Harry Potter and History (Wiley Pop Culture and History Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470574720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book takes every Harry Potter fan even deeper within the series, describing the rich historical background of the characters and their wizarding world. Rowling's novels, with a timeline comparing the key events of the wizarding world to actual human history.You'll learn how real British boarding schools compare to Hogwarts, where the Wizengamot and the Ministry of Magic came from, how the magical books and quills used by Harry and his friends were made, and the history of werewolves before Professor Lupin and Fenrir Greyback. K. From Dementors to the Dark Mark, from Hogwarts to house-el
She's also an active fan who has worked on fan archives and websites, and she has helped build fan organizations. . Nancy R. She is appalled by Professor Binns's teaching methods and would enjoy using pensieves, Veritaserum, and Time-Turners in her own research. Reagin is a professor of history and women's and gender studies at Pace University, who has published several books in modern European history
Learn how the European prosecution of witches led to the Statute of Secrecy, meet the real Nicholas Flamel, see how the Malfoys stack up against Muggle English aristocrats, and compare the history of the wizarding world to real-life history.Gives you the historical backdrop to Harry Potter's worldCovers topics ranging from how real British boarding schools compare to Hogwarts to how parchment, quills, and scrolls used in the wizarding world were madeIncludes a timeline comparing the history of the wizarding world to Muggle ""real"" historyFilled with fascinating facts and background, Harry Potter and History is an essential companion for every Harry Potter fan.. A guide to the history behind the world of Harry Potter--just in time for the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. This book is the first to explore the real history in which Harry's world is rooted.Did you know that bezoars and mandrakes were fashionable luxury it
Sookie Stoker said Fun with wizarding history. I enjoyed this book, because it gives you more about Harry's world by exploring the real history that the wizarding world is built on. There are interesting chapters about where bezoars, mandrakes, the Philosopher's Stone, or particular spells and potions came from, and how they were used by Muggles throughout history (and photos of real bezoars and other things that looked like they bel. Alan Mazer said Interesting, slightly disorganized. I enjoyed this book, with two caveats.First, and Potter fans please forgive me for saying this, the book talks about the Potter world as if it were factually true. Now this approach is cute, but in a few places I found it hard to tell whether the book was telling me about real "Muggle" history or about something that happened in Rowling's imagination. In the worst cases the book draws so. fun history History student This book is great! It connects up stuff in the wizarding world with real-life things like witches, werewolves (at least stories about werewolves), boarding schools and even Nazis. I like history anyway and I love Harry Potter but even if you don't this is way less boring than you think.