Look insideHorrible Histories Handbooks: The Horrible History of the World
Every horrid bit of history you ever wanted to know – in a handy pocket-size. Now all the nasty bits are at your fingertips! From brain-nibbling Neanderthals to the terrifying 20th Century, discover heaps of horrid facts to make you laugh your socks off. Want to know: why Alexander the Great banned beards? What smelly sport the Samurai warriors played? Who tried to bump off her enemies with a cake made with poisoned bath-water? It’s got all the wickedness of the world – with the gore and more!
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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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Horrible Histories Handbooks: The Horrible History of the World, in “blood-curdling color!” A must for all who love to learn about the gory side of history!
29 July 2016
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its a good book
6 March 2013
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if you go to gasington school me and my freind molly are doing a horrible history club and we love horrible histoies and hope you historians will like it and the book i loved it p.s the school is in england and i have not read the book yet but i think it is amazing can not wait to buy and read it!!!!!!
20 August 2012
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this book is great not only is it funny but it helps with school projects.
2 March 2012
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This book is great!!!
12 March 2011
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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 Melbourne, Australia, and has lived in England for over 30 years. He lives in Dorset with family. Arriving in London in 1983, Martin got a job as a bicycle courier – without any knowledge of the capital’s geography. It was short-lived. This was followed by a role in Harrod’s toy department: achievements included caricaturing customers and successfully wrapping a full-sized rocking horse. While working at London Graphic Centre, Martin decided to pursue his dream to become a cartoonist. Having access to the contact details of every publisher helped. One of the first publishers he contacted was Scholastic who commissioned him for the Coping with… books before uniting him with Terry Deary to create the world’s bestselling children’s history series, Horrible Histories. Martin’s recent books beyond Horrible Histories include his Lesser Spotted Animal series and Nell and the Cave Bear (both also written and illustrated by him). A proponent of ‘drawing is for everyone’, Martin inspires children (and their families) across Britain at festival appearances and shows.
Awards
Blue Peter, Best Factual Book 2002 for Terrible Tudors
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