"A braw wee book o' haverin" "A bonnie read on a dreich day" Mary Queen of Scots was here takes an irreverent look at Scottish history. The book is a chronological narrative of Scotland's long and impressive history, from the highs of Bannockburn to the lows of Flodden, Culloden and the decision to cancel Taggart. It asks the serious, hard-hitting questions: is the Perthshire town where the Stone of Destiny resided pronounced Scone or Scone? How many trees did Bloody Mary have time to plant anyway? Why was footballer Alan Hansen not put in Edinburgh Castle's dungeon for bumping into Willie Miller in the 1982 World Cup? And which dentist invented Irn Bru? AUTHOR: Norman Ferguson has been writing professionally for over 15 years. He started writing comedy for radio with BBC Radio 2, Radio 4, Radio Scotland and 5 Live. He has also written for TV comedy sketch shows such as Channel 4's Smack the Pony. His comedy claim to fame is making Radiohead's Thom Yorke laugh on Radio 1. He lives in Edinburgh. SELLING POINTS: . Released in time for the 2018 Mary Queen of Scots film . Norman Ferguson's THP books alone have sold over 10,000 copies . The author has fantastic comedy writing credentials, many specifically on Scottish matters (BBC Radio 4 comedy programming; Channel 4 television programming) . Illustrated with bespoke black-and-white illustrations 20 b/w illustrations