Scotland's Other Royal Family

They had not always been on the right side of the law and they had their own code of conduct. Gallant deeds of love and acts of bravery as well as bloody battles, banquets, pillage, murders and hangings are all woven into this rich history of the Borders. Scotland's Other Royal Family is an important chronicling of the Gypsy Royals history. It reveals, both affectionately and sympathetically, the lives of many colourful characters and the authentic voice of the author, a descendant of this intriguing travelling community, transports the reader straight into their life and times. They made their way through the dark narrow closes of the filthy old town, where Edinburgh Castle towered over the once beautiful majestic buildings that had been left to rot