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forward slash trips. History Hit.com. Forward slash Trips. Chances are when you think of William Wallace, you actually think of Mel Gibson playing William Wallace, charging down a hill in a kilt with his face painted blue. Or maybe you just think of the

brave heart's connections to Scotland and his principled stance against what he saw

as the overreach of the English.

If you have a keen legal mind, maybe you're interested in his trial

and its influence on understandings of war crimes.

Or maybe, if you're a little creepy like me, you think about his gruesome death.

These are all interesting aspects of an exceptional life.

But what do we actually know about William Wallace, the man? Not the Mel Gibson version, or the heroic statue version, but the man himself.

I'm Dr. Eleanor Yanega and today on gone medieval from history

hit I stopped by our sister podcast betwixt the sheets to chat with my friend and yours

the wonderful Dr. Kate Lister, about what we actually know about

William Wallace, and what we can truly know about anyone before they make a major mark on the

world in the medieval period.

It's my favorite Alabir Yanega.

How are you doing?

Juno, I'm better every time I see your delightful face, Kate?

I'm just randomly plucking medievalish topics out of the end just so I can get you.

We can see the sweat on this one, it's just like what can we get Eleanor to rant about? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Like literally anything.

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