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History’s Villains and Why They Matter
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History loves a villain. But who decides what evil looks like? Otto English, bestselling author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, separates fact from fiction and re-examines history's most notorious figures. From Bloody Mary to Judas, Dracula to the Illuminati, learn how the history we're taught...
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Otto English, bestselling author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, re-examines history's most notorious figures and exposes the agendas behind the 'truths' we've been led to believe.
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History loves a villain. But who decides what evil looks like?
Otto English, bestselling author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, separates fact from fiction and re-examines history's most notorious figures. From Bloody Mary to Judas, Dracula to the Illuminati, learn how the history we're taught isn't always to be trusted as English exposes the agendas behind the 'truths' we've been led to believe.
Discover which villain was society's scapegoat, the good guys who might really be baddies, and how the age-old villain playbook bleeds into our present day. Fascinating and fearless, Notorious will make you question what you know and change the way you see the world forever.
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ISBN: 9781035420339
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Author of bestseller Fake History, Otto English is the pen name of journalist Andrew Scott. From 2010, Scott began writing and tweeting about politics and history, gaining attention for his itinerant blog, he moved into journalism and has since written for Politico, the Independent, New Statesman, Daily Mail and many other publications. He has always been fascinated by the writing of history and the creation of political narratives, and has spoken about them on BBC News, BBC Radio 4 and LBC He lives in south-east London with his wife and two children.
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