Anglo-Saxons (What They Don't Tell You About)

Anglo-Saxons (What They Don't Tell You About)

by Robert Fowke (Author)

Synopsis

Did you know that Saxon law didn't allow you to eat hens which had drunk human blood? The Anglo-Saxons feasted, fought and burnt the cakes, they sang songs and told tales, they drank too much, sacrificed humans and dealt out a particularly painful punishments. Any history book will give you the boring facts THEY think you should know, but only this one will tell you what the Anglo-Saxons were REALLY like...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 14 Jan 1998

ISBN 10: 0340709219
ISBN 13: 9780340709214

Media Reviews
They provide a 'way in' for less confident readers and whet the appetite of history-phobes. -- Literacy & Learning These bright and breezy books are packed with quirky facts and information. [...] Overall a series cheap enough to stimulate interest in their subject. -- BfK, May 00
Author Bio
Bob has written and illustrated most of the books in the What They Don't Tell You About series and always produces interesting text and lively, humorous illustrations. He is also writing two Who's Who guides to British History and Science and Technology to publish in May 2000.