Books by Terry Deary

Book SynopsisAll the foul facts about the Frightful First World War are readyto uncover, including how sniffing your own pee could save your lifein a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top Germansecrets. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit withyet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisAll the foul facts about the WOEFUL SECOND WORLD WAR are ready touncover, including why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkersand nutty, what really happened in Dad's Army and how to makea rude noise with a gas mask.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the foul facts about the history of flight in this brandnew Horrible Histories book. From the prisoners who were sentup on kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped froma height on home-made wings to the first real successes. A seriouslyhorrible historical read with all the gore and more.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the foul facts about the Rotten Romans inthis classic Horrible Histories title. These bestselling titles are sure to be a hugehit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. With a striking newspaper look throughout!

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Book SynopsisAll the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings are ready to uncover,including including Viking Gods in wedding dresses, corpses ontrial and Death by booby-trapped statues. These bestselling titlesare sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of TerryDeary fans.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about the ANGRY AZTECS, fromwhy the Aztecs liked to eat scum and all about their horriblehabit of drinking wine with live toads in. With a bold, accessiblenew look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestsellingtitles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of TerryDeary fans.

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Book SynopsisHORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: LONDON takes readers on a gore-tastictour of the streets of London, exposing all of its mostscurrilous secrets. Take a trip to the terrifying Tower, dip intothe ruthless River Thames and peer into creepy St Paul's Cathedral. Plague, pestilence and fire, it's a trip no Horrible Historiesfan will want to miss!

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories!It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incrediblyintriguing pages of Henry VIII's Secret Diary. Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (andHorrible) characters of all time will blow your mind.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover the foul facts about the SCOTLAND, including the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with Scottish ghost stories. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about England, includingwhich monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongs,why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings and which Englishking was accused of being a werewolf.

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Book SynopsisAll the most horrible facts about the Groovy Greeks ready for readersto uncover, including why girls ran about naked pretending tobe bears, who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedicateddoctors tasted their patients' ear wax. These bestsellingtitles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of TerryDeary fans.

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Book SynopsisLearn all about the Gorgeous Georgians with all the nasty bits left in. You probably thought that Georgians just spent their time prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons. Find out the horrible truth, like their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and about the schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers! Includes a grisly quiz to test your knowledge. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time todelve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguingpages of Queen Victoria's Secret Diary. Horrible Histories' SecretDiaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters ofall time will blow your mind.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors in this classic Horrible Histories title. With a striking newspaper look throughout!

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Book SynopsisAll the foul facts about the VILE VICTORIANS are ready to uncover, including the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and how stag hunting took place in Paddington Station.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the frightful facts behind the story of the railways across the world in this brand new Horrible Histories book. From the puffing pioneers of the British railways who worked down in the mines to the money grabbing railroad surveyors in the United States, this is a seriously horrible historical read with all the gore and more.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the facts about the Savage Stone Age includingwhat they used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in theskull is good for headaches and how to make a Stone Age mummy. Refreshedwith a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titlesare sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of TerryDeary fans.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the terrifying facts about the number one river in London,the Terrible Thames. From gory stories of death, crime andcreepy creatures to the freezing Frost Fairs, which featured elephantparades over the ice, it's all in Horrible Histories: TerribleThames. A brand new classic Horrible Histories book, perfectfor fans old and new.

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Book SynopsisThe Truly Terrible History of the Toilet is full of horrible factsabout the loo. Read all about how the ancient Romans used spongeson sticks to wipe each other down, and who invented the firstflushing toilet. This book is the bog standard guide to loos, flushwith facts!

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Book SynopsisAll the Awful Egyptians' most horrible facts ready for readers to uncover, including why the Egyptian people worshipped a dung beetle, which pharaoh married her grandfather and what the 'Shepherd of the Royal Backside' had to do! These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the frightful stories behind iconic ghost tales fromaround the world. From the ancient evils of Egypt, cutthroat Celticsacrifices, Anne Boleyn and other restless royals as well asghost busters and spook rumblers, combined with tons of HorribleHalloween facts, it's all in Horrible Histories: Ghosts.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the foul facts behind the story of Britain and Ireland'sseafaring heritage in this brand new Horrible Histories book. In Horrible Histories: All at Sea. Full of the dreadful truth behindthe story of Britain and Ireland's seafaring heritage, thisis a seriously horrible historical read with all the gore and more.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about WICKED WORDS, includinghow to be very rude ... without anybody knowing, some murkyMedieval jokes and what to say if someone calls you mundungus, hackumor jabbernowl. With a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestsellingtitles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generationof Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all about barmy beasts and cagey creatures across historyin Horrible Histories Animals. From gory stories of stone age sacrifices,Roman murderous games, a clever Victorian baboon giventhe job of a railway signal man to the bat-inspired invention ofsonar. A brand new classic Horrible Histories book, perfect forfans old and new.

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Book SynopsisHORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: EDINBURGH takes readers on agore-tastic tour of the streets of Edinburgh exposing all of itsmost scurrilous secrets. Kidnapped kings, mysterious murders andreckless raids, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want tomiss! With a striking newspaper look throughout!

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Book SynopsisHORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes his readers on agore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its mostscurrilous secrets. Tourists can plot their path to the past- picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruelcathedrals and then head to dreadful Dublin castle.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about DARK KNIGHTS AND DINGYCASTLES, including why one nutty knight chopped off his own finger,the revolting truth about a gong-farmer's job and what wenton in gruesome castle garderobes. With a bold look these bestsellingtitles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generationof Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisIn this brilliant new edition of Pirates,Terry Deary reveals the terrible truth behind the lousy pirate legendsand lies so forget the brave heroes swinging from masts andthe handsome young men sailing the seven seas for this is historyat its most horrible!

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Book Synopsis* b/w, or one-colour books based on narratives within the Horribles from 2010. *Each would feature comic-strips punctuated by 'rest-stops' for annotated diagrams, foul facts, did you knows, etc *HH would focus on key dates or events in an era's calendar - Caesar's assassination, Spartacus's victory, Great Fire of Rome, opening of the Colosseum, etc. each have their own graphic tale. 'Fact files' then give contextual and comparative material - Great fires, Evil Emperor ends, What happened next?, Who's who?, Wild weapons etc *makes the reader feel they are getting a Bluffers' Guide to the period. If they read just 10 tales they will get an overview of a topic without having to plough through fat volumes of history. *HS could cover themed narratives such as Big Bang, life cycle of a butterfly, scientific discoveries *HG could cover themed narratives such as how a volcano explodes, diary of an animal to explor

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about IRELAND, includingwhy wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriorswent to battle naked, and how to make yourself invisible.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about ROTTEN RULERS, includingwho gave the job of high priest to a donkey and who celebratedvictory by eating his enemy's head? With a striking newspaperlook throughout!

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about the RUTHLESS ROMANS,including which emperor enjoyed eating camel's heels, who werethe terrible twins who founded Rome and which evil emperors mademurder a sport. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hitwith yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons, includingwho got cow pats as Christmas presents, why wearing a pig on yourhead is lucky and how to make a dead Saxon happy. With a bold, accessiblenew look and revised by the author, these bestselling titlesare sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of TerryDeary fans.

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Book SynopsisJump into Celtic life with Terry Deary, the master of making historyfun. Discover why Celtic warriors fought without any kit on,how they preserved their enemy's brains once they'd won the fightand why it was perfectly normal to laugh at funerals. It's all inHorrible Histories: Cut-Throat Celts. Read all about it!

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Book SynopsisAll the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages are ready to uncover, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisGet to grips with Home Front life with Terry Deary, the master ofmaking history fun. From what really happened in Dad's Army to theperils of air raids, and why the Blitzed Brits were eating chicken-fruit,sinkers and nutty. It's all in Horrible Histories: BlitzedBrits.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about CRUEL KINGS AND MEANQUEENS, including which king died after falling off the toilet,why people thought King John was a werewolf and why Queen Anne'sfeet were covered in garlic. With a striking newspaper look throughout!

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Book SynopsisThe blood-curdling history of Britain and Ireland from Terry Deary!The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attentionto England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in full colour. Fromgory stories of the Black Death, the Battle of Culloden and London'sJack the Ripper. A brand new classic Horrible Histories book.

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Book SynopsisReaders can discover all the foul facts about the STORMIN' NORMANS, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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Book SynopsisAfter fifteen fearsome years on the page, Horrible Histories are coming to the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course.ant to know: - A genuine jester's joke? - Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? - What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Join Rattus Rattus and the gang for the funniest, fastest, nastiest and daftest ride through history you're ever likely to see...

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time todelve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguingpages of Boudica's Secret Diary. Horrible Histories' Secret Diariesof the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all timewill blow your mind.

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named ''the outstanding children''s non-fiction author of the 20th century'' by Books For Keeps_______________Ideal for readers aged 7+Orphaned pot-girl Mary has buckets of stage blood to clear up under the horrible gaze of Master Foulbrew'. Can she find a way to escape her revolting master? Meanwhile, on stage, Lady Macbeth wants to be queen but old King Duncan is on the throne. The witches say Lord Macbeth will rule, so ghosts, treason and blood are bound to follow.Terry Deary''s Shakespeare Tales explore the fascinating world of William Shakespeare through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Shakespeare''s England and a gripping adventure. This edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period._______________Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers'' interest in all things historical' - Books For Keeps

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Book SynopsisExplores all about Tudor torture. This book explains why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse. It describes which shocking swear words the Tudors used.

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of Horrible Histories comes the fourth volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults.

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