The King's Fool: A Book About Medieval and Renaissance Fools

by Dana Fradon

A popular series offering a lively, educational look at medieval life continues with an exploration of the role of the fool during the Middle Ages, explaining how both men and women could be fools and showing the fool's relationship to modern comedy.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Jean-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting picture book discussing the historical role of fools, jesters, jokers and buffoons. We read this book to complement our middle ages history lesson about medieval villages and towns.