You Wouldn't Want to Series

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Crusader! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want To... History of the World)

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want To... Ancient Civilization)

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Medieval Knight

by Fiona MacDonald and David Antram

Published 1 March 2004

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant!

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!

by Fiona MacDonald

Published 15 March 2001

Watch out...as a mother living peacefully near the Black Sea, you are about to be captured, parted from your family forever and sold as a slave...

You Wouldn't Want to Be Joan of Arc!

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Crusader!

You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!

by Fiona MacDonald

Published 1 March 2003

Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer.

You Wouldn't Want to Meet a Body Snatcher!

You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!

You Wouldn't Want To Sail With Christopher Columbus!

You are Christopher Columbus, the explorer who accidentally discovered America. Follow Columbus' struggles to finance his journeys, his sometimes infamous behaviour and his final lonely days. "You Wouldn't Want To Be" is a constantly-growing library of exciting titles which transport the reader to the grisliest times and places in history. The first-person narrative approach puts the reader in the shoes of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived. Humorous cartoon-style illustrations bring the characters to life, while informative captions explain processes or chronological events.

You Wouldn't Want To Be An Aztec Sacrifice!

by Fiona MacDonald

Published 1 September 2001

You are a young man from a noble family in Mexico. Little do you suspect that you are about to fall victim to one of the most powerful South American civilisations and become an Aztec sacrifice! The topics covered in this book include beliefs and attitudes of the Aztecs to life and death and the geography of the area in which the Aztecs lived. "You Wouldn't Want To Be" is a constantly-growing library of exciting titles which transport the reader to the grisliest times and places in history. Humorous cartoon-style illustrations bring the characters to life, while informative captions explain processes or chronological events.