Book description
History with the nasty bits left in! The Slimy Stuarts tells you the foul, funny and fascinating facts about life for everyone in Stuart times, from gibbering James I to suffering schoolchildren and cunning criminals.
Want to know:
– why some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas?
– which king picked his nose and never washed his hands?
– why people wore fish on their feet?
Read on for some awful information about revolting Roundheads, terrifying torture and the perilous plague. Find out the gruesome truth about ghastly Guy Fawkes, and some tragic tales of woeful women accused of witchcraft.
