Crime -- History -- Juvenile literature

This title explores crime and punishment throughout history. It features everything from public floggings, assassination, banishment and execution to fines, lashes, and poisonings!

Today is exciting, the future is bright, but the past - well, the past was nasty. Go back in time and explore the gruesome lives of everyday people in history. From disgusting diseases to dreadful disasters, it is time to find out just how horrible life could be.