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Horrible Histories

189 total works

Cover of Horrible Histories Annual 2013
THE HORRIBLE HISTORIES ANNUAL 2013 is a must-have for all Horrible Histories fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games, dreadful jokes and putrid puzzles, plus content from Horrible Histories TV - it's the annual with rat-itude

Cover of Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Gorgeous Georgians' tells you all about the people who lived in these riotous times - from lords and ladies with a personal hygiene problem to the starving and pitiful poor. Want to know if you'd make a good body-snatcher? What the Georgians did with squashed fish eyes? Who wore false eyebrows made from mouse skin? Read on for incredible information on horrible highwaymen, raging revolutions and plundering pirates. Find out about the gorgeous guys who wore wigs, lipstick and blusher, disgusting dentists who used peasants for spare parts, and schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers. History has never been so horrible!

Cover of Horrible Histories Annual 2010

Horrible Histories Annual 2010

by Terry Deary

Published 1 November 2009
Packed with the usual barmy blend of foul facts, cartoon strips, stories, jokes, activities and puzzles, the "2010 Annual" includes a whole heap of nasty bits. This is a must-have for all fans of the series. It's guaranteed to keep boredom at bay for another year.

Cover of Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians/Vile Victorians
History with twice the nasty bits| The Gorgeous Georgians tells you all about the people who lived in these riotous times - from lords and ladies with a personal hygiene problem to the starving and pitiful poor. The Vile Victorians gives you all the terrible truth about revolting events affecting everyone not so very long ago - from the vile Victorian queen herself, to some vicious Victorian villains. Read on for curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests ...for your teacher| History has never been so horrible|

Cover of Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings/Measly Middle Ages
This title presents the history with twice the nasty bits! "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. "The Vicious Vikings" is packed with frightening facts about these vile invaders - and their savage Saxon enemies - from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the suffering slaves, the thralls. Read on for curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests ...for your teacher! History has never been so horrible.

Cover of Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages: Activity Book
The Measly Middle Ages Activity Book is stuffed with killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring all those nutty knights and revolting peasants to life. Want to: * create your very own menacing medieval knight? * become a fearsome fighter in a jousting tournament? * try some revolting recipes that will beat any slimy school-dinners? Puzzle your parents with Terry Deary's foul facts and stun your schoolmates with Martin Brown's crafty cartoons. With a push-out medieval knight to dress for battle, the Measly Middle Ages will keep you armed with the facts!

Cover of Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Ruthless Romans' reveals the grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time - from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for the gory details about the cruel Colosseum - and the people and animals who were massacred there. Run screaming from the reality of life as a Roman soldier and terrorise your teacher with our foul facts about the Romans. History has never been so horrible!

Cover of Pirates (Horrible Histories)

Pirates (Horrible Histories)

by Terry Deary

Published 3 December 2015
Horrible Histories: Pirates 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 as it's 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 and 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.

Cover of This is a Horrible Colouring Book
History can be horrible - especially when you get into the grisly
details. And this colouring book is no different. There will be
no need for 'buttercup yellows' or 'sky blues' in this book. More
like 'blood-stained browns' or 'revolting reds'.

From the rotten rituals of the Egyptians to the cruel crimes of Blackbeard,
this colouring book is a terrible trip through history,
with all the gore and more. Packed full of pirates to paint, Colloseums
to colour and evil Incas to illustrate, this is a colouring
book - but not as you know it.

Cover of Horrible Histories Annual 2014
THE HORRIBLE HISTORIES ANNUAL 2014 is a must-have for all Horrible Histories fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games, dreadful jokes and putrid puzzles \- it's the annual with rat-itude!

Cover of Villainous Victorians: Reissue
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the VILLAINOUS VICTORIANS, including Why burglars were scared of bogies, which poet said he ate an ape and how a snick fadger might kiddy-nap your spangle. 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.

Cover of Horrible Histories Handbook Blitz
"Horrible Histories" fans can discover if they could have survived the Blitz in this latest colour Handbook. From the pitfalls of navigating blackouts, to how leaving the toilet seat up could save your house from being blown to smithereens - all the things readers didn't know they needed to know are contained in this horribly handy format.

Cover of Who's Horrible in History

Who's Horrible in History

by Terry Deary

Published 5 October 2009
Fifty foul people from history - personally selected by His Dearyness for their beastly behaviour. Split into ten sections including: Awful Assassins, Rotten Rebels, Wicked Women, Crazy Criminals, Ruthless Rulers, etc. Each section follows a different format - stories, newspaper articles, diary entries, fact files and so on.

Cover of Horrible Histories: Awesome Egyptians: Activity Book

Cover of Horrible Histories Annual 2012
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 bay or another year.

Cover of Horrible Histories: Horribly Hilarious Joke Book
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.

Cover of Terrible Tudors Book and Playing Cards Pack
The Terrible Tudors was the very first book in the Horrible Histories series, published back in 1993. Now you can own this Awful Anniversary edition and find out: what sort of criminal a 'prigger of prancers' was ; which condition was cured by swallowing young frogs ; how to play the Tudor card game 'trump' Delve inside to discover enough rotten rulers, poor peasants and common criminals to sink a Tudor warship. Plus-get into some foul play of your own with a Horrible Histories pack of playing cards. History has never been so horrible!

Cover of Gruesome Guide to York

Gruesome Guide to York

by Terry Deary

Published 3 August 2017
 


A stunning edition of this gory city guide with all the
gruesome bits left in!
Horrible Histories: Gruesome Guide To 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

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!

Cover of Grisly Quiz Book and Gruesome Games
A Horrible Histories gift set compromising a Grisly Quiz Book, packed full of foul facts and awesome activities, plus everything you need to play four awesome ancient games: - The Awesome Egyptians Snake Game - board and counters included - Knucklebones - the ruthless Romans version of Jacks - Ostrakinda - a double-sided coin is used to play this groovy Greek team game - Blindfold Games - the classic Blind Man's Buff as played by rotten Roman kids and the groovy Greek favourite Ephedrismos A sure-fire family favourite that's guaranteed to keep boredom at bay during the festive season.

Cover of Terrible Tudors Sticker Book