Savage Stone Age

by Terry Deary

Published 4 February 2008
After fifteen fearsome years on the page, "Horrible Histories" are coming to the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course. In "Savage Stone Age" readers can discover the full story: what Stone Age people used instead of toilet paper; why a hole in the skull is good for headaches; and, how to make a Stone Age mummy. Join Rattus Rattus and the gang for the funniest, fastest, nastiest and daftest ride through history you're ever likely to see.

History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Groovy Greeks' is full of fab facts about the hip 'n' happenin' Greeks, who hung out over 2000 years ago. Find out about horrible heroes, savage Spartan soldiers, phoolish philosophers and suffering slaves. Want to know why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears, who had the world's first flushing toilet, and why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax? Read on for some amazing information on awful ancient food, groovy Greek Olympic games and the gruesome god who ate his own children. History has never been so horrible!

Rotten Romans

by Terry Deary

Published 1 March 1997
After fifteen fearsome years on the page, "Horrible Histories" are coming to the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course. Twelve classic "Horrible Histories" are being reissued with a tie-in cover. In "Rotten Romans" readers can discover the full story, including: after dinner fights to the death; Julius Caesar's fatal footwear faux pas; and, Emperor Heliogabalas and his cobweb collection.

Gruesome Guides: Dublin

by Terry Deary

Published 1 June 2006
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes his readers on a
gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most
scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists
can plot their path to the past - picnic with pirates at St Stephen's
Green, creep around the cruel cathedrals and then head to
dreadful Dublin castle. Torture, traitors and cut-throat Irish chieftains,
it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!

HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers
on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon
exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour
map tourists can plot their path to the past - pay their
respects at Shakespeare's grave, brave spooky Sheep street, and
lob cheese in the river. Fatal fleabites, bloody battles and brutal
beheadings, it's a trip no Horrible history fan will want to
miss!

Poisonous Postcards

by Terry Deary

Published 21 February 1997

Gruesome Guides: York

by Terry Deary

Published 1 March 2010
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: YORK takes readers on a gore-tastic
tour of the streets of York, exposing all of its most scurrilous
secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot
their path to the past - meet at the Minster, amble through the
blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so
many traitors headed off. Deadly diseases, horrendous highwaymen
and vicious Vikings, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want
to miss!

 


The blood-curdling history of Britain and Ireland from
Terry Deary!
All the foul
facts from the murky pasts of England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales revealed in full-colour
in a great, eye-catching foil format.


It's an adventure packed with romance, war, murder and gore that
begins around 300,000 BC and ends circa now.


Taking in such horrible highlights as the Black Death,
the Battle of Culloden and the London of Jack the Ripper.



Local history with the nasty bits left in!





With shiny foil cover

All at Sea

by Terry Deary

Published 5 March 2020
Discover all the foul facts behind the story of Britain
and Ireland's seafaring heritage.
From the early explorers to the Pilgrim
Fathers, the horrors of the slave trade
to the particular appeal of a piratical life, the Royal
Navy to the Merchant Navy, ship-building
tales, fishing traditions and beyond, it's all in Horrible
Histories: All at Sea.


A brand new classic Horrible Histories
book, perfect for fans old and new.

Horrible Christmas (2019)

by Terry Deary

Published 20 October 2000
 


Filled with all the festive facts every Horrible
Histories reader wants to know!
The complete horrible history of Christmas tells
tales of:





the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas


the Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded
bullets for footballs.

plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes and a Christmas quiz!

Pirates

by Terry Deary

Published 2 May 2019



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 handsome
young men sailing the seven seas for this is history at its most horrible!


Readers can:





decide who was the baddest of the bunch in the top ten of putrid
pirates

discover why the women pirates were just as wicked as the men


learn to talk the patter of a pirate



Plus there are foul facts on the ships they sailed,
the punishments they suffered and the rules they lived by.






Now the nasty bits are at your fingertips!

 


HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes
his readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin,
exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets.
Tourists can plot their path to the past - picnic with pirates
at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruel cathedrals and then
head to dreadful Dublin castle.


Torture, traitors and cut-throat Irish chieftains,
it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to
miss!

The Slimy Stuarts

by Terry Deary

Published 15 March 1996
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the SLIMY STUARTS,
including why some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which
king picked his nose and never washed his hands and why people
wore fish on their feet (bleeugh!). With a bold, accessible new
look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles
are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary
fans.

The Blitzed Brits

by Terry Deary

Published 6 August 2007
Learn all about the BLITZED BRITS, with all the nasty bits left in.
Find out what really happened in Dad's Army, see how to make a
rude noise with a gas mask and Learn why the Brits ate chicken-fruit,
sinkers and nutty! Includes a grisly quiz to test your knowledge.


These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another
generation of Terry Deary fans in this brand-new ebook format.

Cruel Kings and Mean Queens

by Terry Deary

Published 31 December 1995
Readers can discover all the foul facts about Cruel Kings and Mean
Queens, including which king died after falling off the toilet,
why people thought King John was a werewolf and why Queen Anne's
feet were covered in garlic.

In ebook format, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit
with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Big Fat Christmas Book

by Terry Deary

Published 2 October 2014
The Big Fat Christmas Book is full of festive things that go bump
in the night - the perfect read on a cold winter's night when you're
waiting for Santa to bring a sleigh full of goodies. Christmas
will never be the same again.

Step back to an awesomely ancient time with the Awesome Egyptians.
Discover which king had the worst blackheads, why some kings had
to wear false beards and why the peasants were revolting.

History with the nasty bits left in! 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth
anniversary.

The Gorgeous Georgians

by Terry Deary

Published 5 November 2007
Learn all about the Gorgeous Georgians with all the nasty bits left
in. You probably thought that Georgians just spent their time
prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons. Find out the horrible
truth, like their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene
problems and about the schoolchildren who went to war with their
teachers! Includes a grisly quiz to test your knowledge.

These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another
generation of Terry Deary fans in this brand-new ebook format.

After fifteen fearsome years on the page, "Horrible Histories" are now on the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course. Hundreds of horribly hilarious historical jokes in one laugh-out-loud book make this a must-have book for any "Horrible Histories" fan. Literally laugh your head off at this comical collection of nasty bits.

The Horrible Histories Annual 2015 is a must-have for all Horrible
Histories fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games, dreadful jokes,
quick quizzes and putrid puzzles - it's the annual with rat-itude!
Discover all the dreadful details about your favourite eras
of history from the Rotten Romans, to the Terrible Tudors and the
Gorgeous Georgians to the Woeful World Wars. History has never
been so horrible!