Horribly Famous S.
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Everybody knows that Oliver Cromwell gave King Charles I the chop and clobbered the Cavaliers with his Roundheads, but in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts that they didn't know, such as how Oliver canceled Christmas and banned swearing, and that he was actually hanged and beheaded - after he had already died! It offers everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the warts.
Readers might already know that king Henry VIII is horribly famous for: \* having a bit of a weight problem \* marrying six unlucky wives \* getting very carried away with his chopping block. But this book will also tell them the facts no other biography is likely to tell them \- that Henry: \* was a handsome hunk and sports star \* accused his second wife of witchcraft \* bricked up his bedroom door at night
