Fat, Bald and Worthless: The Curious Stories Behind Noble Nicknames - Hardcover

Easton, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0140515402 ISBN 13: 9780140515404

Publisher: Penguin, 2006

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Review:

'Entertaining and curious'
-- BRIGHTON ARGUS

'This small witty book is ideal for dipping into when in need of a
giggle.' -- DAILY EXPRESS

A `superb collection .... Big laughs, juicy scholarship, and an
index full of insults.' -- Mat Coward in The Word

Synopsis:

Was Ethelred, the Unready always late for breakfast? Was Ivan the Terrible simply impossible to live with? Exactly how often did Wilfrid the Shaggy get a haircut? These vital historical questions and others just as pressing are explored in this investigation into the vainglorious, unfortunate, and sometimes downright insulting names that pepper the history books. Anyone with a love the quirky side of history will enjoy the capricious world of noble nicknames, where military tacticians can be celebrated for their drinking habits (Michael the Drunkard), successful diplomats can be mocked for their diminutive stature (Ladislaus the Elbow-High), and a vicious tyrant can be kowtowed to (John the Good).

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0140515402
• ISBN 13: 9780140515404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320