1. Nigel Tranter OBE was a writer of a wide range of books on history and architecture, both fiction and non-fiction.
12 Facts About Nigel Tranter
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Nigel Tranter was best-known for his popular and well-researched historical novels, covering centuries of Scottish history.
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Nigel Tranter was born in Glasgow and educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh.
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Nigel Tranter trained as an accountant and worked in Scottish National Insurance Company, founded by his uncle.
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Nigel Tranter joined the Royal Artillery and served in East Anglia in the Second World War.
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From childhood onwards, Tranter took a great interest in castles and their associated history.
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Nigel Tranter wrote several westerns under the pseudonym Nye Tredgold to provide additional income for his family, and a dozen children's books -adventure stories aimed at 8- to 10-year-olds.
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War service did not stop Nigel Tranter writing, and a number of novels were published during the war years, some inspired by his own experiences.
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Between 1962 and 1971 Nigel Tranter published the landmark series The Fortified House in Scotland.
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Nigel Tranter was closely involved in the restoration of over 60 castles, such as Fa'side Castle and Menstrie Castle.
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Nigel Tranter died on 9 January 2000, aged 90, after contracting flu, in Gullane, where his funeral and burial took place.
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Nigel Tranter claimed each of these books took him six weeks to write.