#National Wallace Monument

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Jumping off Abbey Craig.

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Wallace Monument in SCOTLAND

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100% historically accurate statue of William Wallace that used to be on display at the National Wallace monument at Stirling in Scotland. The statue was removed in 2021 because people complained it looked like the William Wallace portrayed in Braveheart by Mel Gibson. Me, I personally don't see any resemblance.

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Happy Wallace Wednesday! As dawn breaks through a misty morning in Stirling, the enduring spirit of Sir William Wallace stands sentinel atop The National Wallace Monument. This legendary figure of Scottish independence is immortalised in stone, sword raised high, overlooking the very lands he fought to free.

Wallace's tale is one for the ages: a common man turned knight who rallied his countrymen against English oppression at the end of the 13th century. His most renowned victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 became a symbol of national pride and resistance. Although he was ultimately captured and executed, his legacy is far from forgotten. In fact, it's etched into the very fabric of Scotland's history and identity.

This striking image captures more than just the chill of a foggy morning; it's a reminder of the resilience and enduring fight for freedom. Wallace's silhouette against the awakening sky is a powerful representation of Scotland's past and its continuous inspiration for the future. Let's take a moment to remember and honour the man behind the monument, the hero of Scotland

—Sir William Wallace. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

📸 The Kilted Photographer @TheKilted.Photo

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The National Wallace Monument at Causewayhead, Stirling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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The national Wallace monument, Scotland

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The National Wallace Monument, Stirling

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Scotland's monument to William Wallace // Chris Logue

The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a 67 metre tower on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish hero.

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RFK Jr. is taking the side of Confederate statue worshipers. He really doesn't like the removal of monuments to a treasonous and pro-slavery entity called the Confederate States of America.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denounced the removal of hundreds of Confederate statues and other monuments across the United States after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. In a podcast interview that aired live on Friday from the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, Mr. Kennedy, an independent candidate for president, portrayed the removal of statues honoring the Confederacy as “destroying history,” echoing similar comments made by former President Donald J. Trump in support of the monuments. [ ... ] Statues and other monuments glorifying the Confederacy were erected — most at the height of the Jim Crow era — as part of a movement to advance the Lost Cause myth, which in various iterations depicted the Confederacy’s rebellion as a noble defense of Southern values or falsely asserted that the Civil War was fought over “states’ rights,” not slavery. Many of the monuments also distort history by portraying Black Americans as loyal to white Southerners in their enslavement.

This puts RFK Jr. on the same side as Donald Trump.

Trump equated their removal to “changing history” when he defended some participants of a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, who had gathered to protect the statue of Lee that was later removed. Mr. Trump later resisted efforts to rename nine southern Army bases that had been named for treasonous Confederate generals who fought against the U.S. Army.

President Biden has taken the opposite view, saying that such monuments have no place in 21st century America. Biden is the only candidate who stands against traitorous racists.

As a candidate in 2020, President Biden supported the removal of Confederate statues, as well as the renaming of the Army bases, which was ultimately carried out during his administration.

By coincidence, today (May 29th) is the birthday of the late President John F. Kennedy. JFK would be ashamed of his idiotic anti-vax, pro-Confederate nephew.

In 1963 President Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard to assist in the integration of the University of Alabama – the last segregated state university in the US. Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace physically stood in the door to block two black students but gave way when confronted by the federalized National Guard.

That evening, on 11 June 1963, the president addressed the country on the topic of civil rights. Here is how historians now view the events surrounding that day.

Gov. Wallace went on to run as a third party candidate in the 1968 presidential election. Of course he didn't win but his presence in the election helped to elect Richard Nixon who gave the US the Watergate scandal and the invasion of Cambodia.

RFK Jr. is a lot more in the tradition of George Wallace than John F. Kennedy. Don't be fooled by RFK Jr.'s family name; most of his siblings and cousins have denounced him and declared their support for the Biden-Harris ticket in 2024.

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“Here we go, the national Wallace Monument.”

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿WITCH TRIALS IN SCOTLAND- Stirling

The 250-foot- high volcanic plug on which the present castle stands was probably occupied by the early British Picts. The settlement had developed sufficiently for it to be made a royal burgh about 1130. Alexander II of Scotland granted another charter in 1226 and made the castle a royal residence.(Britannica)

🏰Both Mary Queen of Scots & James VI celebrated here baptism of their children (Mary was also mom of Infamous witchhunter James).

From Stirling Castle's you can see the National Wallace Monument on the edge of the rolling Ochil Hills before looking north east for the mountain peaks of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.

⚖️According to a Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database Bessie Stevenson’s trial happened 3/1659 in Tolbooth - Stirling. She confessed to healing with deeds, but denied using any words. Other witch trials linked to this:

Magdalene Blair, Janet Millar, Issobell Keir, IIssobell Bennet, Margaret Harvie, James Kirk…According to Martin (2009) Total Number of Suspects in Stirling (1561–1736) was 53.

Survey of SWDB:

💦”She (Bessie) knows a blasted person, which means a bewitched person 'by the gogling of their eyes and turning hither and tither to ather side.' Washes their clothes in St. Ninian's well for healing. This will either 'end them or mend them.' She learned it from lady McFarlens daughter 24 years prior. She transfers the disease if she meets anyone on the way back from the well. Also layed two foxtree leaves under their head and middle. She cures maw turning by leading people around an oak tree three times, repeating words. For curing persons forespoken she recites words and takes some of the illness into herself. For curing heart fires she uses a belt and two threads she rolls them and if the threads are on the top and the bottom the person has heart fires.”💖

Probably older folklore believes was behind Bessie’s magic than this Christian saint (Ninian). She used magic in her healing more than any herbs. Stevenson was executed outside the city and her body was probably burned at the sight.🔥

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The National Wallace Monument is a tower on the shoulder of Abbey Craig, a hill overlooking Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th century Scottish hero.

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“Selma brought us a voting bill”

In his address to the joint session of Congress on March 15, 1965, President Johnson made one of the most eloquent, unequivocal, and passionate pleas for human rights ever made by a President of the United States. He revealed an amazing understanding of the depth and dimension of the problem of racial justice. His tone and his delivery were sincere. He rightly praised the courage of the Negro for awakening the conscience of the nation. He declared that the national government must by law insure every Negro his full rights as a citizen. When he signed the measure, the President announced that, “Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that’s ever been won on any battlefield. Today we strike away the last major shackle of fierce and ancient bonds.”

We were happy to know that our struggle in Selma had brought the whole issue of the right to vote to the attention of the nation. It was encouraging to know that we had the support of the President in calling for immediate relief of the problems of the disinherited people of our nation.

When SCLC went into Selma in January 1965, it had limited objectives. It sought primarily to correct wrongs existing in that small city. But our adversaries met us with such unrestrained brutality that they enlarged the issues to a national scale. The ironic and splendid result of the small Selma project was nothing less than the Voting Rights Act of 1965. For the aid Governor Wallace and Sheriff Clark gave us in our legislative objectives, SCLC tendered them its warm appreciation.

In conclusion, Selma brought us a voting bill, and it also brought us the grand alliance of the children of light in this nation and made possible changes in our political and economic life heretofore undreamed of. With President Johnson, SCLC viewed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as “one of the most monumental laws in the history of American freedom.” We had a federal law which could be used, and use it we would. Where it fell short, we had our tradition of struggle and the method of nonviolent direct action, and these too we would use.

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.

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The National Wallace Monument

Monument in Stirling, United Kingdom

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Scottish Train Adventures - Day 8, Part 3

Stirling

So I mentioned what was supposed to be our last train journey. My Mum wanted to see Stirling Castle, which was a great idea.

We arrived just in time for a free castle tour which involved walking up and down the various slopes of the castle grounds multiple times, but was very informative. I recommend going on one, if your legs can cope with that.

Here's a view of the Wallace Monument, pointed out on the tour. You can also climb all 200 and something of it's stairs.

And also pointed out the only battle damage to Stirling Castle's outer defences, cause by Oliver Cromwell's army in their 30 minute siege.

The tour didn't include the King and Queen's chambers, but you can visit them to see the reconstructions of the Unicorn Hunt tapestry and the Stirling Heads. I had never heard of the Stirling Heads before, but now I want one as a brooch or something. I didn't have pictures, but they're on the flipping ceiling!

A did, however, get some pictures of the Great Hall's roof with the statues of lions and unicorns, because of cause Scotland's national animal is the unicorn (personally I think it should be the Heilan Coo).

The colour is meant to recreate the original paint of the building. Because history was never as grey as we think it was.