British

by Tony Robinson

Published 30 August 2012

This paperback edition includes a link to download a free audio version of the book read by Sir Tony Robinson.

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders British, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the British! It's history, but not as we know it!

Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including:

- How to avoid scurvy

- Why bright red isn't the best colour for a soldier's uniform

- Why not being able to swim was considered an advantage, and

- How to cure the most gruesome tropical diseases

For more funny history facts discover Greeks and Romans.


Greeks

by Tony Robinson

Published 30 August 2012

This paperback edition includes a link to download a free audio version of the book read by Sir Tony Robinson.

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Greeks, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks! It's history, but not as we know it!

Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including:

- Why the ancient Greeks were mad about olive oil

- Who Pythagoras was

- Why Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus, and

- How the Greeks invented the first computer, vending machine and death-ray

For more funny history facts discover Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Egyptians.