William Wallace

On August 5, 1305, William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, was captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial. An excerpt from the article:

"Capture and Execution
Unwilling to compromise, Wallace refused to submit to English rule, and Edward’s men pursued him until August 5, 1305, when they captured and arrested him near Glasgow. He was taken to London and condemned as a traitor to the king and was hanged, disemboweled, beheaded and quartered. He was seen by the Scots as a martyr and as a symbol of the struggle for independence, and his efforts continued after his death.

Scotland gained its independence some 23 years after Wallace’s execution, with the Treaty of Edinburgh in 1328, and Wallace has since been remembered as one of Scotland’s greatest heroes."