Scottish History Without the Boring Bits

Author:   Ian Crofton
Publisher:   Birlinn General
Edition:   New Edition
ISBN:  

9781780276106


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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As an antidote to more sober accounts of Scotland's history, Ian Crofon offers a colourful chronology of the eccentric, the infamous, the bawdy, the horrific and the hilarious people and events that have spattered across the pages of our nation's story. From the Royal High School riot to Marocco the Wonder Horse, from the War of the One-Eyed Woman to the MP cleared of stealing his ex-mistress's knickers, Scottish History Without the Boring Bits includes a host of little-known tales that you won't find in more conventional works of history. Ian Crofton's alternative history of Scotland looks at the country's seedy underbelly with a quizzical eye.

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Author:   Ian Crofton
Publisher:   Birlinn General
Imprint:   Birlinn Ltd
Edition:   New Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.50cm
Weight:   0.387kg
ISBN:  

9781780276106


ISBN 10:   1780276109
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 June 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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'It's light, sometimes lurid, but with a very human focus' * History Revealed * 'This collection of anecdotes and quirky facts will delight those seeking an alternative history of our nation' * Scots Magazine *


'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 *


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Ian Crofton has written a wide range of non-fiction books, including a number that look at the quirkier aspects of history and other subjects, including History without the Boring Bits, Science Without the Boring Bits, and A Curious History of Food and Drink. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the University of Sussex before working as an editor at Collins in Glasgow. He now works freelance.

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