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The Horrible History of the World (Horrible Histories Handbook) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Handbooks
The nasty bits at your fingertips! "The Horrible History of the World" presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. Want to know: Why Alexander the Great banned beards? What smelly sport was played by samurai w ...Show more
The Savage Stone Age (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories S.
History with even more nasty bits left in! The next title in the hugely successful series to get a marvellous make-over. With a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits at the back of the book, these best-selling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation off Terry Deary f ...Show more
The Tomb of Treasure - An Awful Egyptian Adventure by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Gory Stories
A brand-new series of horribly hilarious stories from the creators of Horrible Histories! With a cast of comic characters and the usual mix of foul fun, Terry Deary's Gory Stories are guaranteed to appeal to all Horrible Histories fans. Phoul pharaoh Tutankhamun has died and is about to be buried. It's ...Show more
The Twentieth Century (Horrible Histories Special) by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories Special
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Who shocked the world by showing her knickers? How two monkey's and a dog became astronauts? Why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat? You can find out about last days of the vile Victorian Queen right up the nostalgic Nineties, with all the ...Show more
The Vile Victorians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories
'Vile Victorians' gives the reader all the terrible truth about revolting events affecting everyone not so very long ago - from the vile Victorian queen herself, to some vicious Victorian villains.
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
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