Scotland Bloody Scotland (Canongate) [Paperback]

Baron of Ravenstone (Author), Frank Renwick (Author)

Book Description

Series: Canongate | Publication Date: May 1987

This volume covers the complete history of Scotland. From standing stones to the Battle of Culloden, through Macbeth, Mary, Queen of Scots, Wallace and the Bruce, every major personality, important incident and decisive battle, the book is illustrated with humorous cartoons. The Baron of Ravenstone is the author of "The Tupper Report".

Editorial Reviews

Review

'... a delightful, infuriating, quirky and thoroughly memorable little book... It makes constitutional history interesting and, better still, funny' - The Shetland Times 'A hilarious, informative romp through 2,000 calamitous years' - The Northern Echo 'A wry, witty look at Scottish history' - The Sunday Post --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Born and brought up in Shetland, Frank Renwick, the Baron of Ravenstone, now lives in Galloway. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc (May 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862411165
• ISBN-13: 978-0862411169
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,709,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tongue in Cheek? - Maybe, but it's true..., August 13, 2000

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Eugene McCran (Mexico City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scotland Bloody Scotland (Canongate) (Paperback)

I first read this in book about 10 years ago and was aghast at the content. As a proud Scot I felt slighted by some of it. However, it got me on the road to delving into Scottish history and it didn't take long to discover that what the author explained, in just under 100 pages, was in fact very accurate. I therefore read the book again. And again. It's an excellent read, with the information coming in relatively bite sized chunks so that the reader is not swamped with surplus detail. Read it - but (if you are a Scot) don't get annoyed - I'm afraid it's us!