Wallace was the younger son of a Scottish knight and minor landowner. His name, Wallace or le Waleis, means the Welshman, and he was probably descended from Richard Wallace who had followed the ...

Scotland's History Scotland United Wallace kills Sheriff of Lanark The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download the ...

We don't know much about Wallace's early life but in 1297, he is reported to have killed William de Heselrig, the English High Sheriff of Lanark. Instead of going into hiding, Wallace continued ...