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This book contains hundreds of ‘strange but true’ stories about Scottish history. Arranged into a miniature history of Scotland, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will delight anyone with an interest in Scotland’s past.
21st November, 2018 in History, Local & Family History
Someone once said, “Scotland without people is like a forest without birds: nice and quiet”. That person is lost to history but others presented here are not lost to history. They are written about in authoritative history books and also A Haverin’ History of Scotland. These peop…
16th April, 2018 in History, Women in History
Mary, Queen of Scots. What can be said about Mary, Queen of Scots that hasn’t been said before? She was a wise and regal monarch whose stable government ensured a steady period of governance without scandal or revolt. Like the axe that cleaved her head from her shoulders, she div…
21st April, 2017 in History, Trivia & Gift
Contrary to what your schoolbooks and National Trust tea towels might have told you, English history didn’t begin with William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. English history began, not with a Norman, but with a Roger. Roger was a pretty average individual: he sto…
31st March, 2017 in History, Society & Culture, Trivia & Gift
April 1st – an annual festival of practical jokery, hoaxes and pranks under the guise of ‘April Fools’ Day’ or ‘All Fools’ Day’. Still popular today, it has been celebrated for centuries across different cultures although its exact origins remain a mystery. Here are six…
2nd February, 2017 in History
While Robert II, the first Stewart king, lived to seventy four (impressive for the time) following Stewarts did not enjoy such long lives. Authors John and Noreen Hamilton reveal how their deaths were largely matters of ill luck or ill judgement. James I, aged forty two, died in…
