Author: Jack Goldstein
Series: 101 Amazing Facts #25
Narrator: Charles King
Unabridged: 0 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 11/22/2017
Genre: Children & Young Adults Nonfiction - History - Medieval
Do you know in which castle the world’s oldest football was found? What is the correct term for the person in charge of a buttery? How do you tell the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what on earth is an oubliette? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he introduces us to over one hundred facts about castles. So if you want to know the history of castles from the early beginnings through to their golden age and final decline, this is the perfect audiobook for you!
From leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the Middle Ages.
Through JK Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what we see and read, and what are some little-kn...
Did you know that gorillas can catch human colds? Or that cows from different regions moo in different accents? What's the fastest animal in the water? And what disgusting thing does the hoopoe bird do to scare away predators? This fantastic audiob...
Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to protect their lord and his castle.Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortr...
Why was Edward I also known as Edward Longshanks? What do historians think happened to the Princes in the Tower? Who became known as ‘The Kingmaker' and why? And who shocked Europe with the murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
From leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber-surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the Middle Ages.
Are you a big fan of Harry Potter? You’ve probably read the books and seen the films many times over. But how much of the detail behind the series do you really know?This special audiobook collection contains three individual audiobooks: 101 A...
Following on from Jack Goldstein and Frankie Taylor’s popular 101 Amazing Harry Potter Facts, this wonderful audiobook contains over one hundred amazing facts covering topics such as muggles in the series, the Ministry of Magic, the Weasleys, ...
From smelly ships to violent wars and icky battle wounds, life was rough for Vikings. Get ready to explore the nasty side of Viking life.