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HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot their path to the past - pay their respects at Shakespeare's grave, brave spooky Sheep street, and lob cheese in the river. Fatal fleabites, bloody battles and brutal beheadings, it's a trip no Horrible history fan will want to miss
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Format:Paperback
Written with the usual Terry Deary wit, this is a superb book dedicated to STRATFORD UPON AVON.
95 packed pages written in various fonts with humorous black and white illustrations that are sure to draw the most reluctant eye!
'It may be quaint and cute today but Shakespeare's Stratford was far from pleasant.
Read on for street fights and fatal fleabites, bloody battles and brutal beheadings.
Want to know:-
The rules of the orfal Olympic sport of shin-kicking?
Why locals like to lob cheese in the river?
Which of Shakespeare's characters was baked in a pie?
Plot your path to the past with the frightful fold-out map of the city - pay your respects at the playwright's grave, then brave spooky Sheep Street, where you'll discover one of the most haunted houses in England.
History has never been so horrible!'
95 packed pages written in various fonts with humorous black and white illustrations that are sure to draw the most reluctant eye!
'It may be quaint and cute today but Shakespeare's Stratford was far from pleasant.
Read on for street fights and fatal fleabites, bloody battles and brutal beheadings.
Want to know:-
The rules of the orfal Olympic sport of shin-kicking?
Why locals like to lob cheese in the river?
Which of Shakespeare's characters was baked in a pie?
Plot your path to the past with the frightful fold-out map of the city - pay your respects at the playwright's grave, then brave spooky Sheep Street, where you'll discover one of the most haunted houses in England.
History has never been so horrible!'
Format:Paperback
A good fun book as all these Horrible Histories series are. Great for kids and useful odd tales for tour guides too.
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Another Great Book by Terry Deary
24 Jan 2012
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I've read almost all of the Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides, and out of the four I read (there are six in total) Stratford was my second-favorite. Excellent read. I am a huge history fanatic and an obsessive Shakespeare fan, so this book was heaven for me! One little oddity I noticed was that when it was listing interesting Shakespeare death scenes, it mentioned Richard Ratcliffe in "Richard III" dying in battle. Honestly, Richard III died in battle, too. Onstage. And he was the main character. Ratcliffe's death is only mentioned when they're counting the dead--he's on the list with like eight others, and only mentioned once. he doesn't die onstage, and many people don't even know he dies because it's all mentioned so briefly. I really thought that odd. And then there were a few mistake in their summaries of Shakespeare's plays, but overall an excellent book.
It also taught me lots of other stuff to see in Stratford that I honestly had no idea was in the city. Furthermore, there were lots of hiilarious puns, twisting Shakespeare quotes to sound like potty jokes (Immature, but I swear I have never laughed harder!)
And finally, one more thing I enjoyed about this book, was that it actually was't all about Stratford. I'd say a good 1/3 of the book describes events that occured in villages near Stratford, usually a few miles away. I actually liked that, since it gave us a chance to see other places in this Stratford book. Overall, a great read! Must buy if planning to visit Stratford, too; you'll find out Shakespeare's birthplace isn't the only great sight to see there!
It also taught me lots of other stuff to see in Stratford that I honestly had no idea was in the city. Furthermore, there were lots of hiilarious puns, twisting Shakespeare quotes to sound like potty jokes (Immature, but I swear I have never laughed harder!)
And finally, one more thing I enjoyed about this book, was that it actually was't all about Stratford. I'd say a good 1/3 of the book describes events that occured in villages near Stratford, usually a few miles away. I actually liked that, since it gave us a chance to see other places in this Stratford book. Overall, a great read! Must buy if planning to visit Stratford, too; you'll find out Shakespeare's birthplace isn't the only great sight to see there!
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