Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors (Classic Edition)

The Terrible Tudors weren’t just terrible. They were a heck of a horrible bunch! What with Henry VIII and his unlucky wives, and beastly Queen Bess and her slaughtered suitors, even the Tudor kings and queens were royally rotten! So find out…

  • Why Henry VIII thought he’d married a horse
  • Which terrible torture methods the twisted Tudors used
  • Which shocking swear words they simply loved to say
  • How an awful Tudor axeman kept botching the job
  • What foul food the Tudors ate

Plus there are bloody beheadings, a mysterious murder, lots of curious quizzes and some gruesome games. History just doesn’t get more horrible!

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  • loved it

    i love all the horrible history boooks i have read so far they are fun to read but also very educational

    10 May 2014

  • loved it

    A good book!

    9 March 2013

  • loved it

    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

  • a good and funny way to learn about the ‘terrible tudors’, i have all of the books and i really enjoy all the different series! 5/5 XD

    6 March 2013

  • its a good book

    6 March 2013

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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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