Series:

Horrible Histories

193 total works

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As antislavery crusader John Brown gathers men and arms at a small farm near Harper's Ferry, seventeen-year-old Annie Brown must decide: Is her father a visionary or a madman?

Cover of Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Measly Middle Ages' tells you what life was really like in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats and the peasants were revolting. Want to know a genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Read on for some gruesome games, revolting recipes and fantastic facts. Find out about miserable Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to make children suffer. History has never been so horrible!

Cover of Horrible Histories: Savage Stone Age
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Savage Stone Age' clubs you over the head and drags you back to the days when people lived in caves, hunted wild animals and had never heard of table manners. Want to know 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? Read on for incredible information on nasty Neanderthals, awesome archaeologists and curious cave paintings. Find out the truth about Stonehenge and what suffering scientists do with Stone Age poo. History has never been so horrible!

Cover of Horrible Histories Special: France
History with the nasty bits left in! "The Horrible History of France" reveals the revolting truth behind the rebellious, revolutionary French, from the tortured times o the Dark Ages to the murderous moments of the 19th Century. Want to know: which King thought he was made of glass; why French bread was once made from broken tiles and bricks; and, how to play hopscotch like a French highwayman. Read on for the dire details on a host of curious kings, quirky queens and evil emperors - and the rebels who had them butchered, beheaded and bumped off when they'd had enough of them. Find out about France's foul famines, terrible terrors and the gruesome guillotine. History has never been so horrible!

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Cover of Horrible Histories Special: England
History with the nasty bits left in! The Horrible History of England reveals the awful truth behind the rebellions, riots and rumpuses that have made England what it is today (whatever that is). From the cruel Celts right up to the terrible 20th century it's a tale that will make you quake. Want to know: - which monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongs? - why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings? - which English king was accused of being a werewolf? Whether it's plague, fire, and civil war, or roast beef, fish and chips and a cup of tea, if it's got anything to do with the English it's in this book. Mull over the miseries of Middle Ages monarchs, discover ten ways to be killed down a Victorian mine, and find out which dreadful days in history to celebrate with a day off school. History has never been so horrible!

Cover of Horrible Histories Annual 2011
Packed with a barmy blend of foul facts, cartoon strips, stories, jokes, activities and puzzles, the 2011 Annual includes a whole heap of nasty bits from the smash-hit CBBC TV series, including "Rattus Rattus", "Stupid Deaths" and "The News at When". A must-have for all fans of the series, it's guaranteed to keep boredom at bayor another year.

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Horrible Histories Annual 2009

by Terry Deary

Published 1 November 2008

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Horrible Histories: Edinburgh

by Terry Deary

Published 1 January 2006
In the first of the "New City" titles Terry Deary reveals the foul and fierce history of Edinburgh. Featuring tales of the cursed castle and details of a whole host of historical horrors that happened on the High Street, "Edinburgh" comes complete with a fold-out map of the city's horrible highlights.

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Vile Victorians

by Terry Deary

Published 7 October 2002
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 "Vile Victorians", readers can discover the full story, including: murderers who wouldn't hang; dredger men fishing for the dead; and, stag hunting in Paddington Station.

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The Terrible Tudors

by Neil Tonge and Terry Deary

Published 7 October 2002
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the TERRIBLE TUDORS,
including why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse, all about
terrible Tudor torture and which shocking swear words the Tudors
used. 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.

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The Angry Aztecs

by Terry Deary

Published 2 June 2008
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs, including
why the Aztecs like to eat scum, when the world is going
to end and how to play a really violent ball game. 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.

History with the nasty bits left in!
2013 is Horrible Histories twentieth anniversary.

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Woeful Second World War

by Terry Deary

Published 1 June 2002
If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just
remind them how woeful things were in the Second World War. Readers
can discover why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers
and nutty, what really happened in Dad's Army and how to make a rude
noise with a gas mask. With a bold, accessible new look, these
bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation
of Terry Deary fans.

Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible
Histories more accessible to young readers.

2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.

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Terrifying Tudors

by Terry Deary

Published 5 April 2010
Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects
- who just couldn't help losing their heads. Discover who invited
Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when
you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig. With a bold,
accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be
a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible
Histories more accessible to young readers.

2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.

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Terrible Trenches

by Terry Deary and Martin Brown

Published 7 March 2011
From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire
details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War in
Horrible Histories: Terrible Trenches (World Book Day Edition)
... from both sides of the barbed wire. Discover how your own wee
could save your life, which animals wore gas masks and why Big Bertha
terrified the Brits.

With a bright new cover this bestselling title is sure to be a huge
hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary and Martin Brown
fans.

Cover of Horrible Histories: Even More Terrible Tudors
Takes you back for another look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects, who just could not help losing their heads. Read on for information about the good times and the gory from the great goose fairs to the painful punishments and trickery of the ruthless royal family.

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Horrible Christmas (2020)

by Terry Deary

Published 1 October 2020
 


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!




With full-colour illustrations by Martin Brown,
this annual edition of Horrible Christmas is the perfect
festive gift.

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The Groovy Greeks

by Terry Deary

Published 1 March 1997
Why did dedicated Greek doctors taste their patients' ear wax? What did Roman soldiers wear under their kilts? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? Find out in this bound edition of two titles in the Horrible Histories series - The Groovy Greeks and The Rotten Romans.

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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.

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Cut-throat Celts

by Terry Deary and Martin Brown

Published 4 February 2008
Refreshed, renewed, reloaded!
Readers can discover all
the foul facts about the Cut-throat
Celts, including:





why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on,

how to preserve your enemy's brain

and why the Celts laughed at funerals.



Refreshed with a fantastic new design, these bestselling
titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another
generation of Terry Deary fans.





With shiny foil cover