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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!
Author
A former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated. A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002. The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due. Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list). He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K. -Wikipedia
