Title:
Horrible histories : The measly Middle Ages
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Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown.
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Publication Information:
London : Scholastic Children's Books, 2007, c1996.
Physical Description:
140 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780439944014
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Abstract:
Horrible histories. It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: A genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Discover all the foul facts about MEASLY MIDDLE AGES -- all the gore and more!
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Contents:
Introduction -- Timeline -- Nasty Normans -- Feudal fellows -- Dreadful disease -- Nutty knights -- Awful Angevins -- Foul food -- Lousy Lancastrians -- Woeful women -- Cheerless children -- Middle Ages mind-benders -- Rotten religion -- Epilogue -- Grisly Quiz -- Interesting Index.