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Ask A Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know

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By (author): Greg Jenner

'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI
'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE
'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRIS

Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths?

Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through history from the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts and historical characters from the past. From ancient joke books, African empires and the invention of meringues, to mummies, mirrors and menstrual pads - Ask A Historian is a deliciously amusing and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 260g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Oct 2022
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781474618625

About Greg Jenner

Greg Jenner is a public historian best known as the host of the hit BBC podcasts You're Dead To Me and Homeschool History his work on BBC's multi-award winning TV series Horrible Histories and for his books Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity From Bronze Age To Silver Screen and A Million Years In A Day: A Curious History of Everyday Life From The Stone Age To The Phone Age. He is an Honorary Research Associate at Royal Holloway University of London.

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