Bloody Scottish History: Edinburgh - Holder, Geoff
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Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world--with one of the darkest histories on record. Starting with the Roman era, and sweeping through the centuries in a blood-soaked catalogue of battles, diseases, royal deaths, and disasters, this is history as you have never read it before. Read how Lord Drumlanrig once roasted a servant on a spit. Discover why Station Road used to be caled Cut-Throat Lane. With horrible tales involving Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI and Bonnie Prince Charlie, as well as the execution of the Marquis of Montrose--and the story of his stolen heart--only…mehr

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Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world--with one of the darkest histories on record. Starting with the Roman era, and sweeping through the centuries in a blood-soaked catalogue of battles, diseases, royal deaths, and disasters, this is history as you have never read it before. Read how Lord Drumlanrig once roasted a servant on a spit. Discover why Station Road used to be caled Cut-Throat Lane. With horrible tales involving Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI and Bonnie Prince Charlie, as well as the execution of the Marquis of Montrose--and the story of his stolen heart--only the bravest of readers should open it. Containing riots, murders, severed heads, sieges, and the bull's head that sparked a clan massacre, read it if you dare!
Autorenporträt
Geoff Holder is a full-time writer, lecturer and researcher with more than 20 books on the stranger side of history to his name. His previous titles include Scottish Bodysnatchers: A Gazetteer, 101 Things To Do With A Stone Circle, many volumes in the best-selling Guide to Mysterious series, as well as paranormal and haunted guides galore. He currently lives in Perthshire.