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The Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in the Second World War. Readers can discover why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty, what really happened in Dad's Army and how to make a rude noise with a gas mask. History with the ...Show more
This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts serves up all the dreadful details of horrible history you'll ever need to know - from rotten Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames, the foul facts are all inside. Want to know: the crushing details about execution by elephant? How to ...Show more
Top 50 Kings and Queens by Terry Deary; Martin Brown (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Ser.
Discover all the foul facts about the history of royalty with history's most horrible headlines: Top 50 Kings and Queens edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to 50 foul royals across history. From who kept a zoo in the Tower of London and which monarch died from ...Show more
Top 50 Villains (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Reference | Series: Horrible Histories
TOP 50 VILLAINS is packed full of foul facts and loathsome lists all about vile villains. From gangs of gangsters to maniacs who massacre, meet the biggest baddies in history and discover how they schemed and terrified their way to the top. Find out who made flutes from the bones of his victims, who esc ...Show more
Tower of Terror: A Terrible Tudor Adventure by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Gory Stories
Simon Tuttle and his Pa are tricksters struggling to make a living on the Tudor streets. When disaster strikes Simon must fend for himself, even if it means committing treason. But can he pull of his Pa's carefully concocted plan and should he trust his mysterious new accomplice?
Up in the Air by Terry Deary; Martin Brown (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Ser.
Discover all the foul facts about the history of air travel with history's most horrible headlines: in-flight edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the skies. From the Chinese prisoners who were sent up on kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped fr ...Show more
Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
All the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings are ready to uncover, including including Viking Gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Te ...Show more
Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? How to build a vicious Viking longboat? Which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman? Discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings - all the gore and more.
Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Edition) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. With a bold, acces ...Show more
Vile Victorians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Reference | Series: Horrible Histories
They may have looked all prim and proper, but the Victorians were a jolly naughty bunch who could be vicious and violent and villainous. Readers can discover the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and all about stag hunting in Paddington Station. With a bold, accessible n ...Show more
Vile Victorians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
All the foul facts about the Vile Victorians are ready to uncover, including the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and how stag hunting took place in Paddington Station. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit wi ...Show more
Villainous Victorians by Terry Deary
Category: Education
Discover all the foul facts with history's most horrible headlines: Victorian edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the Victorian era. From ridiculous stories of why burglars were scared of bogies to how a snick fadger might kiddy-n ...Show more