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Cruel Kings and Mean Queens by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
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? This gruesome guide lets you into the secrets of our mad, menacing and murderous monarchs and the terrible times in which they ruled.
Cruel Kings and Mean Queens by Terry Deary
Category: Reference | Series: Horrible Histories Special
Readers can discover all the foul facts about Cruel Kings and Mean Queens, including 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. With a bold look these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet an ...Show more
Dark Knights and Dingy Castles by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why the nutty knight chopped off his own finger? The revolting truth about a gong-farmer's job? What went on in the gruesome castle garderobes? Read on and find out about dreadful dungeons, cruel crusaders, ghastly ghosts that haunt creepy British ...Show more
England by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
History with the nasty bits left in! The Horrible History of England 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 that will make you quake. Want to know ...Show more
Horrible Christmas by Martin (ILT) Terry; Brown Deary
Category: Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories Special
Horrible Histories England by Terry Deary
Category: Children's History | Series: Horrible Histories Special
It's history with the nasty bits left in! 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? Terry Deary reveals the aful truth behind the rebellions, riots and ru ...Show more
Horrible Histories - France by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
History with the nasty bits left in! The Horrible History of France reveals the revolting truth behind the rebellious, revolutionary French, from the tortured times o the Dark Ages to the murderous moments of the 19th Century Want to know: *which King thought he was made of glass? *why French bread was ...Show more
Horrible Histories: Ireland by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
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 Special: Scotland by Terry Deary; Martin Brown (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Special Ser.
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Scotland, including the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these best ...Show more
Horrible Histories Terrible Tudors Special Evil Ed. with CD by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
This is an especially evil edition of the "Terrible Tudors"! In this work, discover all the foul facts including which condition was cured by swallowing young frogs and why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse. All the gore and more! Check out the Savage CD and sing along to Terry Deary's silly songs ...Show more
Rotten Rulers by Terry Deary; Martin Brown (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Horrible Histories Special Ser.
Readers can discover all the foulfacts 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? With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles a ...Show more
Rotten Rulers (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Horrible Histories Special
Rotten Rulers gives you the low-down on the world's most loathsome leaders. From bizarre tsars and evil emperors to crazy kings and queens, people all around the world have suffered at the hands of their rulers for centuries. Whether they're nutty or nasty, fat or foul, those in charge rarely get it rig ...Show more