- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: scholastic (Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0590543407
- ISBN-13: 978-0590543408
- Product Dimensions: 31.2 x 24.1 x 0.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 384,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you want to know the gory side of Scottish History - this is the book for you. Martin Brown's illustrations are also bloody brilliant and had me and my whole family in stitches. These books are great if you want to impress awkward types such as relatives with amazing (gob-stopping) facts. Top marks for Terry Deary again...Go to the top of the class!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
1998 - A HORRIBLE HISTORY SPECIAL, this book measures in slightly larger than the regular series of HH books at c 21.25 cm x 13.50 cm
'Dedicated to the librarians, pupils and staff of Buckie High School, Scotland'.
'........There is no limit to the cruelty that the English bullies have inflicted on the poor Scots.
But, now, the biggest insult of all!
The evil English have produced a Horrible History of Scotland.....and it's written by an Englishman!
This disgraceful book should be banned. (So read it quickly and buy ten copies for your friends before it is!)'
When I met Terry, at a book signing event, he was just as funny in the flesh! He confided to me, that THEY (The Scots, presumably!) tried to sue over this particular title! I really didn't know whether he was pulling my leg or not!
BUT......as it turns out, the title, was 'shortened' for the subsequent reprint....
Hmmm!
Anyway, back to the book entitled 'Bloody Scotland'!
From the back cover:-
'Bloody Scotland tells you all about the battling, bravehearted Scots, from the desperate days of the Dark Ages to the terrible 20th Century.
Want to know:-
How to play gruesome games like Twisting the Cow?
What the Scots used to do with burnt pigeon droppings?
Whether you're glaikit, douce or peelie-wally?
Read on for fascinating facts on cool kings, cruel kings, mean queens and wise women.
Find out the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories.
History has never been so horrible!'
A humorous cover opens to 192 matt pages, split over chapters:-
* Take your Pict - Dark Age Scotland
* Funny food, cwaint customs and sporran sports
* Battling Bravehearts -the Middle Ages
* Wild women and crazy cures
* Tudor terrors - the 1500s
* Suffering school
* Which is witch - the 1600s
* Cruel crimes and painful punishments
* Tartan taming - the 1700s
* Weird words
* Happy history - modern Scotland
sandwiched between an introduction and an epilogue, as is the layout for this series of books.
Written with typical Deary humour, in a variety of fonts to break up the text and keep the interest.
'The English make fun of Scottish poets who write about haggis puddings. There's nothing wrong with writing a poem to a pudding........'
'.........Still, look on the bright side. The future of Scotland has to be happier and less bloody than its horrible historical past!'.....
Interspersed with 'Did you know facts.......?', informative footnotes, and the odd quiz, this book also has black and white illustrations throughout, with some in cartoon format, from Martin Brown.
'Dedicated to the librarians, pupils and staff of Buckie High School, Scotland'.
'........There is no limit to the cruelty that the English bullies have inflicted on the poor Scots.
But, now, the biggest insult of all!
The evil English have produced a Horrible History of Scotland.....and it's written by an Englishman!
This disgraceful book should be banned. (So read it quickly and buy ten copies for your friends before it is!)'
When I met Terry, at a book signing event, he was just as funny in the flesh! He confided to me, that THEY (The Scots, presumably!) tried to sue over this particular title! I really didn't know whether he was pulling my leg or not!
BUT......as it turns out, the title, was 'shortened' for the subsequent reprint....
Hmmm!
Anyway, back to the book entitled 'Bloody Scotland'!
From the back cover:-
'Bloody Scotland tells you all about the battling, bravehearted Scots, from the desperate days of the Dark Ages to the terrible 20th Century.
Want to know:-
How to play gruesome games like Twisting the Cow?
What the Scots used to do with burnt pigeon droppings?
Whether you're glaikit, douce or peelie-wally?
Read on for fascinating facts on cool kings, cruel kings, mean queens and wise women.
Find out the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories.
History has never been so horrible!'
A humorous cover opens to 192 matt pages, split over chapters:-
* Take your Pict - Dark Age Scotland
* Funny food, cwaint customs and sporran sports
* Battling Bravehearts -the Middle Ages
* Wild women and crazy cures
* Tudor terrors - the 1500s
* Suffering school
* Which is witch - the 1600s
* Cruel crimes and painful punishments
* Tartan taming - the 1700s
* Weird words
* Happy history - modern Scotland
sandwiched between an introduction and an epilogue, as is the layout for this series of books.
Written with typical Deary humour, in a variety of fonts to break up the text and keep the interest.
'The English make fun of Scottish poets who write about haggis puddings. There's nothing wrong with writing a poem to a pudding........'
'.........Still, look on the bright side. The future of Scotland has to be happier and less bloody than its horrible historical past!'.....
Interspersed with 'Did you know facts.......?', informative footnotes, and the odd quiz, this book also has black and white illustrations throughout, with some in cartoon format, from Martin Brown.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
By far Terry Deary's best book. The book gave an interesting and educational look at the past of Scotland as well as being very funny. Well worth reading!!
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Great read-a must!
I thought I knew a lot about Scottish history, but I had no idea about even an eighth of the stuff Terry Deary put into the book. Read more
Published on 12 April 2001
Very good for children but not adults.
I felt the book went about pretty well describing the horrible history of Scotland with dignity and humour
Published on 14 Mar 2001
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