THE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD presents the foul but fascinating
story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified
teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. Readers can discover why
Alexander the Great banned beards, what smelly sport was played
by samurai warriors and who tried to bump off her enemies with
a cake made with poisoned bath-water.
It's all you ever need to know about the wicked world - all the gore
and more!
This is Book 3 in the Horrible Histories Handbooks Series. See all Horrible Histories Handbooks 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 DearyWhen Martin Brown was little he loved drawing and he loved animals, particularly lesser-known animals, so it was only a question of time before he ended up drawing them. Quite a lot of time . . . In the meantime, he grew up, moved from Melbourne to England, and illustrated the phenomenally successful Horrible Histories series. Now, at last, it's time for the
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