Horrible Histories Special: Rotten Rulers Award-winning author by Terry Deary (author) and Mike Phillips (illustrator)

The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the awful authorities. From who gave the job of high priest to a donkey and who choked to death while eating a crow to who celebrated victory by eating his enemy’s head. It’s all in Horrible Histories: Rotten Rulers :

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.

Read all about it!

Product Details

Catalogue number

1379 in Setanta SCB September 2025

Series

Horrible Histories Special

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702318153

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

July 7th, 2022

Other details

240 pages

Condition

New

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Horrible Histories 20 Book Set

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Part of this Series

Horrible Histories Special

Author/Illustrator

Terry Deary

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.