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Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Victorians Peter Hepplewhite

Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Victorians By Peter Hepplewhite

Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Victorians by Peter Hepplewhite

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Truth or Busted explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know about history!

Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Victorians Summary

Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Victorians by Peter Hepplewhite

Truth or Busted's Victorians title explores popular myths about the Victoria era, its people and events in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous way that kids will find unputdownable! Alongside features such as 'Flabbergastation!' in which we discover the oddest aspects of Victorian life, Truth or Busted statements such as 'Queen Victoria was not amused' or 'George Stephenson was a reckless driver' are explored. We look at where the idea came from, whether it has any basis in truth, or whether it can be consigned to folklore. Finally, each statement is given a TRUTH or BUSTED evaluation!

A must for anyone studying the Victorians at key stage 2 or key stage 3!

About Peter Hepplewhite

Peter Hepplewhite is an experienced writer of children's history and has taught the subject for many years. He is currently the Education Officer for Tyne & Wear Archives Service.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Queen Victorian was not amused
  • 2: Wild Victorians: Victoria in love
  • 3: Queen Victoria blamed her son for Albert's death!
  • 4: Gladstone was a mad prime minister
  • 5: Dracula was a Victorian monster
  • 6: Victorians were spooked by ghosts
  • 7: George Stephenson was a reckless driver
  • 8: The Victorian dead travelled by train
  • 9: The Victorians wired up the world
  • 10: Greenwich Mean Time meant people lost 10 minutes of their lives
  • 11: A London Particular was a nourishing meal
  • 12: Victorian girls glowed in the dark
  • 13: Having a baby was more dangerous than working in a coal mine
  • 14: Victorian boys wore dresses
  • 15: Dog poo was pure gold in Victorian times!
  • 16: In Scotland sheep were more important than people

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GOR009033641
9780750281294
0750281294
Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Victorians by Peter Hepplewhite
Peter Hepplewhite
Truth or Busted
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
20140724
96
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