The Middle Ages: Facts and Fictions
Author:   Winston Black
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9781440862311


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 July 2019
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Winston Black
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781440862311


ISBN 10:   1440862311
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 July 2019
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. The Middle Ages Were the Dark Ages 2. Medieval People Thought the Earth Was Flat 3. Peasants Never Bathed, and They Ate Rotten Meat 4. People Were Terrified of the Year 1000 5. Medieval Wars Were Fought by Knights on Horseback 6. The Medieval Church Suppressed Science 7. Thousands of Children Died on Crusade in the Year 1212 8. There Was a Female Pope Named Joan 9. Medieval Medicine Was Nothing but Superstition 10. Medieval People Believed in Witches and Burned Them at the Stake 11. The Black Death Led to Masked Plague Doctors and Ring around the Rosie Bibliography Index

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Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students. - Choice


This is a comprehensive book about the Middle Ages for students who are interested in that period of European history. It is also a very good reference book for teachers who want to learn more background information that may not be included, or may be inaccurate, in standard textbooks. - School Library Connection Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students. - Choice


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Winston Black is professor and scholar of medieval history. He specializes in the history of science and medicine of the medieval world.

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