Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Dublin

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407133500
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Shudder at the savage story of Dublin, brimming with blood-soaked battles and riotous rebellions. Terry Deary reveals the horrible history of the great Irish city, from the blood-dripping battle of Clontarf to the risings and rebellions of the twentieth century. Find out why the mayor of Dublin put his Mum in prison, picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around cruel cathedrals and then head to dreadful Dublin castle. Torture, traitors and cut-throat Irish chieftains - it's a trip you simply daren't miss!

Dublin

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407110714
Category : Dublin (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes his readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot their path to the past - picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruel cathedrals and then head to dreadful Dublin castle. Torture, traitors and cut-throat Irish chieftains, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!

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: The Awesome Egyptians

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407133608
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
They're not called the Awesome Egyptians for nothing! The foul pharaohs and their suffering slaves got up to all sorts of terrible tricks. Read this book to... * Meet some fabulous pharaohs... and their mummies * Make revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets * Discover which king had the most blackheads * Find out why some pharaohs wore false beards * Learn to become an Ancient Egyptian in 10 not-so-easy steps! If you like your history horrible, the Awesome Egyptians and their moaning mummies have it all wrapped up! Aaaarrrrgh!

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.

Cut-throat Celts

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702312397
Category : Celts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Revealed! All the cut-throat facts about Celtic Britain with history's most horrible headlines: Celts edition. Jump into Celtic life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. Discover why Celtic warriors fought without any kit on, how they preserved their enemy's brainsonce they'd won the fight and why it was perfectly normal to laugh at funerals. It's all in Horrible Histories: Cut-Throat Celts: fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie -Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!

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: 25th Anniversary Yearbook

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407186027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
The HORRIBLE HISTORIES YEARBOOK is a must-have for all Horrible Histories fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games and putrid puzzles - it's a yearbook with rat-itude! Discover all the dreadful details about your favourite eras of history. History has never been so horrible! Celebrating 25 years of Horrible Histories - the original and the best!

Gruesome Guide to Stratford-upon-Avon

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407182254
Category : Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot their path to the past - pay their respects at Shakespeare's grave, brave spooky Sheep street, and lob cheese in the river. Fatal fleabites, bloody battles and brutal beheadings, it's a trip no Horrible history fan will want to miss!

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!