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Barmy British Empire and the Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
A double helping of horrible bits are bound together in a great value paperback... The Barmy British Empire reveals the brutal facts about how Brittannia ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to dreadful deeds done down under. The Blitzed Brits describes what life was like for the people ...Show more
Big Fat Christmas Book (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
The Big Fat Christmas Book is full of festive things that go bump in the night - the perfect read on a cold winter's night when you're waiting for Santa to bring a sleigh full of goodies. Christmas will never be the same again.
Blood-curdling Box (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories S.
Contains twenty books and includes the "Rotten Romans", "Terrible Tudors" and "Awesome Egyptians".
Cruel Crimes and Painful Punishments (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
Cruel Crime and Painful Punishment is crammed full of 7,000 yearsof law-makers and law-breakers with a rogue's gallery of pirates,witch-finders, highwaymen, torturers, traitors and tyrants. Want to know: Who was sentenced to death-by coffee? Where you could be whipped for flying a kite? Why a cockerel w ...Show more
Cut-Throat Celts (Horrible Histories Junior) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Junior
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Cut-throat Celts, including why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on, how to preserve your enemy's brain and why the Celts laughed at funerals. With a bold new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation ...Show more
Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England by Terry Deary
Category: History | Series: Dangerous Days Ser.
The reign of Elizabeth I - a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects...Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of beddings and beheadings, galleons and guns. Explorers set sail for new worlds, risking everything to bring back slaves, gold and the priceless potato. Elizabeth li ...Show more
Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire: Terrors and Torments, Diseases and Deaths by Terry Deary
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Dangerous Days Ser.
** NEW ** DANGEROUS DAYS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE is the first in a new adult series by Terry Deary, the author of the hugely bestselling Horrible Histories, popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and sharp wit, and among adults for engaging children (and themselves) with h ...Show more
Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways: Feuds, Frauds, Robberies and Riots by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Fiction
The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train ...Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were s ...Show more
Deadly Days in History (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories S.
DEADLY DAYS IN HISTORY is the most horrible HORRIBLE HISTORIES book yet. Terry Deary and Martin Brown take a whirlwind tour through the most dreadful, disastrous and deadly days in the whole of horrible history, from the grim Great Fire of Rome to the vile St Valentine's Day Massacre, leaving the gory b ...Show more
Deadly Days in History (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
Deadly Days in History is the most horrible Horrible Histories book yet. Terry Deary and Martin Brown take you on a whirlwind tour through the most dreadful, disastrous and deadly days in the whole of horrible history, from the grim Great Fire of Rome to the vile St Valentine's Day Massacre, leaving the ...Show more
Dick Turpin: Legends and Lies by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Books
Fascinating historical fiction. Five strangers meet in the crowds to watch Dick Turpin hang. Each has a fascinating story to tell about the famous highwayman...but which are true and which are lies? Follow Terry Deary into the enthralling history of one man and his legend. Particularly suitable for stru ...Show more
Dublin by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories S.
Reveals the horrible history of the great Irish city, from the blood-dripping battle of Clontarf to the risings and rebellions of the twentieth century. This title tells you why the mayor of Dublin put his Mum in prison and which Irish King led his men to battle, from his bath.