SCOTLAND: A VERY PECULIAR HISTORY (HB)

Packed with strange-but-true tales, grisly moments, surprising achievements and humour, this book explores how Scotland was shaped by invasion, invention, religion, empire and resistance. Readers will encounter doomed monarchs, fierce clan chiefs, religious radicals, world-changing thinkers and unlikely heroes. Accessible, fast-paced and richly illustrated, this is narrative history with personality, filled with timelines, fact boxes, maps and comic-style artwork.