The Unionist View of William Wallace

Alistair McConnachie, from , on the Unionist view of William Wallace as a key figure in our evolution towards ever closer UK union. Transcript: My name’s Alistair McConnachie, it’s the 11 of September 2013 and we’re here today in Stirling. And it was on this day in 1297, when William Wallace fought the army of Edward 1, and won the Battle of Stirling Bridge. What we’re going to do in this video is to introduce you to the Unionist view of Wallace, which was taught in schools in the 19th and much of the 20th century. It’s a view which sees Wallace as a key figure in our evolution towards a United Kingdom. Someone who is part of the Great British Pantheon of Heroes placed firmly within a British, not just a Scottish context. One who embodies the Great British Spirit of Liberty. The Wallace Monument was built by Unionists who saw Wallace as such a man. And it was a view held by the English too. For examp