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Terry Deary
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
17,300 years ago; Lascaux, France
Willow isn’t the strongest or fastest in his tribe, but he is careful and clever. But that’s not…
Mesopotamia, 2500 years ago
Everyone in the tribe must work; all the men go hunting for bulls and mountain lions - apart from…
9500 years ago, as the Ice Age is ending…
Jay’s grandfather is old, maybe twice as many summers as he has fingers and…
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…
The terrible truth behind the history of our railways by Terry Deary, creater of Horrible Histories. Strictly for grown-ups!
From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the third volume in Terry Deary’s gritty and humorous history series for adults.
From the author of Horrible Histories comes the fourth volume in Terry Deary’s gritty and humorous history series for adults.
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…
Readers can discover all the facts about the Savage Stone Age including what they used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in the skull is good for headaches and…
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…
Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But can his captives Jed and Arthur stop the cruel captain?
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Young Acheron is a liar. Everybody knows it. But when a stranger comes to the city to announce that the Greeks have departed, leaving a special gift of a wooden…
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…
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…
Two toshers live by finding valuables in the sewers. What happens when the London Underground destroys their home?
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…
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…
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…
North America, 1009. The conquering Vikings are delighted to reach North America. The land is green and fertile - it’s the perfect place to establish a new home. But first…
This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death, helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it…
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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…
Discover all the foul facts behind the story of Britain and Ireland’s seafaring heritage in this brand new Horrible Histories book. In Horrible Histories: All at Sea. Full of the…
Jump into Celtic life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. Discover why Celtic warriors fought without any kit on, how they preserved their enemy’s brains once they’d…
All the most horrible facts about the Gorgeous Georgians ready for readers to uncover, including what they used squashed fish eyes for and all the skills you need to be…
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…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the ANGRY AZTECS, from why the Aztecs liked to eat scum and all about their horrible habit of drinking wine with live…
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: EDINBURGH takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Edinburgh exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. Kidnapped kings, mysterious murders and reckless raids…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about WALES, including why Druids split humans in half, how the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham and how an…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about ROTTEN RULERS, including who gave the job of high priest to a donkey and who celebrated victory by eating his enemy’s head…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A village in Germany, 1227. Sir Ulrich decides to show all the other knights in the land that they should be fighting for love. He will challenge any knight in…
