Awfully Ancient: Royals, Rebels and Horrible Headchoppers
A bloodthirsty history of the terrifying Tudors!
Published on 8. December 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-7502-9008-1 (ISBN)
Description
Welcome to the world of the terrible Tudors! Grab a galleon and sail back in time with us to discover everything about the terrifying Tudors: from horrible King Henry and the perilous plague to roasting the religious.
Why did doctors wear beak masks? Why were cats buried under Tudor homes? What did Tudor tennis involve?
Dip into these annals of Tudor times and find out the answers to all these intriguing imponderables and many more...
Why did doctors wear beak masks? Why were cats buried under Tudor homes? What did Tudor tennis involve?
Dip into these annals of Tudor times and find out the answers to all these intriguing imponderables and many more...
Reviews / Votes
Exciting ... a great way to really engage children with history. * Parents In Touch *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-9008-1 (9780750290081)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Neil Tonge is an experienced writer of children's non-fiction, with a particular interest in history. As an experienced teacher of 22 years, Neil escaped into the semi-retirement of advisory and inspection work. Firmly
wedded to the idea that children need to understand that learning is fun, Neil has produced a wide range of information and activity books for children from six to sixteen and beyond. His book 'Terrible Tudors' was voted second most popular book of 2000 and it was featured on Blue Peter.
wedded to the idea that children need to understand that learning is fun, Neil has produced a wide range of information and activity books for children from six to sixteen and beyond. His book 'Terrible Tudors' was voted second most popular book of 2000 and it was featured on Blue Peter.
Content
1: Raucous Royals
2: Monasteries and Martyrs
3: Wilful Wives
4: Riotous Rebels
5: Tudor Childhoods
6: Plague Streets
7: Creepy Crimes and Criminals
8: Food and Famine
9: Mad Medicines
10: Wise Men and Witches
11: All at Sea
12: Perilous Pastimes
13: Passionate Plays
14: Glossary
15: More Information
2: Monasteries and Martyrs
3: Wilful Wives
4: Riotous Rebels
5: Tudor Childhoods
6: Plague Streets
7: Creepy Crimes and Criminals
8: Food and Famine
9: Mad Medicines
10: Wise Men and Witches
11: All at Sea
12: Perilous Pastimes
13: Passionate Plays
14: Glossary
15: More Information