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Best Selling Books by Terry Deary

Terry Deary is the author of The Worst in the World ebook (2023), Blitzed Brits (2022), Egyptian Tales: The Phantom of the Nile (2017), Horrible Histories: Cut-throat Celts (2008), Tudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen (2017).

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The Worst in the World ebook

release date: Apr 13, 2023
The Worst in the World ebook
The Worst in the World is packed full of the foulest gold, silver and bronze medal winning entries in horrible categories such as diseases, battles, emperors, punishments, schools and more. Read all about the most horrible top threes across history (in one man's opinion), they're the absolute worst!

Blitzed Brits

release date: Jan 01, 2022
Blitzed Brits
Discover all the foul facts life at home during the Second World War with history's most horrible headlines: Blitz edition. Get to grips with Home Front lifewith Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. From what really happened in Dad's Armyto the perils of air raids, and why the Blitzed Brits were eating chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty. It's all in Horrible Histories: Blitzed Brits: 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!

Egyptian Tales: The Phantom of the Nile

release date: Sep 07, 2017
Egyptian Tales: The Phantom of the Nile
Menes is training as a scribe in the local temple, and to earn extra money to help his poor family, he agrees to assist rich old Maiarch. Menes must write a prayer to rid Maiarch of an old family ghost. But what if the ghost is actually more human than superhuman?

Horrible Histories: Cut-throat Celts

release date: May 01, 2008
Horrible Histories: Cut-throat Celts
The cut-throat Celts may have been a riotous rabble armed with swords and spears, but they knew how to make the Roman army’s blood run cold! Discover the fearsome facts about the wild warriors who fought the Romans naked while collecting human heads! You'll find out: * Why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on * How to preserve your enemy's brain * How to play gruesome Celtic games * What the dreadful Druids did to their strange sacrifices. If that’s not nasty enough for you, you must be a cut-throat Celt yourself!

Tudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen

release date: Jul 13, 2017
Tudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ The day Queen Mary Tudor came to town was the most terrifying day of young Meg's life. The Queen is also known as 'Bloody Mary' because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned. Everyone wants to impress her, and what better way than by burning a witch. But the “witch" in question, Old Nan, is more clever and cunning than the townspeople who hunt her... Terry Deary's Tudor Tales explore the infamous world of the Tudors through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people and take place in some of the most recognisable Tudor settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period. _______________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical' - Books For Keeps

Egyptian Tales: The Magic and the Mummy

release date: Sep 07, 2017
Egyptian Tales: The Magic and the Mummy
This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death, helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it all goes into overdrive mode. Everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the Afterlife.

Loathsome London

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Loathsome London
'Loathsome London' dishes the dirt on life in the capital - the lies, the legends and all the lousy details, from the rotten Roman rulers to the plague-ridden peasants.

Twentieth Century

release date: Sep 05, 2013
Twentieth Century
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the TWENTIETH CENTURY, including who shocked the world by showing her knickers, how two monkeys and a dog became astronauts and why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat.

Wales

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Wales
Readers can discover all the foul facts about WALES, including why Druids split humans in half, how the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham and how an army of Welsh mums fought off the French once and for all. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Terrible True Tales: Victorians

release date: Feb 12, 2026
Terrible True Tales: Victorians
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary presents a fantastically funny collection of Victorian tales based on action-packed true stories – four books in one!

Egyptian Tales: The Plot on the Pyramid

release date: Sep 07, 2017
Egyptian Tales: The Plot on the Pyramid
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... The Great Pyramid is a lively place to work. The only irritation is Antef, the fussy, bullying supervisor who makes everyone feel more like slaves than free workers. So, when Antef disappears, the workers are blamed. The only witness is yong Dafia. Can she decides to come up with a plan to clear the men's names? Terry Deary's Egyptian Tales explore the world of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people and take place in some of the most recognisable Egyptian settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.

Terrible True Tales: Second World War

release date: Nov 09, 2025
Terrible True Tales: Second World War
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary presents an exciting collection of tales from the Home Front of the Second World War based on thrilling true stories – four books in one!

Stone Age Tales: The Great Cave

release date: Mar 08, 2018
Stone Age Tales: The Great Cave
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ A fast-paced Stone Age adventure ideal for readers aged 7+ 17,300 years ago. Lascaux, France. Willow isn't the strongest or fastest in his tribe, he is careful and clever. But that's not what matters to the other boys. All they care about who is the best hunter, and who can provide meat for the tribe. So when the brawny and brash Bull takes over as the tribe's chief, it's going to take all of Willow's wits to survive. An exciting tale based on real historical and archaeological evidence, this story is full of Terry Deary's imaginative style and dry wit. With helpful reading notes to extend learning, this book is the perfect springboard for further study of the Stone Age under the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum. Book band: Brown _______________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical' - Books For Keeps

The Groovy Greeks and the Rotten Romans

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Groovy Greeks and the Rotten Romans
History with twice the nasty bits left in ... in a horrible new edition! The Groovy Greeks is full of fab facts about the hip 'n' happenin' Greeks. In Rotten Romans, readers follow life for folk in Roman times, from Nasty Nero to brave Brit Boudicca. Featuring curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests ... History has never been so horrible!

Horribly Hilarious Joke Book (newspaper edition) ebook

release date: Mar 03, 2022
Horribly Hilarious Joke Book (newspaper edition) ebook
Horribly Hilarious Joke Book is full of hundreds of horribly hilarious historical jokes and illustrations in one laugh-out-loud book. A must-have book for any Horrible Histories fan, you'll literally laugh your head off at this comical collection of nasty bits.

On the Road ebook

release date: May 11, 2023
On the Road ebook
Discover all the frightful facts behind the story of cars on the road across the world in this brand new Horrible Histories book. From scalding steam engines to preposterous propellor powered vehicles, awful accidents to rebellious road raiders, cursed cars and risky racers, it's all in Horrible Histories: On the Road.

Groovy Greeks (newspaper edition)

release date: Jun 02, 2022
Groovy Greeks (newspaper edition)
All the most horrible facts about the Groovy Greeks ready for readers to uncover, including why girls ran about naked pretending to be bears, who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Smashing Saxons

release date: Jan 01, 2024

Villainous Victorians

release date: Jan 01, 2008

The Cutthroat Celts

release date: Jan 01, 2005
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