History That Rattles: The Strange, Surprising and True History of Survival

A razor-sharp, story-first history of how ordinary people survived plagues, hunger, and bad medicine. For readers who want vivid, short chapters and a grown-up lens on what really kept humans alive. What you’ll get: gripping micro-histories with zero textbook fog. Why it’s different: everyday survival—not kings and battles—drives the story. You’ll walk away with: a clearer sense of how fragile bodies built resilient societies. Historian Barbora Jirincová, PhD, reveals the strange and unsettling truths that shaped our world — from plague doctors and falcons-for-rent to the fashionable tragedy of tuberculosis. These stories aren’t comedy, though some are absurd; they are glimpses of how real people endured hunger, fear, faith, and medicine that often did more harm than good. Inside, you’ll encounter: Knights paying their rent in a single falcon. Peasants freezing in the Little Ice Age while witch hunters warmed their hands. Surgeons racing against the clock of their patients’ screams. Myths and legends that refuse to die — even on the silver screen. From Kyiv in flames to Cold War catwalks, History That Rattles uncovers the unsettling, often forgotten side of the past — and reminds us that history has always belonged less to emperors than to everyone else. Both unsettling and illuminating, History That Rattles uncovers the strange truths behind our myths — and reminds us that humanity’s story has always belonged not to emperors, but to everyone else. Scroll up and grab your copy today — and discover the strange, sharp, and thought-provoking side of history.

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