Look insideHorrible Histories: Britain and Ireland
Gore at your door! Horrible gets local! Did the Black Death strike on your doorstep? Perhaps the Jack the Ripper murders happened just down the road. Was there a famine, a battle or a Blitz bombing? This book will tell you. Yup – it’s the bloody history of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Live in one of those countries? Check out your horrible history! The Battle of Hastings, the Easter Rising, the Great Fire of London: they’re all right here. In frightful facts, foul funnies and (you guessed it) nasty bits!
- The full-colour horrible history of four nasty nations
- England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – in gory bits!
- Full of jokes, cartoons and quizzes, plus a foil cover
- A brilliantly engaging way to explore local history
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Authors
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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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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