Look insideHorrible Histories (TV Tie-in): Measly Middle Ages
The horrible book to go with the TV series!
What on earth happened in the measly Middle Ages? Well… lots of really rotten things, actually! In the Middle Ages, the world was full of wild women, mad monks, naughty knights and crazy kings and queens! So read on if you want to know…- a genuine jester’s joke
- why chickens had their bottoms shaved
- what ten-year-old treacle was used for
Plus, you can find out all about miserable Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to make the kids suffer! And there are gruesome games and revolting recipes to try at home as well!
Fun Stuff
Activities
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Horrible Histories Knight Wallpaper
Download this Knight wallpaper for your PC.
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Horrible Histories Puzzle Activity
Follow the puzzle to find out what each of the knights won in their tournament.
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Horrible Histories Soldier Wallpaper
Download this soldier wallpaper for your computer.
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Horrible Histories Viking Wallpaper
Viking wallpaper for your PC.
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Horrible Histories Wordsearch
A fiendish Greek wordsearch!
Recent reviews
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A truly gory book! great read :)
6 March 2013
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its a good 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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