Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind The Tudors (Truth or Busted)
by Kay Barnham
True or false?The Tudors had their own Ice Age!Tudor children drank beerElizabeth I was killed by her make-upAnne Boleyn had an extra finger This book explores the facts about the Tudors, explodes the myths and legends surrounding some madcap monarchs and (not-so) wicked witches, and reveals loads of fascinating stuff about one of history's most bloodthirsty families... The Truth or Busted series explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous way th...
The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world’s first scientific celebrities—the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his time. In 1638, Kircher was lowered into the smoking crater of Mt. Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes work. After thirty years, he published an 800-page volume of his findings—along with theories about fossils, geography, the Earth’s core, dragons, the location of the lost city of Atlantis,...
La Historia de actualidad 2 (Historia de Actualidad, #2)
by Agustín Tomé Gangas
When Did Columbus Arrive in the Americas? (Six Questions of American History (Lerner)) (Six Questions of American History)
by Jennifer Krueger
Renaissance Medicine (Medicine Through the Ages) (Raintree Freestyle: Medicine Through the Ages)
by Nicola Barber
How much did the Renaissance change medical history and public health? Did landmark developments benefit the everyday lives of ordinary people? This book looks at the new 'scientific' ways of learning and experimentation of the period, to show what health and disease were like in the Old and New Worlds.
This title is suitable for the children of ages 11 to 12 years. A time of questions and new ways of thinking marked the scientific world during the Renaissance. Follow along as the greatest minds of the time make enormous leaps and bounds toward enlightened thinking. Learn how the role of a scientist evolved. See the efforts made to increase man's understanding of the natural universe.
Michelangelo saw something—someone—special in the stone. No one wanted the “giant.” The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned—until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. Night and day, Michelangelo worked in secret, lovingly coaxing statue out of the stone. Its majesty endures even today. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time. It is also a story of how humans see themselves reflected in ar...
Cities and Statecraft in the Renaissance (Renaissance World)
by Lizann Flatt
Religion and Politics in the Renaissance Children's Renaissance History
by Baby Professor
Galileo, Michelangelo and Da Vinci: Invention and Discovery in the Time of the Renaissance
by Baby Professor
The Renaissance, now in its third edition, engages with earlier and current debates about the Renaissance, especially concerning its ‘modernity’, its elitism and gender bias and its globalism. This new edition has been revised to include a discussion of Venice, Rome, Naples and Florence and their relationship with surrounding courts and smaller provincial towns. Brown provides a fresh insight into some of the main themes of the Renaissance, with humanism now being explored in relation to gende...
Science Timelines: The Rise of Industry: 1700–1800 (Science Timelines)
by Charlie Samuels
A must for Key Stage 3 students aged 11 and up, this engaging book uses timelines to describe scientific and technological advances from 1700 to 1800. The Rise of Industry looks at scientific discoveries in the eighteenth century, covering the work of James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Jethro Tull, Antoine Lavoiser and others. The steam engine, farm machinery, navigation at sea and early railways are included.Each volume in the five-book series examines the story of scientific discovery in a ser...
Famous People, Great Events: The Gunpowder Plot (Famous People, Great Events)
by Gillian Clements
On 5th November 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the House of Lords in London with gunpowder. They wanted to kill King James I. Find out all about the Gunpowder Plot with this story that is packed with all the facts and colourful pictures. This book is part of a series of picture books, Famous People, Great Events, which are suitable for ages 6-12. They tell the stories of famous men and women and great events in history and are suitable for the primary history cur...
This series looks at the medical contributions and advances made over the centuries, from prehistoric times to the present day. Each book evaluates the major medical issues of the time and the key individuals who pushed medical knowledge into new territory. In this title, readers can discover how printing influenced the spread of medical ideas, how physicians and surgeons were trained, how dissections were carried out, how trade brought new medicines to Europe and how individuals made important...
The Great Fire of London: Was it inevitable? (Collins Big Cat)
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. The Great Fire of London spread faster than anyone could stop it. What caused the fire? Why did it spread? Discover the facts and read eyewitn...
The Gunpowder Plot (Collins Big Cat)
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. The Gunpowder Plot changed the course of English history for centuries. Why did a group of men want to blow up parliament in the first place,...
Who Was Henry VIII? (Who Was...? (Quality Paper)) (Who Was?)
by Ellen Labrecque
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Travel to the age of the Renaissance and learn why Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in English history. Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, har...
Boredom Buster: A Puzzle Activity Book of Swashbuckling Pirates
by David Antram
Jump aboard and set sail across the seven seas with this swashbuckling pirate-themed puzzle book!Themed around the history of piracy and notorious buccaneers like Blackbeard, this nautical activity book is bursting with fascinating facts and pirate puzzles. This book contains 112 pages of bite-sized information and a variety of activities for all abilities, including mazes, word searches, dot-to-dot pictures, and hilarious jokes. Young scallywags and salty sea dogs can test their plundering pira...