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Wallace
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Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
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sir william wallace
Other meanings
2. noun
English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
3. noun
English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
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