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Hideous history : trials & trickery : all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side

Hideous history : trials & trickery : all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side

Lawrence, Sandra (Vocalist), author.
Book 2016

"All the grim, gruesome and gory bits of history they never teach you in school! From the betrayal and murder of Julius Caesar by Marcus Brutus to the gunpowder plot to overthrow the English government of Guy Fawkes to the outlandish trials of witches, this book is packed with men, women, and historical events that involve unfair trials and unspeakable treachery. Others included are: La Malinche, the Spanish Inquisition, the trial and execution o...

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ISBN:
9781499800814
1499800819
Edition:
First edition
Little Bee Books edition
Description:
63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Target Audience Note:
Agest 10-14
Grades 7 to 8
Other Title:
Trials & trickery
Trials and trickery
Notes:
Includes index
Contents:
The betrayal of Jesse James
Joan of Arc
Charles I of England
Celebrity executioners
Witches
Julius Caesar and Marcus Junius Brutus
The Gunpowder Plot
La Malinche
Turncoats and spies
Trials, torture, and execution
Torture
Execution methods
Shah Jahan
John Wilkes Booth
The Spanish Inquisition
American gangsters
Glossary
LCCN:
2016014184
Control Number:
1641740
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