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Awesome Egyptians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories
History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Awesome Egyptians' gives you some awful information about phabulous Pharaohs and poverty-stricken peasants, who lived an awesome 5,000 years ago! Read on to find some foul facts about death and decay, revolting recipes for 3,000-year-old sweets, how to make a me ...Show more
Awful Egyptians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories Junior
Step back to an awfully ancient time when pharaohs were phoul, servants suffered and everyone believed in an awesome afterlife. Discover the dire details of mummy-making, the truth about Tutankhamun and his creepy curse and find out why people worshipped a dung beetle. With a bold, accessible new look, ...Show more
Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories
Learn all about the BLITZED BRITS, with all the nasty bits left in. Find out what really happened in Dad's Army, see how to make a rude noise with a gas mask and Learn why the Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty Includes a grisly quiz to test your knowledge.
Burglary for Beginners Bk1 Master Crook's Crime Academy by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Master Crook's Crime Academy
<p>Want to rob the rich and give to the poor? Worried about getting caught? Then why not train at the world's first crime academy? Learn from top teachers - master the mysteries of crime! From the moment Smiff Smith enrols at Master Crook's Crime Academy, he has no idea the thrills that lies in st ...Show more
Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways: Feuds, Frauds, Robberies and Riots by Terry Deary
Category: Technology and Transport
The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train ...Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were s ...Show more
Frightful First World War (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
All the foul facts about the Frightful First World War are ready to uncover, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. Refreshed with a fantastic new design ...Show more
Gorgeous Georgians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
All the most horrible facts about the Gorgeous Georgians ready for readers to uncover, including their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and the schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a ...Show more
Horrible Histories : Blood-Curdling Box of Books by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories Collections
All the foul favourites from the Horrible Histories series presented in a blood-curdling box with flip-top lid. Contains twenty books and includes the Rotten Romans, Terrible Tudors and Awesome Egyptians.
Measly Middle Ages (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
All the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages are ready to uncover, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another g ...Show more
Rotten Romans (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
All the foul facts about the Rotten Romans are ready to uncover, including what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts and how ancient Britons got their hair nice and spiky. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of T ...Show more
Stormin' Normans (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: No Category | Series: Horrible Histories S.
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the STORMIN' NORMANS, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly, which pirate hung up his eye-patch and became a saint and why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these b ...Show more
Terrifying Tudors (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Horrible Histories
All the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors are ready to uncover, including who invited Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge ...Show more