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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? Pocket Editions: A Kid's Life in a Medieval Castle
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- Narrator
- Chae Strathie
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 July 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to medieval times.
Have you ever wondered what it was like living in a medieval castle? Why people would put leeches on their bodies when they were ill? Or how to train to become a knight? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide .
- Packed with historical facts about medieval clothes, food, entertainment and more!
- Explains key moments from history including the Norman Conquest, the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
- Written in accessible, conversational text by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye. Developed in consultation with expert curators from the British Museum. This audiobook also includes funny sound effects and a bonus song written by the author himself and performed by Nneka Okoye!
Don't miss other titles in the series: Tudors, Ancient Greece
'Be-Bop_A-Bayeux' was produced, mixed & mastered by Liam Emerson at Starthmore Studios. Guitar performed by Viola Ugolini and vocals by Nneka Okoye.
Additional voices by Kristin Atherton, Max Dowler, Hana Greener, Rory Greener, Dylan Harsent, Samuel Alexandre Immambocus, and Amelia Passmore.
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Details
- Author
- Chae Strathie, Nneka Okoye
- Narrator
- Chae Strathie
- Duration
- 1 hour 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781807081843
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Castles and knights, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
Synopsis
Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to medieval times. Have you ever wondered what it was like living in a medieval castle? Why people would put leeches on their bodies when they were ill? Or how to train to become a knight? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide .Packed with historical facts about medieval clothes, food, entertainment and more! Explains key moments from history including the Norman Conquest, the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry. Written in accessible, conversational text by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye. Developed in consultation with expert curators from the British Museum. This audiobook also includes funny sound effects and a bonus song written by the author himself and performed by Nneka Okoye!Don't miss other titles in the series: Tudors, Ancient Greece'Be-Bop_A-Bayeux' was produced, mixed & mastered by Liam Emerson at Starthmore Studios. Guitar performed by Viola Ugolini and vocals by Nneka Okoye. Additional voices by Kristin Atherton, Max Dowler, Hana Greener, Rory Greener, Dylan Harsent, Samuel Alexandre Immambocus, and Amelia Passmore.
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