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Aulyin wrote: Is there a possibility of us getting the story of William Wallace right some time in the near future?
Aulyin wrote: I never received any Scottish history when I was at school, and that seems to have been the norm during the 60's & 70's. When Braveheart came onto our screens I became interested in finding out the truth about the man -Wallace. I read Blin' Hary, as his was the story which historians followed (when it suited them) and then found out most of the dates (and many relationships) were wrong. In the same year as the film came out, the Lubeck Letter was re-discovered. This letter held the seal of William Wallace, son of Allan Wallace not Malcolm as formally told to us, and going by this "unimportant information" we found out that William came from Kyle Regis. This was news to me! Did it make any headlines? No. Would rekindling the "where was Wallace born" debate have helped the Scottish tourism industry in the south west? Yes.
People are always going to visit Lanarkshire but what about wee places in Ayrshire, like the site of Cumnock Castle and Castle William in New Cumnock (one of the candidates for The Plook on the Plinth Award), could they not do with a bit of the truth? What I'm saying is Wallace was definately here as well.
Put signs on plaques and build monuments etc but tell the people the truth. I've met folk from Switzerland and Finland who think that Wallace is a great Scottish fictional hero, how many Scots think the same?
Give us the truth, that's all we ask. We can handle it. He fought and died for your wee bit hill and glen.
Cheers.
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