Gruesome Great Houses

Discover all the foul facts about fifty gruesome great houses with history’s most horrible headlines: Gruesome Great Houses edition.

Jump into horrible houses with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. From Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace in London, this book covers the history of Britain and Ireland from the time of the savage Stone Age right up until the present day. Full of dark mysteries, gruesome ghost stories and terrible tales of betrayal and revenge, it’s a seriously horrible read with all the gore and more... It’s all in Horrible Histories: Gruesome Great Houses:

Fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits included.

With a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new.

The perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read.

Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games, and 2019’s brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.

Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.

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