Horrible Histories: Smashing Saxons

The classic bestseller! No more boring nice-guy nonsense about history. It’s time to learn it the horrible way. And you definitely don’t know your horrible history until you’ve met the savage Saxons! These blonde brutes liked nothing better than a bloody battle. (Usually against the naughty Normans). They thought wearing pigs on their heads was the height of fashion. Weird or what? Plus: they gave people cow pats as Christmas presents. Would you dare try that on your mum?

  • A bestselling original Horrible Histories classic
  • Full of jokes, cartoons, quizzes and funny facts
  • Written in Terry Deary’s brilliantly witty style
  • Over 25 million Horrible Histories books sold

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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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    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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