William Wallace was executed on 23 August 1305. After his trial was completed he was stripped naked and dragged through London at the heels of a horse. William’s execution was gruesome as he was hanged and released when he was alive. His abdomen was cut open and his bowels were burnt before him and then he was beheaded. His head was placed on London Bridge, and his limbs displayed in Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling and Perth.