The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407124100
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Another lavish production for Xmas - this time the Wicked History of Britain in full colour. Re-using material from the entire series (approx 70%), Terry weaves together a tale of rottenness, rioting and revolution to give readers a one-stop shop of horror. The histories of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are retold in one volume, complete with new material from Terry and Martin.

Horrible History of Britain

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9780439953955
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Reveals the foul facts from the murky pasts of England Ireland, Scotland and Wales in full-colour, with a dreadful door poster on the reverse of the jacket.

Ireland

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407110226
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Readers can discover all the foul facts about Ireland, including why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriors went to battle naked, and how to make yourself invisible. 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.

Horrible Histories: Stormin' Normans (New Edition)

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161938
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and which pirate hung up his eye-patch. With a bold, accessible new look and revised by the author, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

The Horrible History of the World

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407103501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Terry Deary presents the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to the terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century - all in glorious and goriest colour and now in flexi-bound paperback format. The truth about foul fighting is revealed in the Horrible Histories Rules of War, and readers can meet fifty of the most vicious villains of all time in the frightful fold-out feature. History has never been so horrible.

Horrible Histories Special: Cruel Kings and Mean Queens

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407137158
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
The history book which shows you monarchs as they really were - mad, menacing and murderous! Find out 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. Packed with treacherous treason, evil executions and savage struggles for the throne, this is royal history with the nasty bits left in!

Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407129554
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in World War II. When Hitler's horrid army were goose-stepping round the globe, nearly everything in Europe was totally AWFUL! Read on to discover... * The dreadful truth about Dad's Army * What happened when an elephant got loose in the blackout * Who made a meal out of maggots * Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies * Why wearing white knickers could kill you What with doodlebug bombs dropping out of the sky and sweet rationing driving kids (and teachers) mad, life in the Second World War was truly wicked. So from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches, and from rotten rationing recipes to awful invasions, discover all the dire details about the worst war EVER!

The Magical History of Britain

Author: Martin Wall
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445677091
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 478

Book Description
The first book to consider British history from a magical perspective, and how these arcane magical themes developed over time.

Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings (New Edition)

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161970
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. 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.

Horrible Histories: Terrifying Tudors

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407129457
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Do you like your history horrifying? Then the Terrifying Tudors will tantalise you! Shudder at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects, who were always losing their heads. Discover what Tudors did in the good times and the gory times, from their great goose fairs and foul festivals to the terrible tricks of their ruthless royal family.