Look insideHorrible Histories: Vile Victorians (Classic Edition)
Queen Victoria was the ultimate Victorian, and she was not amused. Luckily you’ll be splitting your sides as you discover how disgusting the Victorians really were. They may have looked all prim and proper, but they were a jolly naughty bunch. From public toilets to smelly slums, gruesome glass eyes and creepy corpse-snatchers, take a closer look at this putrid period. You’ll even discover the vile names Victorian kids were called and taste some rotten Victorian recipes!
- A bestselling original Horrible Histories classic
- Full of jokes, cartoons, quizzes and funny facts
- Written in Terry Deary’s brilliantly witty style
- Over 25 million Horrible Histories books sold
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Fun Stuff
Quizzes
Activities
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Horrible Histories Puzzle Activity
Follow the puzzle to find out what each of the knights won in their tournament.
Recent reviews
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A great way to teach or learn all history has to tell
9 March 2014
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Great, however some very gruesome stuff!
6 March 2014
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amazing history book!
4 March 2014
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A good book!
9 March 2013
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Terry Deary has made a brilliant, educational set of books! They teach you all about how the people of the past live! I would recommend an age range of 8-12 for this book
6 March 2013
Who's reading this?
Authors
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Terry Deary
Terry is a former actor, theatre-director and Drama teacher and currently lives in County Durham. He has written over 150 books in the UK, including 44 Horrible Histories titles, and was voted the fifth most popular living children’s author in a 2005 Guardian survey.
Awards
Terry Deary won the 2001 Blue Peter Prize for Rotten Romans.
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Martin Brown
Martin Brown was born in Australia but currently lives in Dorset. In 1993, he illustrated the first of the HORRIBLE HISTORIES, and has now contributed to more than 60 titles in the series.
Awards
Blue Peter, Best Factual Book 2002 for Terrible Tudors
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