Deary, Terry, 1946-
The measly Middle Ages / Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown. - 140 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Horrible histories. . - Horrible histories. .
Introduction -- Timeline -- Nasty Normans -- Feudal fellows -- Dreadful disease -- Nutty knights -- Awful Angevins -- Foul food -- Lousy Lancastrians -- Woeful women.
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Measly Middle Ages' tells you what life was really like in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats and the peasants were revolting. Want to know a genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Read on for some gruesome games, revolting recipes and fantastic facts. Find out about miserable Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to make children suffer. History has never been so horrible!
860L Lexile.
9780439944014 0439944015
1066-1485
Middle Ages--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages.
Middle Ages--Social life and customs.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Juvenile literature.
Great Britain.
History.
Juvenile works.
909.07 DEA
The measly Middle Ages / Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown. - 140 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Horrible histories. . - Horrible histories. .
Introduction -- Timeline -- Nasty Normans -- Feudal fellows -- Dreadful disease -- Nutty knights -- Awful Angevins -- Foul food -- Lousy Lancastrians -- Woeful women.
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Measly Middle Ages' tells you what life was really like in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats and the peasants were revolting. Want to know a genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Read on for some gruesome games, revolting recipes and fantastic facts. Find out about miserable Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to make children suffer. History has never been so horrible!
860L Lexile.
9780439944014 0439944015
1066-1485
Middle Ages--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages.
Middle Ages--Social life and customs.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Juvenile literature.
Great Britain.
History.
Juvenile works.
909.07 DEA