Sunday, 28 December 2008

Plea for return of William Wallace letter

A Scottish MSP has made a plea for the return to Scotland of the only known document issued by William Wallace. Held by the City of Lubeck, the letter, written in 1297, was addressed to the mayors of Lubeck and Hamburg, and informed them that Scottish ports were no longer under English control.

The full story is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7796121.stm

Chris

www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving

No comments:

Post a Comment