Little bits of information...  the Isle of Mann was given to Scotland by the Norwegians in return for money... the Flemish had an early Embassy, the 'Red Hall' in Berwick-upon-Tweed in return for keeping the British out... and Aberdeen having been a virtual Flemish enclave...

Small pieces of info about the different languages spoken around Scotland and the North of England / Yorkshire etc...

And how the Normans managed to get a footing as major landholders...

Ronald McNair Scott's book is a very interesting read so far... 

I may be a little biased however... according to historical records, my great-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-grandmother was Robert's sister, Margaret Bruce...

On BBC2 this week, I managed to also catch The Normans (iPlayer in the UK)... which went over some of the same ground as in the book...