ONE BLOODY THING AFTER ANOTHER: THE WORLD’S GRUESOME HISTORY

Book ID/图书代码： 09220012B56084

English Summary/英文概要： Ever wondered why Mary I was dubbed ’Bloody Mary’ or how King Wenceslaus III was speared to death? Grisly and gruesome, this book details the vile history of bloodthirsty kings and queens, savage battles, torture and punishment, as well as deathly locations from the days of the ancients to the late nineteenth century. A bloodstained tour through ages of torment, "One Bloody Thing After Another" explores the blood and guts of yesteryear, from the Crusades and medieval dungeons to the Reign of Terror and witch trials. Find out who bathed in the blood of young women to retain her youth and what really happened at the Massacre of the Festival of Toxcatl, all while uncovering the most painful torture methods every used. This is a fascinating account of terror, torture and power in all its repulsive guises ...the most gut-spilling history book you’ll read this year.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 你是否曾想過「血腥瑪麗」的名號如何而來？

回顧歷史有時總是令人有點毛骨悚然，人類的歷史充滿血腥、恐怖和折磨，這本書蒐集這些早已被現代人遺忘的事蹟，這些故事可能將使你感到身體不適，令人震驚的同時也提醒人們當今文明的進展是如何難能可貴。

這本歷史書詳細介紹了人類所曾經發動過的野蠻戰爭，和所實施過的殘忍酷刑，時間橫跨從西元前一千年，到十九世紀末期。見證人類黑暗歷史中最為嗜血的一面，包括十字軍東征和中世紀時期恐怖統治的地牢、對女巫的審判，找出是誰為了永葆青春容顏，將自己置身沐浴在年輕女性血液中，以及在乾涸節日的活人祭祀大屠殺中究竟發生了什麼。

這是一部充斥著恐怖、酷刑、和人類為了權力所實施可怕罪行，將會使你全面瞭解人類歷史上最黑暗的一面。 (Zoe)

Awards/获奖情况：Keynote
This is a fascinating account of terror, torture and power in all its repulsive guises... the most gut-spilling history book you’ll read this year.

Sales Points
·A new-look paperback edition of the hardback, which sold over 10,000 copies
· Lively, incisive and informed, One Bloody Thing After Another sheds light on some of history’s darkest corners
·Moves chronologically through the ages of torment, from the Crusades and medieval dungeons to the Reign of Terror and witch trials
·Includes biographies of scandalous figures such as Vlad the Impaler and Emperor Caligula, as well as the gruesome history behind The Massacre of Beziers

About the Author/作者介绍： 雅各布·F·菲爾德（Jacob F. Field）博士是一位歷史學家和作家，他畢業於牛津大學，並在英國新堡大學取得博士學位，並在那裡完成了有關倫敦大火的論文。他現在住在紐西蘭，並任教於梅西大學和懷卡託大學，他同時也是劍橋大學的研究助理，致力於有關英國經濟史的研究。他著有：《血腥罪刑：人類歷史最黑暗的篇章》（One Bloody Thing After Another: The World’s Gruesome History）、《我們將在海灘上奮鬥：人類如何運用演說和修辭改變了歷史》（We Shall Fight on Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History）、《用數字看諾曼第大登陸：軍事行動背後的事實》（D-Day in Numbers: The Facts Behind Operation Overlord）。

Jacob F. Field is a historian and writer. He grew up in South London, completed his undergraduate degree in history at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD. He completed his doctoral thesis on the Great Fire of London in 2008, and has worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge since then. Jacob has contributed to books including 1001 Historical Sites and 1001 Battles That Changed The Course Of History and published articles in journals including Economic History Review, London Journal and Urban History.

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