Friday, July 23, 2010

Number 7 - They cut off the head of William "Braveheart" Wallace

At this point in the "book" I have to admit I was doubled up with laughter, Mr Grasse claims that the Hollywood movie Braveheart shows an accurate portrayal of the life of Sir William Wallace, it is in fact complete fiction, it's based on a poem by a 15th century minstrel called Blind Harry "The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie" which has been rejected by historians as hogwash.
It's true that William Wallace was executed in the most barbaric and shameful way but then, just remind me how, a lot of the indigenous peoples of the Americas died?

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