Ask a historian : 50 surprising answers to things you always wanted to know
Jenner, Greg2021
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"In Ask a Historian the author, BBC podcaster, and public historian Greg Jenner provides answers to things you always wondered about, but didn't know who to ask. Responding to 50 genuine questions from the public, Greg whisks you off on an entertaining tour through the ages, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts, and historical characters from the past. Bouncing through a wide range of subjects - from ancient joke books, African empires, and bizarre tales of medicinal cannibalism, to the invention of meringues, mirrors, and menstrual pads - Ask A Historian spans the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties, and offers up a deliciously amusing and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities, devoured one morsel at a time." --From publisher.
Main title:
Author:
Jenner, Greg, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.©2021
Collation:
xvi, 332 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-332).
Contents:
Fact or fiction? -- Origins & firsts -- Health & medicine -- Food -- Historiography -- Animals & nature -- Fashion & beauty -- Ideas & technology -- Nations & empires -- Wars & battles -- Language & communication -- History in pop culture.
ISBN:
9781474618618 (hbk)9781474618618
Dewey class:
909
Language:
English
BRN:
501453
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 909 JEN | Available |