THE SPIRIT OF WALLACE
"The Spirit of
Wallace stands
guard over the Abbey Craig"
(computer-generated image)
BATTLE OF PRESTONPANS The Jacobites first victory over Government forces
at Prestonpans, 21st September 1745
(acrylic on board)
SHADOW WARRIOR In the early summer of 1297, William Wallace led a force of
Scottish patriots north to defeat a
war band of Irish mercenaries loyal to the English king. Here he
contemplates tactics at the
Pass of Brander, Loch Awe.
Battle of Stirling Bridge
On the morning of September 11th 1297 the combined Scottish forces of
William Wallace
and Andrew de Moray inflicted a devastating defeat upon the
numerically superior English
army on the boggy ground at the bridge over the
River Forth near Stirling.
March on Stirling Bridge
The combined forces of William Wallace
and Andrew de Moray take positions upon the Abbey
Craig near Stirling,
nervously awaiting victory or death against the oncoming English army.
The Black Douglas
Sir James, “the good” or “the black”
Douglas directs the left wing of the Scottish army
on the second day of the
Battle of Bannockburn, Monday 24th June, 1314.
Brothers, Glencoe Deer gather on
the lower slopes of Glencoe.
Tioram Castle
Ancient seat of the Clanranald MacDonalds, Loch Moidart
Sir William Wallace : Guardian of the Realm
In late 1297, William Wallace was knighted and proclaimed Guardian of the
Realm
along with Andrew de Moray. Soon, however, de Moray was dead and Wallace
had to rule a troubled, disunited kingdom on his own.
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