The British preferred their executions like their parliamentary bureaucracy or tearoom chats—long and painfully drawn out. His intestines were likely burned before his eyes. In the movie, the executioner allows Wallace to bargain for a more merciful death if he accepted the rule of England. According to British historians, this is a load of bollocks. Miraculously, Wallace would still be alive.
As is the English execution custom, his heart would have been gouged out from his chest. He was hanged — but cut down before dead. The great man no doubt had other things on his mind at the time.
Discover more of Scotland's history on the Mercat blog or join us for a five-star Edinburgh history tour with our award-winning storytellers. Book a tour. Thorn in the Side of the Invading English King But what really happened to William Wallace on his execution day seven centuries ago was of course far less Hollywood and much, much more brutal and horrifying. Subscribe for updates For all the latest information, tour updates and promotions. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace took the role of Guardian of Scotland, a title he held alone later that year when Moray died, and Wallace was knighted late in the year.
He resigned the role of guardian in favor of Robert the Bruce in after defeat at the Battle of Falkirk. Wallace spent some time in France, apparently to ask its king for assistance against the English. He returned to Scotland in and was involved in a couple of minor skirmishes at Happrew and Earnside. By this stage, Wallace was one of a handful of major Scottish figures who refused to pay homage to Edward as the nation was under English submission.
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