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unusual facts about Nigel Tranter


Nigel Tranter

He was closely involved in the restoration of over 60 castles, such as Fa'side Castle and Menstrie Castle.


Bruce campaign in Ireland

An exception is Nigel Tranter's novel The Price of the King's Peace, the third part of his Robert the Bruce trilogy, which although a fictionalized account does describe the campaign at some length.

David R. Ross

At the age of about 15, he became interested in the novels of Nigel Tranter, that inspired him to grow an interest in the history of Scotland, as he realised that the history curriculum in British schools was told from an England-centric perspective that ignored (or nearly so) the individual histories of the other countries forming the United Kingdom.

Maud, Countess of Huntingdon

Maud of Huntingdon appears as a character in Elizabeth Chadwick's novel The Winter Mantle (2003), as well as Alan Moore's novel Voice of the Fire (1995) and Nigel Tranter's novel David the Prince (1980).


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