History Trivia - William Wallace captured by the English
August 5
642 – Battle of Maserfield – Penda of Mercia defeated and killed Oswald of Bernicia (Northumbria).
910 The last major Danish army to raid England was defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Earl Aethelred of Mercia.
1305 William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he was put on trial and executed.
642 – Battle of Maserfield – Penda of Mercia defeated and killed Oswald of Bernicia (Northumbria).
910 The last major Danish army to raid England was defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Earl Aethelred of Mercia.
1305 William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he was put on trial and executed.
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