| Fleas, Flies, and Friars: Children''s Poetry from the Middle Ages Subjects: Children’s poetry English (Middle) -- Translations into English; Children’s poetry French -- Great Britain -- Translations into English; Children’s poetry Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Great Britain -- Translations into English; In Fleas, Flies, and Friars , Nicholas Orme has gathered a wide variety of children's verse that circulated in England beginning in the 1400s, providing a way for modern readers of all ages to experience the medieval world through the eyes of its children. Nicholas Orme is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of many books, including Medieval Schools and Medieval Children . |