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Terry Deary
From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the third volume in Terry Deary’s gritty and humorous history series for adults.
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From the author of Horrible Histories comes the fourth volume in Terry Deary’s gritty and humorous history series for adults.
It’s tough being a peasant in Saxon Britain. The taxes are too high, there are bandits everywhere, and rabbit porridge for dinner every night. Even worse, now the local thane…
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…
King Vortigern thinks he’s so clever but his servant Mervyn knows he is playing a dangerous game. Can Mervyn keep the King safe from the invading Saxons, Pictish raiders, 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…
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…
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…
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…
From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories…
Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, 5000 years ago
On the cold and windy island of Skara Brae, Tuc and his sister Storm try to…
Mesopotamia, 2500 years ago
Everyone in the tribe must work; all the men go hunting for bulls and mountain lions - apart from…
A light-hearted and often humorous romp through the centuries, packed full of revolting acts and acts of revolt, revealing how ordinary folk - from nasty Normans to present-day lawbreakers -…
The facts may be quirky but they are all carefully researched. The stories show humanity at its best and its worst, at its funniest and most tragic. The anecdotes are…
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Put Out The Light is a thrilling tale following the adventures of two groups of children during World War II.
Terry Deary,Martin Brown
All the most horrible facts about the Groovy Greeks ready for readers to uncover, including why girls ran about naked pretending to be bears, who had the world’s first flushing…
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon exposing all its scurrilous secrets. With a frightful full-colour map tourists can plot their…
England, 1609. Sir Robert’s servants live at Hylton Castle in constant fear of his violent temper. They suffer whilst Sir Robert lives in luxury. But when Sir Robert’s anger goes…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about IRELAND, including why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriors went to battle naked, and how to make…
All the most horrible facts about the Gorgeous Georgians ready for readers to uncover, including their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and the schoolchildren who went to war…
Get to grips with Home Front life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. From what really happened in Dad’s Army to the perils of air raids, and…
This title tells the story of the Scots from the desperate Dark Ages to the terrible 20th century. It provides facts on cool kings, cruel kings, mean queens and wise…
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HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon exposing all its scurrilous secrets. With a frightful map tourists can plot their path…
HORRIBLE CHRISTMAS is filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wanted to know, but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask! The complete horrible history…
750 BC. The boys at school are excited. Their teacher suggests the school holds its own Olympic games. Elena watches as her twin brother, Cypselis, prepares and discovers a bet…
HORRIBLE HISTORIES: OXFORD takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Oxford, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful map tourists can plot their path…
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories…King Henry VII is a mean and ruthless king and when a young boy named Lambert Simnel lays claim to the throne, Henry is…
AD 64. Rome is a frightening place. But little does Christian slave girl Mary realise the dangers that await her when she accompanies her master to the city. It is…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the RUTHLESS ROMANS, including which emperor enjoyed eating camel’s heels, who were the terrible twins who founded Rome and which evil emperors…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the STORMIN’ NORMANS, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee. These…
Discover all the terrifying facts about the number one river in London, the Terrible Thames. From gory stories of death, crime and creepy creatures to the freezing Frost Fairs, which…
True story of the Staplehurst railway disaster. Charles Dickens, who was on board the train, fought heroically to save lives.
Two toshers live by finding valuables in the sewers. What happens when the London Underground destroys their home?
Every day, hapless hopefuls come to dirty and dangerous London town trying to seek their fortunes. Who is waiting for them? Tricksters and conmen - like young Eleanor’s family. Eleanor…
Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of the Irish Sea. Her gang of cut-throats rule the waves … until Grace is captured! But instead of…
England, 1485. Young George is plucked from his grand home and finds himself a hostage to King Richard III. With the king’s enemies advancing, the whole country is in turmoil…
Wessex, Southern England, 878. Fortunes are not on the side of the English and the Vikings will soon control all the land. Even young Ethelbert believes he could do a…
Whitby, Northern England, 867. Edwin and Luke are young boys training to be monks. It’s a quiet life until one day the Vikings invade.The boys are terrified of the fearsome…
Old, ailing Elizabeth I has heard of a plan to overthrow her. One of the rallying points for the uprising was to be the Globe Theatre, so she throws Shakespeare’s…
The day Queen Mary Tudor - or Bloody Mary , as she’s called, because she has anyone who doesn’t go to church burned - came to town was the most…
Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal South American gold from the Spanish fleet. Can Tom survive the trip round the world, through…
Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he’s a prisoner. And next morning, he’ll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy…
Norway, 793 AD. Fleece was snatched by Viking warriors when she was a young girl. Now she must work for a bullying farmer and his family, looking after their sheep…