This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts serves up all the dreadful
details of horrible history you'll ever need to know - from rotten
Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames,
the foul facts are all inside. Want to know: the crushing
details about execution by elephant? How to soften your skin Georgian-style,
using the skins of puppies? Whose idea of a top treat
was mashed deer tongues? Whether you're desperate to discover which
famous rulers were left-handed, raring to read about the top
ten dogs of all time, or just aching to ask about assassinating apes,
then this book is for you. History has never been so horrible!
This is Book 93 in the Horrible Histories Series. See all Horrible Histories 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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