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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...

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

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...

How awful! Captain Low, a legendary English pirate, cut off the lips of another man and fried them. The ancient Egyptian cure for bad eyesight was...

The Smashing Saxons tells you the terrible truth about the pillaging people who bashed the Brits but got nobbled by the Normans.

Terry Deary returns to one of the most popular of the Horrible Histories topics and reveals more disgusting details about the awesome ancients, the...

This title can be used as a background approach to wider issues in Victorian times, such as class divides, daily life and the position of men and w...

"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...

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 series provides a fact-filled introduction to British history, from the end of the last Ice Age to the 1990s. Read about World Wars I and II, ...

Designed to amuse and intrigue the young reader, this book combines cartoons with facts and simple analogies to provide an introduction to life in ...

It's the end of the 15th century, and your local castle is looking for a jailer. Do you want the job? Your charges will include all sorts of people...

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...

Readers are magnetically drawn to strange stories about seemingly strange ancient people, which help make this series so useful in sparking interes...

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 ...

Travel down the Nile and into the heart of an ancient tomb with young Neferu, who is training to mummify a great pharaoh. Look over his shoulder to...

British history tells the fascinating story of the people and changing landscape of britain . Fully illustrated and packed with information , this ...

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...

100 Facts Roman Britain looks at how the Romans conquered, rebellions that threatened their rule, their style of architecture and the fascinating e...

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 ...

It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London with her beloved nan to see the Coronation...

How far would you go to find yourself? This is the lyrical, life-affirming new novel from Michael Morpurgo. When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shippe...