Black Douglas Chronicles

I lived in Gourock in Scotland until about the age of 20, when I was drawn to the deep south of England, namely London.

Since then I have lived and brought up my family in Berkshire, where I still have my home. Most of my writing is done when my wife and I escape to Colombia for the winter and with a good internet connection I am ready to start my researches.

Writing about Scottish history is a daunting task. There at least three variations to each event which I classify as Contemporary (more or less at the time), Romantic (writers in the 18th century seemed to find wonderful access to family papers and files and also the time to write about the significant families), and finally the Modern historians who tend to have a less biased view on events but are a bit drab and will omit information rather than be contradicted.

I am quite open to contradiction as I am not a professional historian, but I have tried very hard to strike a balance between the three, often distinct, versions of historical events. 

 NIGEL RENNIE