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Terry Deary
Discover all the foul facts about the Rotten Romans in this classic Horrible Histories title. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of…
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All the Awful Egyptians’ most horrible facts ready for readers to uncover, including why the Egyptian people worshipped a dung beetle, which pharaoh married her grandfather and what the ‘Shepherd…
Discover all the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors in this classic Horrible Histories title. With a striking newspaper look throughout!
In this brilliant new edition of Pirates, Terry Deary reveals the terrible truth behind the lousy pirate legends and lies so forget the brave heroes swinging from masts and the…
The blood-curdling history of Britain and Ireland from Terry Deary! The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in full colour…
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The World’s Worst is packed full of the foulest gold, silver and bronze medal winning entries in horrible categories such as diseases, battles, emperors, punishments, schools and more. Read all…
Discover all the frightful stories behind iconic ghost tales from around the world. From the ancient evils of Egypt, cutthroat Celtic sacrifices, Anne Boleyn and other restless royals as well…
From the author of the blockbuster Horrible Histories, which is now a TV show and movie, and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. 'Deary's storytelling is simple, historically…
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From the author of the blockbuster Horrible Histories series, which is now a TV show and movie, and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
'Deary's storytelling is simple…
Discover all the foul facts about fifty gruesome great houses in this brand new Horrible Histories book.
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the INCREDIBLE INCAS, including how a bucket of pee could make you beautiful, why servants ate the emperor's hair. With a bold…
All the foul facts about the WOEFUL SECOND WORLD WAR are ready to uncover, including why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty, what really happened in Dad’s Army…
Discover all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons, including who got cow pats as Christmas presents, why wearing a pig on your head is lucky and how to make…
Discover all about barmy beasts and cagey creatures across history in Horrible Histories Animals. From gory stories of stone age sacrifices, Roman murderous games, a clever Victorian baboon given the…
Discover all the amazing and awful facts about barmy beasts and cagey creatures across history. From gory stories of animal sacrifices in the Stone Age to murderous games held in…
When a thin, pale boy called Lambert claims he’s the rightful heir to the throne, King Henry VII is furious in The Prince, The Cook and the Cunning King.
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When Ulrich the knight turns up at a tavern wearing a green dress and a long blonde wig, he causes quite a stir in The Knight of Silk and Steel….
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Terry Deary’s Victorian Tales explore the fascinating world of the Victorians, including many of the incredible achievements and breakthroughs that took place, through the eyes of children who could have…
Four exciting, funny pirate stories based on historical events, from the bestselling Terry Deary.
In ‘The Pirate Lord’, Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on a mission…
Four exciting, funny ancient Egyptian stories about children who could have lived at the time.
In ‘The Plot on the Pyramid’, the workers building the Great Pyramid are blamed when…
Four thrilling and entertaining stories about children who could have lived in ancient Greece.
In The Lion’s Slave, Archimedes’s servant Lydia is the bane of his life. But when the…
Four exciting, funny ancient Roman stories about children who could have lived at the time.
‘The Captive Celt’ is the story of Deri, a Celt who faces execution for criticising…
Terry Deary’s Viking Tales explore the world and mythology of the Vikings through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people from…
Ten gruesome Greek legends guaranteed to get kids groaning - from killer king Oedipus to monstrous Medusa’s horrible hair. Discover how heroic Heracles sits his SATs and the wife of…
TERRY DEARY’S BEST EVER SHAKESPEARE TALES tells you more than what happens in everyone’s favourite Shakespeare plays - he tells you the stories behind them too. Find out how the…
Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an…
Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. November 1916 - the war on the Home Front. Millie is being…
Want to rob the rich and give to the poor? Worried about getting caught? Then why not train at the world’s first crime academy! 2 books in 1!
A mysterious tower. A girl in a glass case. A stolen phone. A door to an old waxworld. And Boy. Not only are the police looking for him, but the…
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories…Down at the theatre, Sam is about to star in Shakespeare’s new play, Romeo and Juliet, but people are whispering that a plague is…
Menes is training as a scribe in the local temple, and to earn extra money to help his poor family, he agrees to assist rich old Maiarch. Menes must write…
Can Molly and Boy save the day? Will Wildpool ever be the same? The second in a spellbinding new fiction series from bestselling Horrible Histories author, Terry Deary.
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Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, 5000 years ago
On the cold and windy island of Skara Brae, Tuc and his sister Storm try to…
Put Out The Light is a thrilling tale following the adventures of two groups of children during World War II.
Thrilling historical adventure from Terry Deary, the ‘outstanding children’s non-fiction author of the 20th century’ (Books For Keeps)
This brand new, exciting adventure from bestselling Horrible Histories author Terry Deary…
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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories…Molly loves travelling with Shakespeare’s theatre company but the jester, Armin, keeps picking on her and faithful donkey, Dolly. Can she keep Armin away…
This brand new, thrilling adventure from bestselling ‘Horrible Histories’ author Terry Deary brings the closing days of the First World War to life. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and…
In Saxon Kent the law says thieves should be executed, and soup made from a stolen sheep has been found in the Medway house. Young Edward takes the blame, but…
The Great Pyramid is a lively place to work. The only irritation is Antef, the fussy, bullisome supervisor who makes everyone feel more like slaves than free workers - so…
