Measly Middle Ages

Not too intresting as in other books . Concept is nice but not well explained . Good to read and enjoy .

Really fascinating bookHas descriptive vocabularyReally hilarious about the part on the Black DeathI recommend 7-14 years old

Terry Deary is one of my favorite authors, because he knows how to retell history - in a laid-back and funny way. In Measly Middle Ages, he invites us to embark on a journey from post Roman England, to the time of Alfred the Great, the Norman Conquest, the Angevin rule, The War of the Roses, to Christopher Columbus' discovery. In this book you can find out how people lived in the Middle Ages, how women and children were treated, what rules they had to obey, what kind of clothes and accessories people wore, how monks lived and many other interesting and bizarre facts. As a conclusion, Terry Deary writes that in Tudor times life began to be slightly better and people believed that the crude and Measly Middle Ages seemed very far away; but if we look into the newspapers of our day,we can notice that those horrible times have not ended yet.

this is a good little read for kkids wanting to learn in a fun way or adults looking for a bit of grisly humour, horrible histories somehow widens your knowledge a great deal whilee making you think your just reaading a book, unlike dull boring history books this one is fun filled and not for the squeamish

Delivered the day after ordering. Good reputation didn't disappoint. Very funny book, but with accurate information for the era. My Son loved it because it was funny and easy to read and it did help him with his history project at school. I would recommend all the Horrible Histories series of books. Value for money.

Very good for learning in a fun way. Keeps going back to read it again and again.