Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners

Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners
ISBN-10
1447212010
ISBN-13
9781447212010
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2011-10-07
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Author
Philip Ardagh

Description

PARP!" Pssst! Do you know the story about Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and the, er, farting courtier? One day, when bowing low to Her Majesty, the Earl of Oxford couldn't help but break wind. The poor man felt SO embarrassed that he left the court - and some say the country - for SEVEN years. Upon his return, after such a long absence, the first thing Good Queen bess said on seeing him was, "Lord, I had forgot the fart!

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