Inspired by historical events, the stories in this series feature the race to be the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, and the Staplehurst rail crash from which Charles Dickens escaped. Written by the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, they are told through the eyes of children who could have experienced them and include an overview of the facts the tale is based on. Age 7+

Inspired by historical events, the stories in this series feature the race to be the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, and the Staplehurst rail crash from which Charles Dickens escaped. Written by the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, they are told through the eyes of children who could have experienced them and include an overview of the facts the tale is based on. Age 7+

Inspired by historical events, the stories in this series feature the race to be the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, and the Staplehurst rail crash from which Charles Dickens escaped. Written by the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, they are told through the eyes of children who could have experienced them and include an overview of the facts the tale is based on. Age 7+

From Awful Egyptians and Groovy Greeks to the Woeful Second World War, by way of Measly Middle Ages, Terrifying Tudors and Vile Victorians, here is Terry Deary's 'history with the nasty bits left in'. Awash in blood and guts, shameless alliteration, and drawings by Martin Brown, the Beastly Book Set contains ten volumes; the other four books are Rotten Romans, Vicious Vikings, Gorgeous Georgians and the Frightful First World War. Age 7+

This compilation from the bestselling author of the Horrible Histories series collects The Gold in the Grave, The Magic and the Mummy, The Phantom and the Fisherman and The Plot on the Pyramid – four previously published, fact-based stories of extraordinary Egyptians. The straightforward text is accompanied by amusing black-and-white illustrations, making the book appealing to less confident readers. Age 7+

Awful assassinations, bloody battles, revolting revolutions and fearful famines... History has always been horrible (or at least since 1993 when Horrible Histories first appeared), but this book is a selection of its most dreadful dates. Beneath the blood and bullets, the book is packed with proper historical facts on 50 gruesome events, from a massacre in Talheim around 5000 BCE to a Nazi death camp. Age 9+