Horrible Histories: Beastly Best Bits

The straight to the bone, only the most murderous moments history. No time to waste on the nice bits? Get the gore. Nothing more. Are you the kind of diehard reader who likes your history really revolting? This book gets you straight to the bloody heart of the matter. All the yuckiest bits from 20 years of this epic series. The boring bits are most definitely out and the bloodcurdling bits are totally in. Yes, lucky reader: it’s the brutal final cut.

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    Full of facts. worth the money.

    20 February 2015

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    This book is brilliant because I am very intrested in it. I love historie books that are funny. terry deary is a good brilliant fabulous author.

    28 September 2013

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    These books make learning much more fun

    8 March 2013

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    a funny book you wont even realize your learning!

    8 March 2013

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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

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