Most Popular Books by Terry Deary

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the STORMIN' NORMANS, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: YORK takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of York, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With this book tourists can plot their path to the past - meet at the Minster, amble through the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so many traitors headed off.

From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War in Horrible Histories: Terrible Trenches (World Book Day Edition) ... from both sides of the barbed wire. This bestselling title is sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary and Martin Brown fans.

The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave Boudicca and the poor old peasants, who tried to send the Romans right back where they came from... Read on for rotten recipes, gory games and frightening facts including why rich Romans needed a vomitorium? The Smashing Saxons tells you the terrible truth about the pillaging people who bashed the Brits but got nobbled by the Normans. Read on for disgusting diseases, ghastly graves and terrible tales including how to make a dead Saxon happy. The Vicious Vikings is packed with frightening facts about these vile invaders - and their savage Saxon enemies - from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors. Read on for terrible torture techniques and vile Viking legends including why some Vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? History has never been so horrible!

Readers can discover the foul facts about the SCOTLAND, including the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with Scottish ghost stories. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Want to know:Why the Aztecs like to eat scum?When the world is going to end?How to play a really violent ball game?Discover all the foul facts about the amazing Aztecs--all the gore and more!The Horrible Histories series has a proven track record of engaging even the most reluctant readers, and introducing them to fascinating times in the world's history by any means necessary! These crazy facts are enhanced by irreverent illustrations, comic strip storytelling, fun quizzes, and so much more!

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!

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: OXFORD takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Oxford, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful map tourists can plot their path to the past. Burning bishops, blood-soaked streets and student scraps, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!

Get to grips with Home Front life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. From what really happened in Dad's Army to 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.

Discover all the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors in this classic Horrible Histories title. With a striking newspaper look throughout!

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

The Vikings were fearsome seafaring warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. This much you probably know. But do you know... Why the vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking?; How to build a vicious Viking longboat?; Which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman? Read on for hordes of frightening facts about these vile invaders and their savage Saxon enemies! From cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the mean and miserable slaves, it’s a story of beastly battles, truly terrible torture techniques and messy murders. Eeek!

From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to Skibo Castle in the Scottish highlands, Horrible Histories: Crackin' Castles covers the history of Britain from the time of the Romans to the London Blitz. Filled with adventure, danger, magic, sieges, treachery, spies, revenge and much more besides - all in a new Horrible Histories newspaper style!

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: LIVERPOOL takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Liverpool. From the Vicious Vikings who slaughtered the Liverpudlian monks, but left behind their legacy of the word 'scouse', to how the modern Olympics were really invented in Liverpool - it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!

History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Awesome Egyptians Activity Book' is stuffed with killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring all those phabulous pharaohs and mad mummies to life. History has never been so horrible!

The Truly Terrible History of the Toiletis full of horrible facts about the loo. Read all about how the ancient Romans used sponges on sticksto wipe each other down, and who invented the first flushing toilet. This book is the bog standard guide to loos, flush with facts! fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories- with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh takeon the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informativeread Horrible Histories has been entertainingchildren and families for generations with books, TV, stage shows, magazines, games and the brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans.

A brilliant Percy Jackson mini adventure plus Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks - a winning combo for World Book Day!The goddess Persephone has summoned Percy, Thalia and Nico to the Underworld in order to retrieve Hades' powerful sword before it falls into the wrong hands. Easier said than done in a world full of evil daimons, ghosts and ghouls. Not to mention Iapetos - brother of the powerful Titan lord, Kronos. This time the young demigods are really up against it - will Percy manage to return the sword before it's too late?Flip the book over for lots more ancient Greek fun with Terry Deary's brilliant Groovy Greeks:It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? Why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax? Discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks - all the gore and more!