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Fiona MacDonald.
The Medieval Facts of Life.
Published Hove: Macdonald Young Books, 1997.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound: printed boards, published without a dustjacket.
Size: 195×247mm.
Page count: 32pp (page count includes covers), colour illustrations throughout.
Main language: English.
Overall condition very good: this copy is unused, but shows some evidence of long-term storage, the usual mild scuffs etc. on the covers.

This item £6.00
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Packed with detail, the Facts of Life series is the essential guide to living in the past.

  • Fact: Kings claimed their power came from God
  • Fact: Castles were empty most of the time
  • Fact: Peasants were smelly
  • Fact: Homes were made of mud and wood
  • Fact: It took seven years to learn a trade
  • Fact: Poor people ate the plates of the rich
  • Fact: Knights and squires wore tights
  • Fact: Monks and nuns sang all night
  • Fact: Five-year-olds could get engaged
  • Fact: Holy days became holidays
  • Fact: Rats and fleas killed millions
  • Plus glossary and index

A lively and detailed introduction to medieval life for younger readers. Illustrated in colour throughout.

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