The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages


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"Describes disgusting details about daily life in the Middle Ages, including housing, food, and sanitation"--Provided by publisher.




Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages


Book Description

From stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the Middle Ages.




The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages


Book Description

From leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the Middle Ages.




Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages (New Edition)


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Readers can discover all the foul facts about the MEASLY MIDDLE AGES, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.




Disgusting History


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"Describes the disgusting details about daily life in several historical eras, including housing, food, and sanitation"--




The Miserable Life of Medieval Peasants


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Disgusting food. Stinky houses. Scratchy clothes. Find out how medieval peasants coped with their miserable lives.




A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, C. 1295-1344


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This history of medieval village life is told through the experiences of Cecilia Penifader, a peasant woman who lived on one English manor in the early fourteenth century. This truly unique book offers a wealth of insight into medieval peasant society, bringing many of the characteristics of a time and a people to life. Short and readable, it is an ideal text for undergraduate teaching, suitable for courses in Western civilization, medieval history, women's history, and English history.




A World Lit Only by Fire


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A "lively and engaging" history of the Middle Ages (Dallas Morning News) from the acclaimed historian William Manchester, author of The Last Lion. From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth: the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains. "Manchester provides easy access to a fascinating age when our modern mentality was just being born." --Chicago Tribune




The Story of the Middle Ages


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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day


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Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.