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title: Sir William Wallace
author: Kjetil Bjørnsrud
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8949/sir-william-wallace/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sir William Wallace
_Authored by Kjetil Bjørnsrud_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8949.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of Sir [William Wallace](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Wallace/) (c. 1270-1305 CE), a Scottish knight and national hero who fought for his country’s independence from [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). ([Edinburgh Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edinburgh_Castle/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Bjørnsrud, K. (2018, June 18). Sir William Wallace. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Bjørnsrud, Kjetil. "Sir William Wallace." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 18, 2018. .
### MLA
Bjørnsrud, Kjetil. "Sir William Wallace." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jun 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Braveheart_edinburghcastle.jpg) by [**Kjetil Bjørnsrud**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Braveheart_edinburghcastle.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 June 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.