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Did castles have bathrooms? : and other questions about the Middle Ages / by Ann Kerns ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson. |
| Authors: | Kerns, Ann, 1959- |
| Call number: | j909.07 KER |
| Publisher: | Minneapolis : Lerner, c2011. |
| Publication date: | c2011. |
| Subject: |
Middle Ages -- Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile literature. Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Juvenile literature. Europe -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature. |
| Series title: | Is that a fact? |
| Title: | Did castles have bathrooms? : and other questions about the Middle Ages / by Ann Kerns ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson. |
| Physical description: | 40 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents note: | Are the Middle Ages the same as the dark ages? -- Did medieval knights really joust? -- Did people in medieval England talk like we do? -- Did King Arthur really rule England during the Middle Ages? -- Did most medieval people only live until age thirty? -- Is it true that most people couldn't read or write in the Middle Ages? -- Did a terrible plague really kill millions during the Middle Ages? -- Did Robin Hood really steal from the rich and give to the poor? -- Is it true that kids in the Middle Ages married when they were only twelve? -- Did castles have bathrooms? -- Did knights begin the custom of shaking hands? -- Did a knight in armor weigh so much that he had to be lifted onto his horse? -- Did medieval castles really have moats and drawbridges to keep enemies out? -- Is it true that most medieval people never traveled more than a few miles from home? -- Were medieval peasants slaves? -- Did medieval barbers really double as dentists? -- Did medieval kings make people into knights by tapping them with a sword? |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Added author: | Thompson, Colin W. |
| ISBN: | 9780761349150 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 0761349154 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
| LCCN: | 2009050429 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1263628 |
| Bib No.: | 1263628 |
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