Gruesome Guide to Edinburgh (newspaper edition)
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Discover all the foul facts about the history of the
Scottish capital with history's most horrible headlines: Edinburgh
edition.
The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention
to Auld Reekie. From why it's alright to spit on the
High Street and whose pickled skin became
a sought-after souvenir to how the pupils of Edinburgh High School
got away with murder. It's all in Horrible
Histories: Edinburgh:
fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising
stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included
with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories
style, perfect for fans old and new
the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun
and informative read
Horrible Histories has been entertaining children
and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines,
games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible
Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans.
Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.
Read all about it!
W. N. P. Barbellion was the pseudonym of Bruce Frederick Cummings (1889-1919) an entomologist at the Natural History Museum in London. He selected W. N. P. as the initials of three of 'the most wretched figures in history': Kaiser Wilhelm Emperor Nero and Pontius Pilate. Barbellion was the name of his favourite pastry-shop on Gloucester Road.