"History That Rattles"

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Do you want history that entertains instead of bores you? Or stories that make you marvel — not yawn? History That Rattles is for readers who crave strange, dark, and true stories about how ordinary people survived the past. Not shallow trivia, not academic essays — just vivid, bite-sized tales told by a historian who writes for the curious public. Inside you’ll discover: Knights paying their rent with a single falcon. Peasants freezing in the Little Ice Age while witch hunters warmed their hands. Surgeons racing the clock against their patients’ screams. Tuberculosis turning into a fashionable tragedy. Some of these stories are absurd enough to make you smile, others unsettling enough to make you shiver — all of them reveal the darkly fascinating side of human survival. Unlike books stuffed with recycled facts, this collection gives you gripping micro-histories with a sharp narrative edge. It’s deeper than average trivia, but never heavy; written by historian Barbora Jirincová, PhD, with wit, irony, and a flair for storytelling. If you want a book that’s engaging without being shallow, dark without being depressing, you’ve found it. Scroll up and grab your copy today — and discover the unsettling side of history they never dared to teach in school.