Horrible Histories Special: Cruel Kings and Mean Queens

The history book which shows you monarchs as they really were – mad, menacing and murderous! Find out which king died after falling off the toilet, why people thought King John was a werewolf, and why Queen Anne’s feet were covered in garlic. Packed with treacherous treason, evil executions and savage struggles for the throne, this is royal history with the nasty bits left in!

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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.

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    Terry Deary won the 2001 Blue Peter Prize for Rotten Romans.

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