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Synopsis

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.

Durée: environ 3 heures (02:38:21)
Date de publication: 23/09/2025; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Sciences humaines et Humanités