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Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover al...

Terry Deary's foul facts and Martin Brown's crafty cartoons combine to bring all those cunning conquistadors and terrific temples to life. With an ...

The Barmy British Empire gives you the brutal facts about how Britannia ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to dreadful deeds down under.

This title contains fascinating facts about Bill the Conquerer and his bully boys who battled at Hastings, stormed around Europe and joined the Cru...

History with the nasty parts left in! The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave ...

History with the nasty bits left in. Awful information about phabulous Pharoahs, mean mummies, revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets, and more...

After a down and dirty visit with Leif Eriksson and his equally famous and irascible father, Eric the Red, Stich and Mo set Darren Dongle straight ...

This reference book includes everything you need to know about the history of the British Isles. It reviews thousands of years of culture, events a...

Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects - who just couldn't help losing their heads. Discover who invited Queen Lizzie t...

"The Groovy Greeks" is full of fab facts about the hip and happening Greeks - who hung out all over 2000 years ago. This book tells you who had the...

This horrible history takes you charging back in time to days of chivalry, when knights clanked about in armour waving weapons, peasants cleaned up...

It is AD 1400 and you are a young boy dreaming of becoming a knight; a life that brings wealth and admiration. Featuring cartoon-style illustration...

It's the year 1492, the height of the Aztec Empire, and Ten Vulture is learning to become a priest—and a deadly warrior. On his adventures, he has ...

Unravel the mysteries of lost civilisations in this rich, beautifully painted maze book. Some of the mazes are created by a series of intricate pat...

Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.

Describes the disadvantages to being one of the many builders during the construction of a Medieval cathedral, including masons and quarrymen, and ...

Toro! Toro! is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito rears a little black ca...

On a visit to her cousins in London, Lizzie's passion for trees and plants is fuelled by a visit to the newly opened Kew Gardens. Like her cousin, ...

The moving and inspirational story of the friendship between one boy and his dog. On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog wa...

A genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Discover all the foul facts about the Me...

Want to know - Why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse? All about terrible Tudor torture? Which shocking swear words the Tudors used? This titl...

All too often, books on Scottish history ignore the central questions about our past. All this and much, much more is tackled in 1314 and All That,...

Discover all The Natural History Museum in London, England has to offer.

The next title in the hugely successful series to get a marvellous make-over. With a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits at the b...