Gorgeous Georgians (Horrible Histories, TV Tie-In)
Helps readers discover the full story: gangs who made a living selling dead bodies; husbands who sold their wives at auction; and, doctors who cured toothache with squashed fish eyes.
Helps readers discover the full story: gangs who made a living selling dead bodies; husbands who sold their wives at auction; and, doctors who cured toothache with squashed fish eyes.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781407111285 (1407111280)
Publish date: May 4th 2009
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
We've got a bunch of Horrible Histories books at home from our last visit to London, but I try not to read them too fast, because that way I can postpone the moment I won't have any of these books left. So, for the time being, this is the last HH book I've read. This book gives you interesting det...
3.5. Goodreads seriously should consider adding .5 to its rating scale. Gorgeous Georgians discusses the reign of King George I - IV and what had happened in those era. My personal favourites from this book would be the horrible facts about their food and Georgian words. It's still English, though s...
Refreshingly not politically correct. Loved the comic strips which rendered perfectly well on my Kindle. I was most interested in the Scottish history (e.g. Jacobite Rebellion) and the personal hygiene and fashion of the period. Had I still been a child I'm sure I'd have given this 5 stars. The only...
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