Terry Deary

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Step back to an awesomely ancient time with the Awesome Egyptians, as featured on BBC Bitesize.

Discover . . .

• which king had the worst blackheads
• why some kings had to wear false beards
• and why the peasants were revolting.

Discover all the foul facts about the 'Great' War with history's most horrible headlines: Frightful First World War edition. 

The master of making history fun, Terry Deary gives us all the facts on the First World War 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. It's all in Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War.

• fully illustrated throughout and packed with toe-curling 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. 

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Two Horrible Histories in one! In 'The Groovy Greeks' find out how Ancient Greek doctors had to examine their patients' vomit, earwax and rotting flesh - by tasting them, and discover the gory details of William the Conqueror's death in 'The Stormin' Normans'.

Will Marsden and his grandfather ride north to Scotland to help a mysterious stranger. Meg, the serving girl, steps in as they are led into danger, in this thrilling Tudor adventure.

The Marsden family are in financial trouble. If they can’t pay their debts they will lose their home. With this in mind Will, his father and their serving girl set sail for London with a cargo of coal.

It is the end of the reign of Elizabeth I. William Marsden is determined to save a servant girl who has been condemned to death. Within the account of his adventures is Mary Queen of Scots as she faces execution.

Another chunk of horrible history with bold knights, ladies in tall pointy hats and revolting peasants. Medieval monks, plague and the Black Death are all explained here!

Queen Elizabeth I is dying and England is in turmoil. Young Will and his friend Meg set off to London to clear his family name and are confronted by obstacles such as the magician Doctor Dee, a man much admired by the queen.

World War II has begun. Brigit has been evacuated to Wales from her home near the aeroplane factories of Coventry. But when it's revealed that her father is German, Brigit runs away to join her mother in a very special training camp, where Churchill is building a secret army of spies and saboteurs known as the Special Operations Executive.

Brigit and her mother soon find themselves on the front line in Nazi-occupied France, where they search for double agents and meet with danger at every turn in their efforts to support the French resistance. But no-one will suspect Brigit is a spy, will they? After all, who would suspect a child? 

Packed full of frightening facts about these vile invaders. Want to know why some Vikings had names like Oaf, Fat-thighs or Stinking or do you need how to build a Viking longboat? It's all in here along with plenty of other fearsome facts.

History with all the good bits left in! Find out when the first public loo was flushed and who had a glass eye for every occasion. Read about school rules for teachers and a gory guide to Victorian death!