History with the nasty bits left in. Grizzly details of Tudor life from horrendous beheadings to mysterious murders and cruel kings and queens. History has never been so horrible!
Tells you what life was really like in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats and the peasants were revolting ... read on for some gruesome games, revolting recipes and fantastic facts. Find out about miserable Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to make children suffer
All the foul facts about the Rotten Romans are ready to uncover, including what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts and how ancient Britons got their hair nice and spiky.
Originally published as two separate volumes: The vicious Vikings, 1994. The measly Middle Ages, 1996. ; Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown.