AFollowing the death of Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack), when the Scots took out the very first garrison of English soldiers, the crowd starts chanting 'MacAulish...MacAulish!' then changes to 'Wallace...Wallace!' Scottish surnames beginning with 'Mac' mean 'son of...'. Thus, MacAulish means 'son of Wallace.' The crowd is, in essence, cheering William as the 'son of Wallace' (referring to his father) and then Wallace himself.
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QWho was Edward III's father? Longshanks or Wallace?
ANeither. Historically, there is no doubt that it was Edward II, despite his alleged homosexuality. In real life, Princess Isabelle was only nine years old at the time of Wallace's death, and Isabella and Edward II's son (later Edward III) was born in 1312 - seven years after the death of Wallace and five years after the death of Edward I. This is a case of legendary stories conflating historical figures. Edward I did, in fact, take a young French wife after his first wife died. However, Edward II married his young wife, Isabella of France, in 1308 - after his father's death. If there is historical accuracy to the character sent to offer a truce to Wallace, she would have been the King's wife. Edward II succeeded to the throne in 1307.
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