Book description
Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes,
but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have
been blurred by myth and legend. Even the date and place of his birth
have been mis-stated - until now. James Mackay uses all his skills as a
historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the
incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to
become Guardian of Scotland. William Wallace, with superb generalship
and tactical genius, led a country with no previous warlike tradition to
triumph gloriously over the much larger, better-armed and better-trained
English forces. Seven hundred years later, the heroism and betrayal, the
valiant deeds and the dark atrocities, and the struggle of a small
nation against a brutal and powerful empire, still create a compelling
tale.
