Terry Deary
Born in Sunderland in 1946, Terry Deary lives in County Durham with his family.
Terry’s early life was spent in his father’s butcher’s shop and his career in the arts began in 1972 at Theatre Powys in Mid Wales. He has worked as an actor, theatre-director, drama teacher and television presenter. Terry still acts with roles in British films and has appeared in the Horrible Histories TV, stage-shows and feature film. As an actor, Terry began writing scripts. One of his most successful was The Custard Kid which became his first novel in 1977.
Terry has enjoyed over 40 years as an author, including over 80 titles in Horrible Histories the world’s bestselling children’s history series. He is also an author of fiction and non-fiction for adults.
Terry is an ambassador for his home city of Sunderland and was made a Doctor of Education at Sunderland University.
Books by Terry Deary
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10 Best Greek Legends Ever!

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10 Best Shakespeare Stories Ever!

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2011

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2012

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2015

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All at Sea

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Angry Aztecs

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Angry Aztecs

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Angry Aztecs

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Angry Aztecs (Classic Edition)

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Awesome Egyptians

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Awesome Egyptians (Classic Edition)

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Awesome Egyptians (newspaper edition)

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Awful Egyptians

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Awful Egyptians

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Awful Egyptians

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Awful Egyptians

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Awful Egyptians

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Awful Egyptians (Classic Edition)

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Barmy British Empire

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Barmy British Empire (Classic Edition)

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Beastly Best Bits

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Big Fat Christmas Book

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Blitz

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Blitzed Brits

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Blitzed Brits

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Blitzed Brits

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Blitzed Brits (Classic Edition)

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Britain and Ireland

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Crackin' Castles

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Crackin' Castles

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Cruel Crime

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Cruel Kings and Mean Queens

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Cut-throat Celts

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Cut-throat Celts

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Cut-throat Celts

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Cut-Throat Celts (Classic Edition)

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Dark Knights and Dingy Castles

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Dark Knights and Dingy Castles (Classic Edition)

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Deadly Days in History

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Dublin

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Egypt - A High-Speed History

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Frightful First World War

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Frightful First World War

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Frightful First World War

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Frightful First World War

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Frightful First World War (Classic Edition)

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Frightfully Funny Quiz Book

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Ghosts

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Gorgeous Georgians

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Gorgeous Georgians

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Gorgeous Georgians

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Gorgeous Georgians (Classic Edition)

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Gorgeous Georgians (newspaper edition)

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Groovy Greeks

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Groovy Greeks

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Groovy Greeks

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Groovy Greeks (Classic Edition)

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Groovy Greeks (newspaper edition)

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Horrible Christmas

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Horrible Christmas

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Horrible Handbook

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Horrible Handbook

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Horrible Histories Annual 2014

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Horrible Histories Annual 2016

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Horrible History of Britain and Ireland

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Horrible History of Britain and Ireland (newspaper edition)

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Horrible History of the World (newspaper edition)

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Horribly Hilarious Joke Book

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Horribly Hilarious Joke Book

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Incredible Incas (Classic Edition)

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Ireland

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Ireland (Classic Edition)

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Ireland (newspaper edition)

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Knights: A High-Speed History

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Loathsome Letter-Writing Pack

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Measly Middle Ages

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Measly Middle Ages

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Measly Middle Ages (Classic Edition)

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Measly Middle Ages (New Edition)

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Measly Middle Ages (newspaper edition)

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On the Road

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Potty Politics

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Queen Boudica's Secret Diary

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Queen Victoria's Secret Diary

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Right On Track (newspaper edition)

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Robbery for Rascals

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Rome: A High-Speed History

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Rotten Romans

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Rotten Romans

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Rotten Romans

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Rotten Romans

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Rotten Romans

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Rotten Romans (Classic Edition)

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Rotten Rulers

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Rotten Rulers (Classic Edition)

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Rowdy Revolutions (Classic Edition)

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Ruthless Romans

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Ruthless Romans

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Ruthless Romans (Classic Edition)

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Ruthless Romans (newspaper edition)

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Savage Sticker Book

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Savage Stone Age

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Savage Stone Age

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Savage Stone Age

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Savage Stone Age (Classic Edition)

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Savage Stone Age (newspaper edition)

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Slimy Stuarts

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Slimy Stuarts

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Slimy Stuarts

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Slimy Stuarts (Classic Edition)

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Slimy Stuarts (newspaper edition)

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Smashing Saxons

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Smashing Saxons

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Smashing Saxons

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Smashing Saxons (Classic Edition)

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Spies

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Spies

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Sticker Activity Pack

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Stormin' Normans

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Stormin' Normans

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Stormin' Normans (Classic Edition)

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Stormin' Normans (newspaper edition)

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Terrible Timeline

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Terrible Trenches Field Book

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Terrible Tudors

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Terrible Tudors

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Terrible Tudors (Classic Edition)

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Terrifying Tudors

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Terrifying Tudors

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Terrifying Tudors

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Terrifying Tudors

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Terrifying Tudors

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Terrifying Tudors (Classic Edition)

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Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends

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Terry Deary's Best Ever Shakespeare Tales

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Terry Deary's Best Ever Shakespeare Tales

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The Big Fat Christmas Joke Book

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The Big Fat Father Christmas Joke Book

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The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland

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The Worst in the World

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This is a Horrible Journal

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Tomb of Treasure

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Top 50 Kings and Queens

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Top 50 Kings and Queens

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Top 50 Villains

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Tudors: A High-Speed History

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Up in the Air

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Vicious Vikings

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Vicious Vikings

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Vicious Vikings

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Vicious Vikings (Classic Edition)

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Vile Victorians

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Vile Victorians

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Vile Victorians

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Vile Victorians

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Vile Victorians (Classic Edition)

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Villainous Victorians

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Villainous Victorians

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Villainous Victorians

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Villainous Victorians (Classic Edition)

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Who's Horrible in History

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Wicked Words (Classic Edition)

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Wiggott's Wonderful Waxworld: Fire Flight

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Wiggott's Wonderful Waxworld: Terror Train

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Witches

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Woeful Second World War

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Woeful Second World War

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Woeful Second World War

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Woeful Second World War

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Woeful Second World War (Classic Edition)

Awards
Terry Deary won the 2001 Blue Peter Prize for Rotten Romans.
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