Horrible Histories Savage 8 Books Collection Set by Terry Deary (Frightful First World War)

Titles in This Set : Awful EgyptiansRotten RomansMeasly Middle AgeVicious VikingsTerrifying TudorsVile VictoriansFrightful First World WarWoeful Second World War Condition: BRAND NEWFormat: Paperback ISBN: 9780702315831 Awful EgyptiansIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Which king had the worst blackheads? Why some kings had to wear false beards? Why the peasants were revolting? Discover all the foul facts about the Awful Egyptians - all the gore and more!Rotten RomansIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What Roman soldiers wore under their kilts? How Ancient Britons got their hair nice and spikey? Why rich Romans needed a vomitorium? Discover all the foul facts about the Rotten Romans - all the gore and more!Measly Middle AgeIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: A genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Discover all the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages - all the gore and more!Vicious VikingsIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? How to build a vicious Viking longboat? Which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman? Discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings - all the gore and more!Terrifying TudorsIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse? All about terrible Tudor torture? Which shocking swear words the Tudors used? Discover all the foul facts about the Terrible Tudors - all the gore and more.Vile VictoriansIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What vile Victorian parents called their children? Who had a gruesome glass eye for every occasion? When the first public loo was flushed? Discover all the foul facts about the Vile Victorians - all the gore and more.Frightful First World WarIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What the Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses? How sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack? Why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets? Discover all the foul facts about the Frightful First World War - all the gore and more.Woeful Second World WarIt's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Who made a meal out of maggots? Which smelly soldiers were sniffed outby their enemies? Why white knickers could kill you? Discover all the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War - all the gore and more! About the Author : Terry was born in Sunderland, England, in 1946 and now lives in County Durham, in the North-east of England.Terry's father (Billy) was a butcher in Hendon, Sunderland, and his mother (Freda) was the manageress of a clothing shop. He worked many years in his father's butcher shop as a boy. It was better than school where he was beaten, bullied and abused by his loathsome teachers.Terry began his career as a professional actor in 1972 when he joined Theatre Powys in Mid-Wales. As an actor with Theatre Powys Terry began writing scripts for some of the shows. One of the most successful was a children's show called "The Custard Kid". The "Custard Kid" tour ended but Terry didn't want to lose the exciting tale so he turned it into a children's novel, published by A & C Black.