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: Cruel Kings and Mean Queens

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 1760270008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
History with the nasty bits left in! Cruel Kings and Mean Queens gives you the horrible historical facts on all our shocking sovereigns, from William the Conker right up to Lizzie the Last. It’ll tell you what you really want to know, like which king died after falling off the toilet, why people thought King John was a werewolf, why Queen Anne’s feet were covered in garlic ... and much more, including foul but fascinating facts on horrible habits, ghastly palace ghosts, and the dreadful royal doctors of days gone by. This grippingly gruesome guide lets you into the secrets of our mad, menacing and murderous monarchs and the terrible times in which they ruled. History has never been so horrible!

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens

Author: Tanya Boteju
Publisher: Simon Pulse
ISBN: 1534430652
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
“Poignant and important.” —Refinery29 “A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews Judy Blume meets RuPaul’s Drag Race in this funny, feel-good debut novel about a queer teen who navigates questions of identity and self-acceptance while discovering the magical world of drag. Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying to move past her mother’s unexpected departure. After a bewildering encounter at a local festival, Nima finds herself suddenly immersed in the drag scene on the other side of town. Macho drag kings, magical queens, new love interests, and surprising allies propel Nima both painfully and hilariously closer to a self she never knew she could be—one that can confidently express and accept love. But she’ll have to learn to accept lost love to get there. From debut author Tanya Boteju comes a poignant, laugh-out-loud tale of acceptance, self-expression, and the colorful worlds that await when we’re brave enough to look.

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.

Horrible Histories: Top 50 Kings and Queens

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Non-Fiction
ISBN: 1407156926
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Top 50 Kings and Queens is packed full of foul facts and loathsome lists all about our ruthless rulers. Filled with new material, this pocket-sized guide to rotten royalty has all the trademark Horrible Histories humour. With full-colour layouts and new illustrations from Martin Brown, it's perfect for fans of the series and new readers alike.

Anne Boleyn and Me

Author: Alison Prince
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407114774
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
England 1525. Allegiances are divided. Henry VIII wants to divorce his devoted wife Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. For young Elinor Valjean, the conflict is a personal one: she loves Queen Catherine, but is forced to wait upon the queen's supplanter. Elinor's diary chronicles the turbulent years of Henry's divorce and Elinor's role as an observer of the stormiest marriage in history.

The Wicked King

Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316310336
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince. You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

Horrible Histories Special: Rotten Rulers

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407137220
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
Readers can discover all the foul facts about ROTTEN RULERS, including who gave the job of high priest to a donkey, who choked to death while eating a crow and who celebrated victory by eating his enemy's head.

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.

Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor

Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590684842
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.