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The making of a superhero
When William Wallace’s lifeless head was spiked as a trophy on old London Bridge, Edward I of England probably thought that was that: “Mission accomplished.” And that was how it looked. So far as we know, there was not a squeak from Scotland: not a protest, not a riot, not a rising. Nothing. Not for years. Or maybe it should be no surprise at all. History according to the brief Bruce dynasty that followed did not involve a starring role in the Wars of Independence for the laird’s son from Clydesdale. William Wallace – who he? for more click here
