"Medieval civilization." . . . . "\"Have you ever wondered why pirates wore gold earrings, or where the saying 'sick as a parrot' comes from? And do you know who the cruellest pirate in history was? John Farman's got all the answers, so come aboard for his short and bloody history of the day-to-day life of pirates!\" -- back cover."@en . . . . . "The short and bloody history of knights" . "The short and bloody history of knights"@en . "Presents information on various kinds of knights, the history of knighthood, the Crusades, tournaments, daily life, and more." . . . . "The short and bloody history of pirates" . "The short and bloody history of pirates"@en . . "Bloody history of knights"@en . . . . . . "Presents information on the various kinds of knights, the history of knighthood, the Crusades, tournaments, daily life, the history of espionage, stories of spies from around the world, and the history and life of pirates from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries."@en . . . . "History"@en . . "History" . . "The short and bloody history of knights, spies, and pirates" . "The short and bloody history of knights, spies, and pirates"@en . . . . . . . . . "Juvenile works" . "Juvenile works"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Humor"@en . "Presents information on various kinds of knights, the history of knighthood, the Crusades, tournaments, daily life, spies and pirates."@en . "A humorous presentation of the history and life of pirates from the mid-seventeenth to mid-eighteenth centuries." . . . . "Europe" . . "Knights and knighthood--Children's humour" . . "Pirates--History--Juvenile humour" . . "Knights and knighthood--Children's non-fiction" . . "476 - 1492" . . "Pirates--History--Juvenile humor" . . "Pirates--Children's non-fiction" . .