Terry Deary

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. This title presents the history with the nasty bits left in.

After sending dozens of innocent people to jail, cruel Judge Fumble decides to rest at his country mansion. But he must ensure that the Fumble fortune remains safe on the journey home... On the other side of town, the students of the world's first Crime Academy are getting set for another lesson in crime — this time from the greatest highway robber Wildpool has ever seen. The second book in an hilarious new adventure series from Terry Deary Books, this funny should be against the law.

From the bestselling author of «Horrible Histories» comes this fantastic, hilarious new series! The doors to Wildpool's first workhouse are now open and Mr and Mrs Humble run it with an iron fist. So much so, the poor would rather be back on the streets! With the help of a few disguises, a lesson in ransom notes and most importantly... a hostage — Master Crook's Crime Academy's students are ready for another adventure.

This book features history with twice the nasty bits... and in an incredible new edition! In Angry Aztecs readers will encounter the Mayan mysteries, cunning Conquistadors and people whose idea of fun was ripping out human hearts. The Incredible Incas gives all the gory details about the incredible empire which ruled 12 million people but was smashed by 260 Spanish invaders... and a few germs! With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... history has never been so horrible!

This is another horribly hilarious story from Terry Deary. It's 1348 and the shadow of the Black Death is descending over England. Geoffrey Copton returns from the war in France, only to find himself caught up in a plot to rob and kill an innocent man. Will Geoffrey and his friend Meg manage to save the day, or will the dastardly plotters get away with the gold... and with murder.

Another horribly hilarious story from the creators of Horrible Histories. Eric is a young novice monk in the abbey at Lindisfarne. When he faces a lashing from fearsome Father Patrick, Eric flee in a small boat and is captured in a storm by Norse men. When h befriends Hilda, a young English slave girl, they plan their esape. But the youngsters uncover a secret plan to raid English monasteries and find themselves part of the raiding party on Lindisfarne itself. Can they save Eric's beloved monastery, its treasures and habitants?

This book features history with twice the nasty bits... in a horrible new edition! The Smashing Saxons tells the terrible truth about the pillaging people who bashed the Brits but got nobbled by the Normans. The Stormin' Normans follows big bad Bill the Conqueror who battled at Hastings, stormed Europe and joined the crummy Crusades. This book features curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... for your teacher! History has never been so horrible.

This book features history with twice the nasty bits... and in an incredible new edition! Readers can learn what life was really like in the Measly Middle Ages — in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats, and the peasants truly were revolting. In Vicious Vikings, readers get all the frightening facts about these vile invaders and their savage Saxon enemies, from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to their suffering slaves. With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... History has never been so horrible!

Hundreds of horribly hilarious historical jokes in one laugh-out-loud book make this a must-have book for any Horrible Histories fan. Literally laugh your head off at this comical collection of nasty bits.

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!

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!

From the blood-dripping battle of Clontarf to the risings and rebellions of the twentieth century, Dublin has had a painful past. Discover the terrible truth about this great Irish city. Whose head was put in a pot and pickled? Which Irish King led his men into battle – from his bath? Complete with frightful fold-out map.

It's history with the nasty bits left in. Want to know: Why Druids split humans in half? How the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham? How an army of welsh mums fought off the French once and for all? Discover the dreadful deeds that make the history of Wales so horrible — all the gore and more.

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!

When a boy called Bairn is rescued from his dangerous job as an Edinburgh chimney sweep, he appears to have landed on his feet. But his new job proves just as dangerous and he soon becomes caught up in a plot to kill Queen Victoria. Has he been saved from slavery only to end up swinging at the gallows? Find out in this Vile Victorian adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more.

A wild and wind-lashed wall separates two terrifying tribes: the Picts and the Britons. Two Gaul soldiers are given the task of guarding the wall — on pain of death. But with catapults, feasts and football to distract them, will they be able to keep the peace and solve the mystery of the lost legion? Find out in this «Rotten Roman» adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more!

The nasty bits at your fingertips! The Horrible History of the World presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. Want to know: Why Alexander the Great banned beards? What smelly sport was played by samurai warriors? Who tried to bump off her enemies with a cake made with poisoned bath-water? It's all you ever need to know about the wicked world — all the gore and more!

It's history with the nasty bits left in! 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.

»The Awesome Activity Book» is stuffed with killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring the awful Egyptians, groovy Greeks and incredible Incas to life. Want to: paint the inside of a pharaoh's tomb; learn how to compete in the odd Olympic games; and play the Incan initiation game? With over 200 re-usable stickers, the «Awesome Activity Book» will keep you (and your mummy) wrapped up for hours!

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.

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!

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.

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!

This book has everything you could need to plot your path to the past. Using the frightful fold-out map of the city you can take a punt past corpse-ridden Christchurch and go skeleton-spotting at the cruel and crumbling castle. You can trust Horrible Histories to make sightseeing fun!