Edinburgh

By:

Terry Deary

Material type: Text

TextISBN:

9780439953979

DDC classification:

949 DEA

Summary: History with the nasty bits left in! From the rock settlement of the Bronze Age to the towering tenements of the nineteenth century, the Scots have battled with bullies and fought to keep control of their capital. Read on for a whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh's foul and fierce history. Want to know: whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir? why it's alright to spit on the High Street? how the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder? Plot your path to the past with he frightful fold-out map of the city - climb up to the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids, hit the High Street for a whole host of historical horrors and visit Holyroodhouse, the home of kidnapped kings and mysterious murders. History has never been so horrible!

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Booku Library Services	Booku Library Services	Geography and History	949 DEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		9780439953979

History with the nasty bits left in!

From the rock settlement of the Bronze Age to the towering tenements of the nineteenth century, the Scots have battled with bullies and fought to keep control of their capital. Read on for a whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh's foul and fierce history.

Want to know:
whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir?
why it's alright to spit on the High Street?
how the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder?

Plot your path to the past with he frightful fold-out map of the city - climb up to the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids, hit the High Street for a whole host of historical horrors and visit Holyroodhouse, the home of kidnapped kings and mysterious murders.

History has never been so horrible!

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