Cruel Crime

Suitable for 8 – 12 years

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It’s history with the nasty bits left in!

Want to know: • who was sentenced to death – by coffee? • where you could be whipped for flying a kite? • why a cockerel was burnt at the stake?

Find out the truth about brutal school beatings, test you local policeman, and see if you can escape beheading in the Tower of London game.

Product Details

Series

Horrible Histories

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407134659

Date published

July 5th, 2012

Lexile measure

870L

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  • 128 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Horrible Histories Horrible Histories

Author/Illustrator

Terry Deary

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Born in Sunderland in 1946, Terry Deary lives in County Durham with his family. Terry’s early life was spent in his father’s butcher’s shop and his career in the arts began in 1972 at Theatre Powys in Mid Wales. He has worked as an actor, theatre-director, drama teacher and television presenter. Terry still acts with roles in British films and has appeared in the Horrible Histories TV, stage-shows and feature film. As an actor, Terry began writing scripts. One of his most successful was The Custard Kid which became his first novel in 1977. Terry has enjoyed over 40 years as an author, including over 80 titles in Horrible Histories the world’s bestselling children’s history series. He is also an author of fiction and non-fiction for adults. Terry is an ambassador for his home city of Sunderland and was made a Doctor of Education at Sunderland University.

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  1. preciousone
    on 9 March 2013

    A good book!

    5 out of 5

  2. ellie-melay27
    on 6 March 2013

    a good way to learn about the worst crimes in history, i have all of the books & really enjoy all the different series!

  3. bugzy72
    on 6 March 2013

    its a good book

  4. catlover96
    on 6 March 2013

    Horrible Histories are by FAR the funniest way to learn about history. Pretty awesome!

  5. Sherlock25
    on 5 March 2013

    Great learning about historical crimes :)

  6. natashakrywald
    on 4 March 2013

    good

    3 out of 5