How on earth did people who worshipped dung beetles manage to build the awesome pyramids? Find out in this grim guide to the awful Egyptians! horriblehistories-shopall horriblehistories-ancienttimes ...

Fatter. Funnier. & with bigger pics. A new chunky edition: the same historical splattering of laughter, blood & gore. Say hello to the Barmy Brits. Lots of countries beat them at football. But no one beats them at horrible history. Were the Brits happy sitting at home being yucky? Oh no! They spread their weirdness all around the world. Which involved: a massive Empire. Cruel conquerors. Savage slavers. Rotten rebels. Wearing a necklace made from 50 human skulls. Using a coffin as a wardrobe. Told you they were barmy! horriblehistories-shopall horriblehistories-wartime ...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the BARMY BRITISH EMPIRE, including how a war started when a Brit was sitting on a stool, who wore a necklace made from 50 human skulls & why a British soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. ...

The straight to the bone, only the most murderous moments history. No time to waste on the nice bits? Get the gore. Nothing more. Are you the kind of diehard reader who likes your history really revolting? This book gets you straight to the bloody heart of the matter. All the yuckiest bits from 20 years of this epic series. The boring bits are most definitely out & the bloodcurdling bits are totally in. Yes, lucky reader: it’s the brutal final cut. horriblehistories-shopall ...

Spiffing slang, rotten rationing, awful evacuations & bloodthirsty blackout murders – to be there, you had to be a Blitzed Brit! ...

Spiffing slang, rotten rationing, awful evacuations & bloodthirsty blackout murders – to be there, you had to be a Blitzed Brit! horriblehistories-shopall horriblehistories-wartime wartime-reads-wbd ...

The blood-curdling history of Britain! All the foul facts from the murky pasts of Engl&, Irel&, Scotland & Wales revealed in full-colour. Local history with the nasty bits left in! ...

From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to Skibo Castle in the Scottish highlands, Horrible Histories: Crackin’ Castles covers the history of Britain from the time of the Romans to the London Blitz. Filled with adventure, danger, magic, sieges, treachery, spies, revenge & much more besides – all in the classic Horrible Histories style! ...

From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to Skibo Castle in the Scottish highlands, Horrible Histories: Crackin’ Castles covers the history of Britain from the time of the Romans to the London Blitz. Filled with adventure, danger, magic, sieges, treachery, spies, revenge & much more besides – all in a new Horrible Histories newspaper style! ...

The classic bestseller – now with a nastier new look! No more boring nice-guy nonsense about history. It’s time to learn it the horrible way. & there’s nothing more horrible than a cut-throat Celt with a sharpened spear at your throat! These wild warriors pickled their unlucky enemies’ brains. Their druids made horrible human sacrifices. Even the mighty Roman army was scared. Gruesome games, bloody battles, disgusting dinners… If they’re not nasty enough for you, you must be a cut-throat Celt yourself! A bestselling original Horrible Histories classic Packed with jokes, cartoons, quizzes & funny facts Written in Terry Deary’s brilliantly witty style Over 25 million Horrible Histories books sold ...