The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages

The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages
Author: Kathy Allen
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1496656466

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)

Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages (New Edition)
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1407161733

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

Disgusting History
Author: James A. Corrick
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1476577455

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

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

A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, C. 1295-1344
Author: Judith Bennett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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.

The Miserable Life of Medieval Peasants

The Miserable Life of Medieval Peasants
Author: Jim Whiting
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2010
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 1429633352

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

The Story of the Middle Ages

The Story of the Middle Ages
Author: Samuel Harding
Publisher: Perennial Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-03-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1531263712

At the beginning of the period Rome was old and worn out with misgovernment and evil living. But planted in this dying Rome there was the new and vigorous Christian Church which was to draw up into itself all that was best and strongest of the old world. The Germans were rude and uncivilized, but they were strong in mind and body, and possessed some ideas about government, women, and the family which were better than the ideas of the Romans on these subjects.

A World Lit Only by Fire

A World Lit Only by Fire
Author: William Manchester
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2009-09-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0316082791

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

20 Fun Facts About Women of the Middle Ages

20 Fun Facts About Women of the Middle Ages
Author: Janey Levy
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482428261

During the Middle Ages, women often did backbreaking work. Whether they were weaving their own cloth to make clothing or helping their husbands in the fields, medieval women worked hard—and so, often didn’t live past age 40! Fascinating facts like this engage readers with women’s lives during an important historical period. Full-color photographs and historical images illustrate the daily life of both peasants and noblewomen, as readers are introduced to Fiery Joanna, Joan of Arc, and other powerful, role-challenging women of the Middle Ages.

The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages
Author: Enzo George
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502618044

The time period from the Fall of Rome to the middle of the fifteenth century is explained in the artwork created and the words spoken by people in various cultures. Read about the roles played by the Vikings, the Ottomans, the Chinese, Islam, Christianity, and even the Black Death in this tumultuous period.

A Little Life

A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0804172706

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.