Today we're diving into the life and impact of Sir William Wallace, Scottish freedom fight and revolutionary. His life was marked by war and the battle for independence from the English crown. He's a figure cloaked in myth and borders on legend. 

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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
-"William Wallace" by the Editors of the Encyclopedia Brittannica 
-"Documents Illustrative of Sir William Wallace: His Life and Times" by Joseph Stevenson, Robert Rodger, and Maitland Club
-"William Wallace" by BBC History
-"The Scottish Wars of Independence: The Lubeck Letter" by The National Archives of Scotland
-"William, Son of Alan Wallace: The Documents" by Archie Duncan 
-"The Wars of Scotland 1214–1371" by Michael Brown
-"Wallace: A Biography" by Peter Reese
-"Blind Harry's Wallace" translated by William Hamilton
-" The Wallace: Introduction" by Anne McKim