The Barmy British Empire AND The Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories)

by Martin Brown (Illustrator), Martin Brown (Illustrator), Terry Deary (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $3.31

  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.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.31

  Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Barmy British Empire, including how a war started when a Brit was sitting on a stool, who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls and why a British soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe. With a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits and a quiz at the back of the book, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.