You wouldn't want to be a mammoth hunter! : Dangerous beasts you'd rather not encounter

You wouldn't want to be an American colonist! : a settlement you'd rather not start

You wouldn't want to be a Greek athlete! : races you'd rather not run

You wouldn't want to be a Viking explorer : voyages you'd rather not make

You wouldn't want to be in the Forbidden City! : a sheltered life you'd rather avoid

You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder! : a hazardous job you'd rather not have

You wouldn't want to be a Roman soldier! : barbarians you'd rather not meet

You wouldn't want to be a crusader! : a war you'd rather not fight

You wouldn't want to be a Mayan soothsayer! : fortunes you'd rather not tell

You wouldn't want to be married to Henry VIII! : a husband you'd rather not have

You wouldn't want to be an Inca mummy! : a one-way journey you'd rather not make

You wouldn't want to be Mary, Queen of Scots! : a ruler who really lost her head

You wouldn't want to be a Roman gladiator! : gory things you'd rather not know

You wouldn't want to be a slave in ancient Greece! : a life you'd rather not have