Ask A Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know

Ask A Historian is a BBC History Magazine series that answers fifty genuine questions from the public about history, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts, and historical characters. It is a delightful and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities, covering topics from the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 27 October 2022
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Brilliantly funny, SHAPARAK KHORSANDI, Immensely enjoyable, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, Every page contains delights, LINDSEY FITZHARRIS, Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths?

Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through history from the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts, and historical characters from the past. From ancient joke books, African empires, and the invention of meringues, to mummies, mirrors, and menstrual pads - Ask A Historian is a deliciously amusing and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474618625