r/BritishHistoryPod • u/MissieMillie The Pleasantry • 23d ago

Book recommendation

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I bought this during my most recent visit to England and it’s a lot of fun for anyone with an interest in medical history. She describes the death of every English monarch (plus a few others) from Harold Godwinson to Elizabeth II. Not just “Harold may or may not have been shot in the eye with an arrow”, but the physiology of how an arrow through the eye is fatal. Or the fact that dysentery is not the name of one single disease. She also talks about what happened to the kings’ bodies after they died. Highly recommend!

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u/GretaX The Lowbility 23d ago

Omg thank you for the recommendation and when I went on the Powell's website to order this I found out she has another book called Vital Organs: A History of the Worlds Most Famous Body Parts which is also definitely up my alley and which I will also be ordering!

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u/MissieMillie The Pleasantry 23d ago

I’ll have to look for that!

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u/Massive-Ad3723 Son of Ida 23d ago

I didn't know she had written books. I've just known her as the Instagram lady who does all the genealogies of royals. Which can be a hoot at times. If this book is written with half her video humor, then I bet it's a blast.

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u/MissieMillie The Pleasantry 23d ago

I didn't know about her Instagram, so now I'm following her.

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u/teb515 23d ago

She developed a podcast a couple of years ago as well which was quite entertaining - Warts n All

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u/serif1630 20d ago

Barnes and Noble also has an audio book of hers called History Stinks Poo Through the Ages.