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  • By: Andrew Fisher
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By no means prepared by birth, education, or training for leadership, Wallace nevertheless rose to prominence during the Wars of Independence, leading forces which broke the sequence of English victories and re-energizing and inspiring his countrymen in the process. While others, ostensibly his betters, yielded and collaborated, Wallace set an example of constancy and perseverance and became the Guardian of Scotland. Even his terrible death in London in 1305 can be seen as a victory as it provided inspiration for the continuance of the struggle against English domination.

Despite Wallace's almost mythical status-boosted in no small part by the film Braveheart-present-day perceptions of him are not always based on the objective analysis of the historical facts. In this revised and expanded biography, Andrew Fisher investigates all the aspects of Wallace's life and character, treating him as a man of his time. The result is a more authentic picture of the greatest of Scotland's heroes than has been previously available.
©1986, 2002 Andrew Fisher (P)2022 Tantor
Historical Great Britain Medieval
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Good listen

I enjoyed this book. There is a good amount of historical analysis of Wallace and why his myth, if you could can it that, has endured but it doesn't get bogged down in the subsequent revivals or get too obsessed with the film Narration great .

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It’s ok….

The author to be fair does a fair bit with what’s scant information about Wallace.

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