- Killed an English noble, starting the legend of himself.
- The Battle of Sterling Bridge was William Wallace's trump over the English.
- Wallace showed that Edward I was not invincible.
- Wallace never payed homage to King Edward
- Wallace escaped with his life at Sterling Bridge but was captured and had to go to mock trial. William Wallace was disemboweled in front of a crowd.
King Edward set fire to a royal mausoleum, trying to get the Scots to subdue to him and his terrible power.
Edward, en route to fight Robert the Bruce, perished in 1307.
Robert the Bruce
- Swore to undo the works of Edward I
- 1306 Bruce met with John Cummid and stabbed him.
- Bruce's actions did not unite the Scots under one ruler, he made their civil war rage on worse.
- 1314 the English only controlled a few cities, and these were suffering barrage from the Scots.
Edward fled the field, leaving behind his possessions of war, and thousands of his men.
For 22 years, the Scots raided and pillaged every village they came across.
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