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The One Mistake That Killed William Wallace | Part 2

William Wallace was winning the war without fighting. His scorched earth strategy had Edward I's army starving, deserting, and days from retreating. Then two Scottish earls rode into the English camp and told Edward exactly where Wallace was hiding. The Battle of Falkirk wasn't lost on the battlefield -- it was lost before a single blow was struck. This is the story of how the Guardian of Scotland went from his greatest triumph at Stirling Bridge to the massacre that ended his command. How Wallace's own nobles betrayed his position, fled the battle at the critical moment, and handed England a victory it couldn't have won on its own. At Falkirk, massed longbow archery became a decisive battlefield weapon for the first time in Britain -- and Wallace's unarmored spearmen paid the price. But the real lesson of Falkirk wasn't tactical. It was political. Scotland's earls would rather lose to England than win under a commoner. Wallace resigned as Guardian, spent years as a fugitive pleading for help across Europe, and eventually learned the truth: it would take a king to finish what he started. Watch Next: How Wallace's 8,000 Destroyed 10,000 English    • How William Wallace's 8,000 Destroyed 10,0...   The Friend Who Sold Braveheart for £30 [LINK] --- 0:00 Edward I's Army Is Starving in Scotland 1:12 How Wallace Became Guardian After Stirling Bridge 2:22 Wallace's Brutal Raid Into Northern England 3:25 Why Edward Longshanks Returned With 15,000 Men 4:33 Wallace's Scorched Earth Strategy That Nearly Won 5:47 The Scottish Earls Who Betrayed Wallace to Edward 6:49 How Wallace Arranged His Schiltrons at Falkirk 8:00 The Battle of Falkirk Begins 9:27 Why English Longbows Destroyed Wallace's Army 10:57 Wallace Escapes While His Best Friend Dies 12:18 Why Wallace Resigned as Guardian of Scotland 14:43 Wallace the Fugitive: Seven Years on the Run 16:27 The One Mistake That Killed William Wallace --- 📜 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER: • The scorched earth trap that had Edward's army days from collapse • Why two Scottish earls betrayed Wallace's position to the English • How massed longbow fire shattered the schiltrons that cavalry couldn't break • The moment John Comyn's cavalry fled and left Wallace's men to die • Why Wallace resigned and handed power to the men who betrayed him 🏛️ HISTORICAL SOURCES: This story draws from the Lanercost Chronicle, Walter of Guisborough's chronicle, and the Scotichronicon by Walter Bower. The Battle of Falkirk (1298) is one of the best-documented engagements of the Wars of Scottish Independence, with English and Scottish sources offering conflicting accounts of Wallace's tactics and the nobility's role in the defeat. ⚔️ KEY FIGURES: • William Wallace – Guardian of Scotland, victor of Stirling Bridge • Edward I (Longshanks) – King of England, the Hammer of the Scots • John Comyn (the Red) – Scottish nobleman whose cavalry fled at Falkirk • Sir John de Graham – Wallace's closest friend, killed at Falkirk • Gilbert de Umfraville – Earl of Angus who revealed Wallace's position • Robert Bruce – Future king who replaced Wallace as Guardian ————————————————————————— 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more untold stories from history:    / @nightfall-history   👍 LIKE if you enjoy Scottish history and medieval warfare 💬 COMMENT: Was Wallace's real mistake trusting the nobles, or staying to fight at Falkirk? ————————————————————————— #WilliamWallace #BattleOfFalkirk #EdwardI #ScottishHistory #WarsOfScottishIndependence #StirlingBridge #GuardianOfScotland #EdwardLongshanks #MedievalScotland #Schiltron #EnglishLongbow #RobertBruce #JohnComyn #MedievalWarfare #ScottishIndependence