#6 - William The Lion
Scotland's longest reigning medieval monarch 'William the Lion' was enthusiastic and not without his charms, but he was much louder, more aggressive, stubborn and lacked the subtlety and talents of hi...
26 Jun 202023min
#5 - King David
King David is arguably Scotland's greatest ever king, he was so good in fact he could win battles by losing them - winning at losing makes you a hero in this country!
18 Jun 202029min
#4 - Malcolm and Margaret Canmore
Malcolm and Margaret Canmore were Scotland's original power couple, the late 11th century's equivalent of Beyoncé and Jay-Z - well if Beyoné became 'Saint Beyoncé' and Jay Z was middle-aged, illiterat...
11 Jun 202027min
#3 - Macbeth
Macbeth wasn't just the main character in that play you hated, and he wasn't a detective solving crimes with his adorable wee West Highland terrier in the Scottish equivalent of Midsummer either. The ...
4 Jun 202027min
#2 - The First King of Scotland
In this episode I compare a great Pictish king to a pastry, the vikings try to introduce £9 pints to Scotland, Edinburgh falls out of English and back into Scottish hands but they decide to keep crick...
27 Mai 202027min
#1 - Romans, Picts and Scots
The Mountebank History of Scotland is a series of comical history podcasts charting the history of Scotland from the 1st century to the present day. In episode #1 The Romans were scared of midgies, th...
20 Mai 202029min
