Horrible Histories Special: Wales

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 140713714X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Leeks. Saints. Daffodils. Choirs. Harps. At first glance, the history of Wales might seem pretty tame. But in this Horrible History, you'll get the real lowdown - with savage druids, deadly dragons and heaps of nasty bits! This is the history of Wales as you've never heard it before: a terrible tale of Norman invaders, Viking sea-raiders, cruel Celts, miserable miners and battling bards. Find out why druids split humans in half, how the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham - and how an angry army of Welsh mums fought off the French once and for all! It's all horribly exciting!

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.

Horrible Histories Special: Rowdy Revolutions

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407137182
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
OK - we know that history is horrible. But it's never nastier than in a rowdy revolution, when the perilous people rise up against their rotten rulers! This book gives you the bone-chilling facts behind some of the bloodiest revolutions ever, from France and Russia to China and India.

England

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
A humorous account of the history of England. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

Horrible Histories Special: England

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407137115
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
History with the nasty bits left in! This hideous Horrible History 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 to 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? Mull over the miseries of Middle Ages monarchs, discover ten ways to die down a Victorian mine, and find out which dreadful days in history we celebrate as holidays. Whether it's plague, fire and civil war, or roast beef, fish and chips and a cup of tea, if it's anything to do with England, you'll find it in this book!

Ireland

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: SCHOLASTIC
ISBN: 9780439014366
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
This volume tells you about centuries of dreadful deeds, from cruel Celtic chieftains and suffering saints to the troubled 20th century. Visit the chamber of horrors, try a game to make you hurl and the top 20 Irish curses and find out the tragic truth about the foul famines and savage sieges.

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: England

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 1760270024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Readers can discover all the foul facts about England, including which monk tried to pinch the devil’s nose with a pair of tongs, why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings and which English king was accused of being a werewolf. With a bold look these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Horrible Christmas

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407196862
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wants to know! The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, to Christmas in the trenches whenthe British and Germans traded bullets for footballs. Plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes and a Christmas quiz!

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.