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Horrible Histories Handbooks
Series · 6 books · 2003-2009

Books in series

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#1

The Horrible History of the World

2003

Terry Deary presents the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to the terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century - all in glorious and goriest colour and now in flexi-bound paperback format. The truth about foul fighting is revealed in the "Horrible Histories Rules of War", and readers can meet fifty of the most vicious villains of all time in the frightful fold-out feature. History has never been so horrible.
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#2

Pirates

2006

Discover all the foul facts about the history of swashbuckling buccaneers with history's most horrible headlines: Pirates edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to seafaring pirates. From how to talk the patter of a pirate and the disgusting details of death by a thousand cuts to which potty pirate hacked off his enemy's own ears and made him eat them . It's all in Horrible Histories: Pirates : fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans . Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
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#3

Witches

2007

The nasty bits at your fingertips! Discover the truth behind the pointy hats and black cats, and other idiotic ideas about witchcraft, and brace yourself for foul facts about the evil executions the poor people suffered. Want to which magic word was used to zap zits? why people were paid to prick a witch? the terrible torture inflicted by a turca? Everything you need to know about Witches - all the gore and more!
Spies (Horrible Histories Handbooks) by Deary, Terry (2009) Paperback book cover
#4

Spies (Horrible Histories Handbooks) by Deary, Terry (2009) Paperback

2009

From dastardly disguise to cracking codes, discover the secrets of Second World War spies... and the terrible torture they faced if they got caught.
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#5

Blitz

2009

"Horrible Histories" fans can discover if they could have survived the Blitz in this latest colour Handbook. From the pitfalls of navigating blackouts, to how leaving the toilet seat up could save your house from being blown to smithereens - all the things readers didn't know they needed to know are contained in this horribly handy format.
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#8

Trenches

2008

The nasty bits at your fingertips. From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War trenches ...from both sides of the barbed wire. Want to How your own wee could save your life? Which animals wore gas masks? Why Big Bertha terrified the Brits? How would you survive?

Author

Terry Deary
Terry Deary
Author · 149 books

A former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated. A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002. The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due. Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list). He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K. -Wikipedia

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