phillips mentions, "In 1296, Edward I of England, attempting to impose direct rule over Scotland, deposited John de Balliol, the Scottish King, and had him imprisoned. Scottish nationalists had sporadic encounters with Edward's army when, in May 1297, William Wallace, a small landowner from Renfrew, led a band of 30 rebels in an attack on Lanark. The town was burned, the English Sheriff murdered, and Wallace was on his way to becoming one of Scotland's greatest heroes." Wallace’s humble beginnings can even be referenced as a focal point for his lasting loyalty throughout his life, and Wallace has shown great Loyalty to those close to him during the war as well. Wallace showed great Loyalty to his friends at the battle of Falkirk (“William Wallace, Sir”). After another failure of Surrey to put down the Scottish Rebellion and kill William Wallace, King Edward decided it was best to get the job done himself, and saw a chance to take down Wallace as he marched to Falkirk (“William Wallace, Sir”). His army was vastly superior to the Scots militia, and managed to kill dozens of Scottish soldiers that day, including Wallace's friend and advisor Sir John de Graham (“William Wallace, Sir”). Wallace was left grieving, and even Blind
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how wallace's superintendency of his people was invented out of necessity. his tendencies throughout the scottish civil war led his underdog team to a few victories.
- Analyzes how wallace showed his machiavellian traits proudly during the battle at the river forth, which was one of the most prominent examples of his genius ideas and tactics.
- Analyzes how wallace showed cunning in holding off his troops, and not being instigated into running into battle early. wallace had thought out scotland's plan of action for freeing itself from english rule from the beginning.
- Analyzes how wallace's superintendency of his people was invented out of necessity. his tendencies throughout the scottish civil war led his underdog team to a few victories.
- Analyzes how wallace showed his machiavellian traits proudly during the battle at the river forth, which was one of the most prominent examples of his genius ideas and tactics.
- Analyzes how wallace showed cunning in holding off his troops, and not being instigated into running into battle early. wallace had thought out scotland's plan of action for freeing itself from english rule from the beginning.
- Analyzes how wallace shows prominent features of loyalty throughout his campaigns, making him a true hero.
- Explains that wallace's loyalty for scotland never faltered, even if opportunities would allow him to. even after being caught by king edward, he chose to die in glory, and never swear loyalty to the king.
- Explains that wallace had the best leadership of any general in the scottish civil war, and was commended on several occasions for his heroics.
- Analyzes how wallace met the english counteroffensive with a calculated retreat and scorched-earth policy — he had everything right in his army, but lacked one important thing, range.
- Analyzes how william wallace displayed cunning, loyalty, and leadership qualities that made him a hero in history and in the hearts of all scots.
1669 wordsRead More - The Life and Works of Dramatist Aphra Behnanalytical essayClark, George, R. G. Collingwood, J. N. L. Myres, F. M. Stenton, Austin Lane. Poole, Maurice Powicke, ,. May. McKisack, E. F. Jacob, J. D. Mackie, J. B. Black, Godfrey Davies, Basil Williams, J. Steven. Watson, Llewellyn Woodward, R. C. K. Ensor, A. J. P. Taylor, and Richard Raper. The Oxford History of England. Oxford: Clarendon, 1964. 294-303. Print.
In this essay, the author
- Describes aphra behn as a complex and enigmatic woman who revolted against the societal norms with her lewd yet cunning writings.
- Analyzes how aphra behn's early life appears contradictory to colored by her writings. although most of her early years are unrecorded in history, it is known that she was raised strictly under a catholic influence.
- Analyzes how behn became a tory supporter in favor of king charles ii and her catholic childhood influenced her writings.
- Describes aphra behn as a complex and enigmatic woman who revolted against the societal norms with her lewd yet cunning writings.
- Analyzes how aphra behn's early life appears contradictory to colored by her writings. although most of her early years are unrecorded in history, it is known that she was raised strictly under a catholic influence.
- Analyzes how behn became a tory supporter in favor of king charles ii and her catholic childhood influenced her writings.
- Opines that behn's next moves towards speculative and sketchy, as it is believed that upon her arrival back to england she married a german or dutch merchant sailor.
- Describes how behn became a political spy to belgium during the second anglo-dutch war and traded secrets back to the english.
- Analyzes how behn's oroonoko, or the royal slave, is an antithetical contrast of unhampered nature versus conformed civilization and society.
- Analyzes how behn makes oroonoko more relatable for the reader, easier to fall in love with in the fantasy context of the novel, and to make the story even more tragic and memorable.
- Analyzes how behn depicts the control the european colonists have over the slaves in shakespeare's julius caeser.
- Illustrates the dichotomy of human nature in a microcosm of society.
- Analyzes how behn's writings influenced the progression of british literature towards novels which were previously uncommon.
- Opines that aphra behn's great works of literature capture the essence of her nonconforming beliefs regarding society, women, and life.
- Explains that cavendish, margaret, and stephen greenblatt have published the norton anthology of english literature.
- Describes clark, george, collingwood, myres, stenton, poole, may, mckisack, e. f. jacob, mackie, black, godfrey davies, basil williams, steven.
- Describes goreau's reconstructing aphra: a social biography of behn. new york: dial, 1980.
- Explains todd, janet m. the secret life of aphra behn. new brunswick, n.j.
2577 wordsRead More - Canny, Nicholas: The Oxford History of the British Empire,vol I, TheOrigins of the Empire (New York 1998)
In this essay, the author
- Opines that no commodity on the face of the earth has been wrested from the soil or seas with such misery and human blood as sugar.
- Opines that the history of sugar cane only takes off with its introduction to europe, as it foreshadows the sugar related explosion of trade in slaves.
- Explains how european entrepreneurs imported sugar from parts of the levant, but the near monopoly drove the prices upwards. portuguese and spanish merchants began to grow their own cane on plantations in conquered mediterranean islands.
- Opines that no commodity on the face of the earth has been wrested from the soil or seas with such misery and human blood as sugar.
- Opines that the history of sugar cane only takes off with its introduction to europe, as it foreshadows the sugar related explosion of trade in slaves.
- Explains how european entrepreneurs imported sugar from parts of the levant, but the near monopoly drove the prices upwards. portuguese and spanish merchants began to grow their own cane on plantations in conquered mediterranean islands.
- Explains how sugar production began on madeira, an uninhabited island off the northwest coast of africa. the need for labour was so great that an alternative source of labor was sought after.
- Explains that the capitalist plantation system was an economic system driven to producing a highly commercialised crop using slavery. the european colonization of madeira and the canary islands proved fateful precedents for the new world.
- Explains that the portuguese explorer pedro alvares cabral visited brazil in 1500, claiming it for portugal. it was a useless dumping ground for convicts and had limited economic interest because of the hardwood trade.
- Explains that the huge tracts of land and suitable climate were only two sides of the triangle, and could not be exploited without a large labour source.
- Explains that the need for skilled slaves was critical if the sugar industry was to expand. the best slave investment became the west africans who already had experience from atlantic and caribbean plantations.
- Explains that the "triangle trade" is a vicious circle for those subjected to it and undoubtedly profitable. the trans atlantic slave trade was regularised by the sixteenth century.
- Analyzes how the rising demand for sugar helped create feirce competition for slaves and for new sugar colonies. the portuguese had the brazilian sugar market relatively safe thanks to their relative control of the transatlantic slave trade.
- Analyzes how robert cracton traces british involvement with slavery back to the first slaving voyage of john hawkins in 1562.
- Analyzes how the sugar boom and its transatlantic slave trade, fueled by abolitionist propoganda, led to the eradication of slavery.
- Analyzes how sugar production provided one of the original means and motivations for european expansion, colonization, and control in the new world. the international sugar trade becomes a double edged story of slavery.
- Describes andrews, k.r., trade, plunder and settlement and the genesis of the british empire, 1480-1630.
- Analyzes how mattoso, katia m de queiros, was a slave in brazil 1550-1888.
- Explains that prince henry, the navigator, helped finance and organise many expeditions in the atlantic.
- Explains that the portuguese expelled the dutch from pernambuco in 1654, and shifted their capital investment to the west indies. the portuguese dominance in the sugar trade was over, but the brazilian plantation system and the transatlantic trade in slaves remained significant.
- Explains that the sugar boom created a demand for labourers, and the cost of importing indentured laborers rose steadily.
- Describes the oxford history of the british empire, vol i, and curtin, philip d. the plantation complex: essays in atlantic history.
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