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Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves, witches, and magical spells. 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 items for centuries? Find out how Europeans first developed the potions, spells, and charms taught at Hogwarts, from Avada Kedavra to love charms. 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 world
- Covers topics ranging from how real British boarding schools compare to Hogwarts to how parchment, quills, and scrolls used in the wizarding world were made
- Includes a timeline comparing the history of the wizarding world to Muggle "real" history
Filled with fascinating facts and background, Harry Potter and History is an essential companion for every Harry Potter fan.
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How did Muggles use mandrakes, bezoars, cauldrons, and love potions?
Would a woman have more rights as a witch or a Muggle?
How do the Malfoys compare to Muggle English aristocrats?
Who was the real Nicolas Flamel?
You'll find the answers and more inside this book, the first to explore the real history behind the world of Harry Potter. From Dementors to the Dark Mark, from Hogwarts to house-elves, Harry Potter and History takes a revealing look at the historical backdrop of J. K. 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. You'll also discover the historical origins of the spells, charms, and lessons Hogwarts students learn, from Avada Kedavra to Levicorpus. This book takes every Harry Potter fan even deeper within the series, describing the rich historical background of the characters and their wizarding world.
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Harry Potter and History,
This review is from: Harry Potter and History (Paperback)
A wide variety of accessible but thought-provoking essays exploring connections between the world of Harry Potter and real history. This will give Potter fans a number of different ways to revisit the magical world and to think about it in new ways. Some of the pieces explore the imagined history of the wizarding world in parallel with Muggle history (the book comes with a parallel timeline.) I learned some things I had not known, for example, that Nicholas Flamel was a real person, and the Wizengamot is based on the English Witengamot, a kind of early consultative assembly. There are also interesting discussions of the evolution of attitudes and beliefs about witchcraft in the real world, and how these are reflected in the imagined history of Rowling's universe. Fans of Rowling's series would have a hard time missing the resemblance between Death Eaters and Nazis; Nancy Reagin's thought-provoking article explores the parallels (and differences) in more depth. In addition to the many articles relating some part of the Potter series to real-life historical events or trends, Anne Rubenstein's essay at the end focuses on the activity of historical research itself. Rubenstein compares the young wizards' search for clues from the past with what real-life historians do, and in the process communicates the joy and adventure of what many people think of as a dry subject. All in all, both fun and informative.
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Fun with wizarding history,
By Sookie Stoker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Harry Potter and History (Paperback)
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 belonged in Prof. Snape's classroom). The book also uses history to tell you more about wizarding institutions like Hogwarts, the Ministry and Wizengamot, Gringotts, and pureblood elite families like the Malfoys, or groups like the werewolves.I liked the timeline at the start of the book, comparing Muggle and wizarding history. It's well-written and an amusing read for Potter fans who want to know more about some of the characters and the wizarding world as a whole----sort of like a book version of the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" theme park. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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fun history,
By History student - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Harry Potter and History (Paperback)
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.
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Interesting,
By edward - Published on Amazon.com
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If you are an OLD (65) Harry Potter freak like myself, this is an interesting book, well worth the price.
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