The Middle Ages : facts and fictions / Winston Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Winston E., 1977- author.

Series:

Historical facts and fictions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle Ages.

Civilization, Medieval.

History--Errors, inventions, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 248 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO LLC, [2019]

Contents:

1 The Middle Ages Were the Dark Ages p. 1

2 Medieval People Thought the Earth Was Flat p. 29

3 Peasants Never Bathed, and They Ate Rotten Meat p. 49

4 People Were Terrified of the Year 1000 p. 69

5 Medieval Wars Were Fought by Knights on Horseback p. 89

6 The Medieval Church Suppressed Science p. 111

7 Thousands of Children Died on Crusade in the Year 1212 p. 135

8 There Was a Female Pope Named Joan p. 153

9 Medieval Medicine Was Nothing but Superstition p. 169

10 Medieval People Believed in Witches and Burned Them at the Stake p. 191

11 The Black Death Led to Masked Plague Doctors and Ring around the Rosie p. 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Black, Winston E., 1977- author. Middle Ages

ISBN:

9781440862311

1440862311

OCLC:

1090282265