This is history with twice the nasty bits...and in an incredible new edition. In "Barmy British Empire", readers get all the brutal facts about how Britannia really ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to dreadful deeds down under. "Blitzed Brits" reveals what life was like for those who stayed at home in World War Two, from foul food facts about rotten rationing to awful evacuation experiences. With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests...History has never been so horrible.
This is Book 25 in the Horrible Histories Series. See all Horrible Histories books here.
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