Hideous history: Trials & trickery : all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side /
Lawrence, Sandra (Vocalist),
Hideous history: Trials & trickery : all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side / Hideous history: Trials and trickery Trials & trickery Trials and trickery Sandra Lawrence. - First edition. - 63 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm - Hideous history .
Includes index.
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.
"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 of Charles I, the betrayal of Jesse James by Robert Ford, and trial and execution methods, among others. Kids will love the scrapbook style and all the illustrations and charts!"--
Ages 10-14.
9781499800814 (hardback) 1499800819 (hardback)
2016014184
History--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Traitors--History--Juvenile literature.
Trials--History--Juvenile literature.
Torture--History--Juvenile literature.
Executions and executioners--History--Juvenile literature.
Biography--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Hideous history: Trials & trickery : all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side / Hideous history: Trials and trickery Trials & trickery Trials and trickery Sandra Lawrence. - First edition. - 63 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm - Hideous history .
Includes index.
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.
"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 of Charles I, the betrayal of Jesse James by Robert Ford, and trial and execution methods, among others. Kids will love the scrapbook style and all the illustrations and charts!"--
Ages 10-14.
9781499800814 (hardback) 1499800819 (hardback)
2016014184
History--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Traitors--History--Juvenile literature.
Trials--History--Juvenile literature.
Torture--History--Juvenile literature.
Executions and executioners--History--Juvenile literature.
Biography--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.