An A-to-Z journey through one of history’s most fascinating and enigmatic eras
Do you know the true story behind Assassin’s Creed? And that cats were once used to predict the weather? Or that babies were hung from the ceiling in floating cradles?
From the origins of soccer to the bloodstained practices of medieval barbers, and the most bizarre professions ever conceived by humankind, this book reveals the Middle Ages as you’ve never read it before: gripping, ironic, surprising— and with just the right shiver of fear to keep readers glued to the page.
Marvellous illustrations by Alice Guidi.
