Wallace and Murray

Question 1

Early rebellion against Edwards rule

Answer 1

• Most of the Scottish nobility were in prison in England, Edward replaced them with English men to manage Scotland
• English judges, Sheriffs were replaced by English lords

Question 2

Hugh de Cressingham

Answer 2

• He was appointed Treasurer of Scotland
• His job was to introduce an English-Styled tax system with a strong central government
• He soon was met with resistance and difficulties

Question 3

Hebridean Rebellion

Answer 3

• In the Western islands the powerful McDougal family resented the rival MacDonald family being named “Edwards men”
• April 1297 the dispute became open warfare, this threatened Edwards administration in the faraway provinces
• Another more serious revolt was Robert of Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow and the young Earl of Carrick

Question 4

Noble rebellion at Irvine

Answer 4

• Robert Bruce and James Steward felt they were owed something from Edward for not supporting John’s defiance towards Edward
• Henry Percy took a small army of Knights and footmen to Irvine catching Bruce and Steward off guard
• They surrendered immediately being faced with such a professional opponent

Question 5

Rebellion in the North (Andrew Murray)

Answer 5

• He was King John’s appointed Justiciar of Moray, his father Andrew Murray of petty was one of king John’s most trusted and loyal supporters
• Young Andrew fought at the battle of Dunbar for the Scots, he was captured and sent to Chester castle
• He soon escaped, made his way north to his fathers land at Avoch, NW of Inverness

Question 6

Wallace Rebellion

Answer 6

• William Wallace was a known rebel and outlaw
• In 1297 he murdered the sheriff of Lanark, Sir William Hesilrig, He then went on the run hiding in Selkirk forest
• He gathered a resistance movement gaining support from outlaws, clergy, nobles and Wallace
• He also gathered support from of Knight Sir William Douglas, they tried to kill Sir William Ormsby, Edwards Justiciar

Question 7

Tax Rebellion

Answer 7

• Widespread opposition to Cressingham’s taxes was supported by the murder, imprisonment and besieging of English administrations across Scotland

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Question 8

Blind Harry

Answer 8

• Most of the stories written about Wallace come from Blind Harry in 1488, 170 years later
• There are factual errors in his account, he named Wallace’s father as Malcom but his father was called Alan
• Wallace was seen as a criminal as he stole some beer