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OverviewThis is a unique collection of strange laws, heroic deeds, surprising revelations and other quirky stories that have shaped the unique history of Scotland. Scotland's long history is an extraordinarily rich source of amazing facts, whether your interest is political, social, architectural or historical. ""The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series"" presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure. 100 b/w illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas SkeltonPublisher: Rydon Publishing Imprint: Rydon Publishing ISBN: 9781910821145ISBN 10: 1910821144 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 09 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Introduction 8 2 Culture 10 3 We are Family 10 4 An Instrument of War 12 5 Battle of the Clans 15 6 The Best Plaid Schemes 18 7 The Tartan Conmen 20 8 Minding their Language 23 9 On the Trail 26 10 Makers of History 28 11 Snakes and Monsters 28 12 What Bloody Man is that? 29 13 The King Who Helped Create Scotland 31 14 The Guardian of Scotland 34 15 The Man Who Would Be King 36 16 A Royal Dynasty 40 17 Her End Was Her Beginning 43 18 The Monstrous Regiment 46 19 Crowning Achievement 46 20 Courage and Fidelity 49 21 The Woman with Star Power 51 22 Queen of the Comstock 53 23 Fighting the Pestilence of the Free Winds 54 24 Woman with a mission 56 25 Food and Drink 58 26 The Selkirk Grace 58 27 The Water of Life 59 28 Great Chieftan 'o the Puddin Race 62 29 Squared Away 64 30 Ale that was sweeter than honey 67 31 Scotland at War 70 32 The Lost Legion 70 33 The Deaths That Caused a Crisis 72 34 Death of a King 74 35 The Not-So-English Civil War 75 36 Royal Blood, Holy Wars 79 37 Castle Commando 81 38 The Bandit Masquerading as a Scottish Officer 83 39 Here We Go Round the Mulberry 85 40 Building a Country 87 41 The Northeast Passage 87 42 Big Wheel Keep on Rollin' 90 43 The Road to Peace 91 44 Planes, Trains - and trains That Are Planes 93 45 Rocket Science 94 46 The Men Who Made the Hollow Mountain 97 47 Bridges over the River Forth 100 48 The Sporting Life 103 49 War Games 103 50 An Unprofitable Sport 105 51 Sticking it to the Warriors 108 52 The Not So Beautiful Game 109 53 Sport on the Slide 111 54 The Eglinton Tournament 113 55 Just not Cricket 117 56 The first World Cup 119 57 Tales from the Dark Side 122 58 The Family from Hell 122 59 The Glen of Weeping 124 60 Bloody Deeds and Bloody Shirts 126 61 The Judge's Wife 128 62 The Ripper Connection 130 63 Index 132ReviewsAuthor InformationGlasgow-born Douglas Skelton is a former journalist and local newspaper editor. He has published 11 non-fiction books dealing with true crime and the darker side of Scottish history as well as six crime novels. His novel Open Wounds was nominated for the McIlvanney Award in 2016. He lives in Ayrshire. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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