Small Stories That Make History

If you think history is boring, this book will change your mind.

Did you know that one country tried to reach the moon with a catapult?

Or that an army of lovers became one of the greatest military powers of antiquity?

Is it logical for a war to start because of a soccer match?

Or that a werewolf was taken to trial?

Would an empress be capable of tearing her own son's eyes out?

Does it seem normal to you that one of the most well-known civilizations in history ended up with its people eating each other?

Or that it was even possible for a pandemic to kill the population through dancing?

The answers to these questions, and many more anecdotes, will surprise you and change the way you think about history.