Leid Freen (@leidfreen.bsky.social)

On this day: William Wallace named Guardian of Scotland TODAY marks the day that legendary Scottish national hero William Wallace was named Guardian of Scotland on 29 March 1298, according to some historians. The differing views on the correct date of Wallace's appointment are consistent with much of his life, with many details of the Scot remaining murky or theoretical in basis. Wallace was born in around 1270 but little is known about his family history or even his parentage with debate between whether his father was one Alan Wallace of Ellerslie, Ayrshire or Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie in Renfrewshire, who was a minor landowner. https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/03/29/on-this-day-william-wallace-named-guardian-of-scotland/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social