After a rebellion in the north William of Normandy ordered everyone in York executed.
In 1297 William Wallace led a Scots army to York where he executed everyone he found from the elderly to newborn babies (although they don't put this event in Brave Heart).
That's two for a start, I'm sure there are more!
2006-10-04 22:56:44 · 5 answers · asked by monkeymanelvis 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I took my son William to York and he liked it, especially the Railway Museum. I didn't know that about W Wallace though. Braveheart is a very romanticised view of what actually happened.(sorry, I know this isn't a helpful answer!)
2006-10-04 23:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by Twisty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William is a corruption of the French Guillame as I understand it - perhaps, due to the large amount of wars between France and England in the Middle Ages, coupled with Scotland's own cordial relationships with the French, it was seen as a name to give your child if you were anti-English?
2006-10-05 06:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by Colin_Waft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
York used to be the capital city of England and I guess these guys wanted to capture the city - so that may be the reason?
2006-10-05 06:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by bigandy1005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the 'Dick Dastardlys', pillaged and raped, murdered there way throughout 'York'. Must be that kind of town!
2006-10-05 06:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they have bad food?
2006-10-05 05:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by iswd1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋