Events for August 23

William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled, beheaded, and quartered in London

August 23, 1305

William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled, beheaded, and quartered in London

Sir William Wallace (c. 1276 - August 23, 1305) was a Scottish knight who led his countrymen in resistance to English domination in the reign of King Edward I, during significant periods of the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Strongbow, a henchman of Henry II, arrives in Waterford at the behest of Dermot McMurrough, an event described in the Annals of Ulster as he beginning of the woes of Ireland

August 23, 1170

Strongbow, a henchman of Henry II, arrives in Waterford at the behest of Dermot McMurrough, an event described in the Annals of Ulster as he beginning of the woes of Ireland

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