Awfully Ancient: Loos, Poos and Number Twos
A disgusting journey through the bowels of history!
Published on 9. October 2014
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-7502-7986-4 (ISBN)
Description
Loos, Poos & Number Twos: Find out about the earliest WCs, what loos were like in the pyramids, how the Romans gossiped in public loos and what castle moats were really used for. Discover how Henry VIII cleansed the Royal
Bum, what part 'gongfermors' played in medieval times and who invented loo paper!
Bum, what part 'gongfermors' played in medieval times and who invented loo paper!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 271 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-7986-4 (9780750279864)
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Persons
Peter Hepplewhite is an experienced writer of children's history and has taught the subject for many years. He is currently the Education Officer for Tyne & Wear Archives Service.
Content
1: The Problem of Poo
2: Ancient Loos and Poos
3: Loos and Poos in Ancient Egypt
4: Hysterican Hygiene: Ancient Greece
5: The Flying Poo Problem: Ancient Rome
6: Beware the Purple Goddess: Ancient China
7: Poo Shoots and Piss-pots: Medieval Europe
8: Explosive Poos and Henry Too: Tudor Times
9: The Great Stink: Victorian Times
10: Toilet Revolution: Victorian Times
11: Toilet Tales
12: Travelling Loos and Fast Poos
13: The Future of Loos and All that Poo
14: Glossary
15: More Information
2: Ancient Loos and Poos
3: Loos and Poos in Ancient Egypt
4: Hysterican Hygiene: Ancient Greece
5: The Flying Poo Problem: Ancient Rome
6: Beware the Purple Goddess: Ancient China
7: Poo Shoots and Piss-pots: Medieval Europe
8: Explosive Poos and Henry Too: Tudor Times
9: The Great Stink: Victorian Times
10: Toilet Revolution: Victorian Times
11: Toilet Tales
12: Travelling Loos and Fast Poos
13: The Future of Loos and All that Poo
14: Glossary
15: More Information