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| by Terry Deary |
Illustrated by Martin Brown
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Fantastic Titles
Welcome to the Horrible Histories Book Zone
where history has NEVER been so horrible!
Find out about all the latest titles in this best-selling
series which is now more than ten years old! There'll
be new information every month, so make sure you stay
up to date!
You can also read all about the author, Terry
Deary and illustrator, Martin
Brown, in the Author
Zone.
It's history with the nasty bits left in! |
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Knights
Forget the fairy tales from days of old when knights
were supposed to be bold and damsels were always in
distress, and brace themselves for the terrible truth
about the cold-blooded killers. From Arthur and his
mythical knights to warrior kings and cruel crusades
there are foul facts on a whole host of knasty knights
plus dire details of the weapons they used and the rotten
rules of knight fights.
ISBN: 978 1407 11469 9. Paperback.
£9.99 |
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Pirates
You can decide who was the baddest of the bunch in the
top ten of putrid pirates, discover why the women pirates
were just as wicked as the men and learn to talk the
patter of a pirate.
ISBN: 978 1407 11468 2. Paperback.
£9.99 |
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Warriors
From nasty Norseman and head-hunting Celts, to hated
hooligan Huns and sword-swishing Samurai, Terry Deary
dishes the dirt on wicked warriors and their bloody-thirsty
battles. Find out whose savage stallion liked to munch
on human flesh and why ninja poo was a deadly weapon.
ISBN: 978 1407 11467 5. Paperback.
£9.99 |
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Witches
The truth is revealed behind pointy hats and black cats,
and other idiotic ideas about witchcraft. Full of foul
facts including which magic word was used to zap zits
and the terrible torture inflicted by a turca.
ISBN: 978 1407 11466 8. Paperback.
£9.99 |
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 Dublin
by Mike Phillips
Want to know: Whose head was put in a pot and pickled?
Why the mayor of Dublin put his mum in prison? Which
Irish King led his men to battle ... from his bath?
Plot your path to the past with the frightful full-colour
map – picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green
and creep around the cruel cathedrals.
ISBN: 978 1407 11071 4. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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|  Edinburgh
by Mike Phillips
Want to know: Whose pickled skin became a sought-after
souvenir? Why it's alright to spit on the High Street?
How the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with
murder? Plot your path to the past with a frightful
full-colour map of the city's horrible highlights -
climb up the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids
and hit the High Street for a whole host of historical
horrors!
ISBN: 978 1407 11097 4. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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 Oxford
by Martin Brown
Want to know: What a liripoop
is? Which potty professor liked to walk like a dinosaur?
What's buried beneath the botanical gardens? Plot your
path to the past with the frightful fold-out map of
the city - take a punt past corpse-ridden Christchurch
and go skeleton-spotting at the cruel and crumbling
castle.
ISBN: 978 1407 11077 6. Paperback. £5.99 |
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London
by Martin Brown
Want to know: What caused the Great Stink of 1858?
Why the flying dustmen were feared? Who ate a tosher
for tea? Plot your path to the past with the frightful
full-colour map – take a trip to the terrifying
Tower and dip into the River Thames (London's largest
toilet!).
ISBN: 978 1407 10423 2. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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|  Stratford-upon-Avon
by Mike Phillips
Want to know: The rules of the Olympic sport of shin-kicking?
Why locals like to lob cheese in the river? Which of
Shakespeare's characters was baked in a pie? Plot your
path to the past with the frightful full-colour map
- pay your respects at the playwright's grave, then
brave spooky Sheep Street, home of an awful axe man,
a weird witch and possibly the most haunted house in
England.
ISBN: 978 1407 11078 3. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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|  York
by Mike Phillips
Want to know: Why Ivar ended up boneless? What made
a three-legged mare so terrifying? Why eating too many
sproggs will get you a bazzerkin? Plot your path to
the past with the frightful full-colour map - meet at
the Minster, the home of battling bishops, amble through
the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb the Micklegate,
where so many traitors headed off!
ISBN: 978 1407 11079 0. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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|  Horrible
Christmas 2009 edition
Horrible Christmas supplies all the festive facts you
ever wanted to know, but were too stuffed full of mince
pies to ask! Includes foul but festive food, cruel yule
disasters and seasonal stories to send a shiver down
your spine.
ISBN: 978 1407 11555 9. Paperback.
£8.99 |
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|  Who's
Horrible in History
Stories, newspaper articles, diary entries and fact
files reveal just who put the horrible in history, from
rotten rebels to wicked women.
ISBN: 978 1407 10789 9. Hardback.
£12.99 |
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|  Horrible
Histories Annual 2010
The Horrible Histories annual is back, busting holiday
boredom yet again! Filled with treacherous tyrants,
brutal buccaneers, evil emperors and violent villains,
it's full of foul folk you wouldn't want to meet in
a dark alley – but who are great to read about
on a dark winter's night.
ISBN: 978 1407 11028 8. Hardback. £6.99 |
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|  Horribly
Huge Book of Terrible Tudors
A horribly huge book of nasty bits that's just bursting
with foul facts. Readers can find out why Henry VIII
thought he'd married a horse, or why Elizabeth I enjoyed
visiting new toilets - and get stuck in to tons of wicked
word games, killer quizzes and stacks of savage stickers.
With all those mad Tudor monarchs and evil executioners
now bigger than ever before, it's all the gore and so
much more.
ISBN: 978 1407 11090 5. Paperback.
£9.99
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 Horrible
Histories: Groovy Greeks/Percy Jackson
by Terry Deary, Rick Riordan
Two books in one! When you’ve
discovered all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks,
flip the book over to read a Percy Jackson mini adventure.
A winning combo for World Book Day!
www.worldbookday.com
ISBN: 978 0955 94468 0. Paperback. £1.00 |
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 Ruthless
Romans
The grim truth behind the greatest
empire of all time is revealed - from the terrible twins
who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder
a sport. Find out which emperor enjoyed eating camel's
heels and the name of the Roman goddess of door hinges.
History with the nasty bits left in!
ISBN: 978 1407
10424 9. Paperback. £4.99
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 Terrifying
Tudors
Take a look at the mad Tudor
monarchs and their suffering subjects - who just couldn't
help losing their heads. Discover 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. History with the nasty bits left in!
ISBN: 9781407104225. Paperback. £4.99
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 Awful
Egyptians
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. History with
the nasty bits left in!
ISBN: 978 1407 10420 1. Paperback.
£4.99
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|  Horrible
Christmas 2008 edition
All the festive facts you ever wanted to find out but
were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask. Find out
why making Christmas pudding used to be a crime and
how to get rid of carol singers. Includes foul but festive
food, seasonal stories to send shivers down your spine,
and cruel yule disasters. History has never been so
horrible!
ISBN: 978 1407
10814 8. Paperback. £8.99
www.horrible-histories.co.uk
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 The
Incredible Incas
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know:
• Why llamas wore earrings and drank beer?
• How a bucket of stewed pee can make you beautiful?
• Why servants ate the emperor's hair?
Discover all the foul facts about the Incredible Incas
- all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10427 0. Paperback.
£4.99 |
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 The
Angry Aztecs
It’s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to
know:
• Why the Aztecs liked to eat scum?
• When the world is going to end?
• How
to play a really violent ball game?
Discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs –
all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10425 6. Paperback.
£4.99 |
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 Villainous
Victorians
It’s history with the nasty
bits left in! Want to know:
• Why burglars were scared of bogies?
• Which poet said he ate an ape?
• How a snick fadger might kiddy-nap your spangle?
Discover all the foul facts about the Villainous Victorians
– all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10431 7. Paperback. £4.99
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Barmy British Empire
It's history with the nasty bits
left in! Want to know:
• How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting
on a stool?
• Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls?
• Why a Brit soldier used his own coffin as a
wardrobe?
Discover all the foul facts about the Barmy British
Empire - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10421 8. Paperback. £4.99
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 The
Savage Stone Age
Want to know:
• What Stone Age people used instead of toilet
paper?
• Why a hole in the skull is good for headaches?
• How to make a Stone Age mummy?
Discover all the foul facts about the Savage Stone Age
– all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10428 7. Paperback. £4.99 |
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 The
Cut-throat Celts
Want to know:
• Why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes
on?
• How to preserve your enemy’s brain?
• Why the Celts laughed at funerals?
Discover all the foul facts about the Cut-throat Celts
– all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10426 3. Paperback. £4.99 |
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Slimy Stuarts (new edition)
The next title in the hugely
successful series to get a marvellous make-over. With
a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits
at the back of the book, these best-selling titles are
sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of
Terry Deary fans.
ISBN: 978 1407 10429 4. Paperback. £4.99
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The Gorgeous Georgians (new edition)
The next title in the hugely
successful series to get a marvellous make-over. With
a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits
at the back of the book, these best-selling titles are
sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of
Terry Deary fans.
ISBN: 978 1407 10419 5. Paperback.
£4.99 |
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 The
Stormin' Normans (new edition)
Want to know:
Why Norman knights slept with a dolly?
Which pirate hung up his eye-patch and became a saint?
Why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee?
This book lets you discover all the
foul facts about the "Stormin' Normans" -
all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10430 0. Paperback. £4.99 |
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 The
Smashing Saxons (new edition)
Want to know:
• who got cow pats as Christmas presents?
• why wearing a pig on your head is lucky?
• how to make a dead Saxon happy?
Discover all the foul facts about
the Smashing Saxons - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10418 8. Paperback. £4.99 |
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 Horrible
Christmas
Now in flexi-bound
paperback, Horrible Christmas supplies all the festive
facts every Horrible Histories reader wanted to know,
but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask! Includes
foul but festive food, cruel yule disasters and seasonal
stories to send a shiver down every reader's spine.
ISBN: 978 0439 95145 6. Flexi. £8.99
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 Frightful
First World War (new edition)
The next title in the hugely
successful series to get a marvellous make-over. With
a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits
at the back of the book, these best-selling titles are
sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of
Terry Deary fans.
ISBN: 978 1407 10302 0. Paperback.
£4.99 |
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Horrible Histories: The Blitzed Brits (new edition)
It's history with the nasty bits
left in!
Want to know: What really happened in Dad's Army? How
to make a rude noise with a gas mask? Why the blitzed
Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty?
Discover all the foul facts about the Blitzed Brits
- all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 1407 10343 3. Paperback.
£4.99 |
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Awesome Egyptians (new edition)
It's history with the nasty bits
left in!
Want to know:
• Which king had the worst blackheads?
• Why some kings had to wear false beards?
• Why the peasants were revolting?
Discover all the foul facts about
the Awesome Egyptians - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94403 8. Paperback. 4.99 |
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Groovy Greeks (new edition)
Want to know:
• Why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked
pretending to be bears?
• Who had the world's first flushing toilet?
• Why dedicated doctors tasted their parents'
ear wax?
Discover all the foul facts about
the Groovy Greeks - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94402 1. Paperback. 4.99 |
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 Measly
Middle Ages (new edition)
Want to know:
• A genuine jester's joke?
• Why chickens had their bottoms shaved?
• What ten-year-old treacle was used for?
Discover all the foul facts about
the Measly Middle Ages - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94401 4. Paperback.
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Rotten Romans (new edition)
Want to know:
• What Roman soldiers wore under their kilts?
• How Ancient Britons got their hair nice and
spikey?
• Why rich Romans needed a vomitorium?
Discover all the foul facts about
the Rotten Romans - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94400 7. Paperback. 4.99
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Terrible Tudors (new edition)
Want to know:
• Why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse?
• All about terrible Tudor torture?
• Which shocking swear words the Tudors used?
Discover all the foul facts about
the Terrible Tudors - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94405 2. Paperback. 4.99 |
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Vicious Vikings (new edition)
Want to know:
• Why some vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs,
Oaf and Stinking?
• How to build a vicious Viking longboat?
• Which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman?
Discover all the foul facts
about the Vicious Vikings - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94406 9. Paperback. 4.99 |
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Vile Victorians (new edition)
Want to know:
• What vile Victorian parents called their children?
• Who had a gruesome glass eye for every occasion?
• When the first public loo was flushed?
Discover all the foul facts about the Vile Victorians
- all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94404 5. Paperback. 4.99 |
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Woeful Second World War (new
edition)
Want to know:
• Who made a meal out of maggots?
• Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their
enemies?
• Why white knickers could kill you? Discover
all the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War
- all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978 0439 94399 4. Paperback. 4.99 |
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Horrible
Christmas
Taking the ‘bah, humbug’ approach to the
festive season, Horrible Christmas
tells you all the festive facts you’ve ever wanted
to know: a very rude pantomime song, why making Christmas
pudding used to be illegal and tips on how to get rid
of carol singers. Comes with a free CD of Terry
Deary’s ‘Crackling Christmas’.
ISBN: 9780439954594. Hardback. £12.99
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 Loathsome
London
The nasty bits of London's glorious and
goriest history - from early Roman Londinium to the
blasting by the Blitz. Terry
Deary revisits all the old favourites: Romans, Saxons,
Normans, Tudors, Stuarts; all in one book!
ISBN: 9780439959001. Paperback.
£4.99
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Even More Terrible Tudors
ISBN: 9780590112543. Paperback. £4.99 |
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