Scotlands history is full of famous kings queens saints and warriors But what about its lesserknown places people and events In this collection of halfforgotten tales Alistair Moffat brings their stories out of the shadows from the clashes of proud Picts and pirate kings in the early medieval period to the invention of tartan whisky Aberdeen Angus and Peter Pan Each surprising or scandalous twist sheds a new light on the history of Scotland