Scottish History Without the Boring Bits

by Ian Crofton

Overview

This is the story of Scotland as it's never been told before. From the 4th millennium BC, when the first Scot was expelled from Eden, right up to the 21st century, when US intelligence identified a distillery on Islay as a possible threat to world peace, Ian Crofton presents a host of little-known tales that you won't find in conventional history books.

Packed with fascinating facts and extraordinary events, Scottish History Without the Boring Bits also includes some remarkable personalities, such as the duke who ate his own fingers, the poet who sought inspiration from a tooth, the vampire-hunting children of the Gorbals, and the MP accused of stealing his ex-mistress's knickers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780276106
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	08/20/2019
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,108,719
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ian Crofton was born in Edinburgh and worked for Collins in Glasgow before moving to London, where he has been a freelance writer and editor for 25 years. Previous books include Brewer's Dictionary of Curious Titles; Brewer's Britain and Ireland (with John Ayto); Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities, A Dictionary of Art Quotations, History without the Boring Bits; Science without the Boring Bits; A Dictionary of Scottish Quotations.

Editorial Reviews

This collection of anecdotes and quirky facts will delight those seeking an alternative history of our nation'

Scots Magazine

It's light, sometimes lurid, but with a very human focus'

History Revealed