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2) Dueling
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of the art of dueling describes how the duel evolved from the medieval practice of determining justice through trial by combat into a practice that followed elaborate codes of procedure and tradition.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gladiators were mostly slaves and ex-soldiers, but some actually volunteered to fight for ancient Rome's entertainment. Gladiators went to special schools to acquire the skills needed to best opponents and survive to fight another day. This absorbing book gives detailed descriptions of weapons, armor, rules of the arena, and different-- often gruesome-- gladiatorial events. Roman history comes alive in photographs of the Colosseum and ancient artifacts,...
5) Witch trials
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
From a modern perspective, it seems incredible that people were once executed for practicing witchcraft. Yet, in medieval Europe and colonial America, more than 12,000 lost their lives this way. The proof of witchery was often as scanty as a physical deformity or as outrageous as the water test: If the tied-up suspect floated in water, they were guilty; if they sunk, they were innocent!
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