1066 and Before That: Hysterical Historical Poems

What did the past sound like, look like and smell like? A history book can tell you – but a cheeky poem is way more fun! So unzip your lips and get rhyming about history’s big moments with this catchy poetry book. It’s got poems about woolly mammoths, cave kids, great rulers and mighty battles. All the way from the Stone Age up to 1066. Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Normans, the Battle of Hastings – they’re all here. Plus: once these rhymes are in your brain, they’re stuck!

  • Laugh-out-loud mix of history and funny poetry
  • Ties in with the history curriculum for KS1 and KS2
  • Essential history made funny, immediate and memorable
  • Favourite poet Brian Moses has sold over a million books

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