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England by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Special
History with the nasty bits left in! The Horrible History of England reveals the awful truth behind the rebellions, riots and rumpuses that have made England what it is today (whatever that is). From the cruel Celts right up to the terrible 20th century it's a tale that will make you quake. Want to know ...Show more
England - Horrible Histories Special by Terry Deary; Martin Brown (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Special Ser.
Discover all the foul facts about the history of Old Blighty with history's most horrible headlines: English edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to England. From which monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongsand why somepeople in the Middle Ages ...Show more
Frightful First World War: AND Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories S.
This work presents history with twice the nasty bits! Want to know: How sniffing your own pee could save your life in the First World War? Why wearing white knickers could get you killed in the Second World War? How a pair of old socks gave away top secrets? "The Frightful First World War&q ...Show more
Frightful First World War (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Frightful First World War, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps ad dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. With a bold, accessible new look and a ...Show more
Frightful First World War (Horrible Histories Junior) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Junior
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. With a bold, accessible new look, thes ...Show more
Gorgeous Georgians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
The gorgeous Georgians may have loved preening in mirrors and prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons, but trust us - they were really rotten underneath! From lords and ladies' sneaky schemes for hiding their personal hygiene problems to the horrible hardships suffered by the poor, find out the r ...Show more
Gorgeous Georgians (Horrible Histories Junior) by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Books | Series: Horrible Histories Junior
Learn all about the Gorgeous Georgians, like their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and the schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers! With a bold, accessible new look, illustrated throughout and revised by the author, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with y ...Show more
Gorgeous Georgians & Vile Victorians by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories S.
The Gorgeous Georgians tells you all about the people who lived in those riotous times from lords and ladies with a personal hygiene problem to the starving and pitiful poor. The Vile Victorians gives you all the terrible truth about revolting events affecting everyone not so very long ago from the vi ...Show more
Gorgeous Georgians & Vile Victorians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories Collections
History with twice the nasty bits left in ...and in a gorgeous new edition. In "Gorgeous Georgians" readers will meet lords and ladies with personal hygiene problems, as well as the starving and pitiful poor. "The Vile Victorians" dishes up all the terrible truth abou ...Show more
Groovy Greeks (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories S.
Apparently the ancient Greeks were a rather groovy bunch. The boys didn't start school until they were seven, and girls didn't have to go at all. But it wasn't always so jolly. Readers can discover why girls ran about naked pretending to be bears, who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedica ...Show more
Groovy Greeks (Horrible Histories Junior) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Junior
Apparently the ancient Greeks were a rather groovy bunch. The boys didn't start school until they were seven, and girls didn't have to go at all. But it wasn't always so jolly. Readers can discover who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax! With a ...Show more
Gruesome Great Houses by Terry Deary; Martin Brown (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Ser.
Discover all the foul facts about fifty gruesome great houses in this brand new Horrible Histories book. From Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace in London, HORRIBLE HISTORIES: GRUESOME GREAT HOUSES covers the history of Britain and Ireland from the time of the savage Stone Age right up unti ...Show more