Discover all the cut-throat facts about Wicked Words
with history’s most horrible headlines: Wicked Words edition.
Jump into the origins of lamentable language with
Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. Learn
how to be very rude (without anybody knowing),
discover some murky Medieval jokes and what to
say if someone called you mundungus, hackum
or jabbernowl. It’s all
in Horrible Histories: Wicked Words:
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.
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This is Book 18 in the Horrible Histories Special Series. See all Horrible Histories Special books here.
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Terry Deary is the author of over 300 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as 'a marvellous blend of fact and fiction' (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated t
More about Terry DearyPhilip Reeve's first novel Mortal Engines was published to an incredible critical acclaim which his subsequent books have emulated. He is the author of the Larklight trilogy for Bloomsbury. Philip lives in Devon. David Wyatt, has illustrated many beautiful covers for authors including Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. He lives in Devon, and is a keen
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