Horrible Histories (book series)

This article is about the book series. For the list of books, see List of Horrible Histories books.
Horrible Histories
The former front cover of the Horrible Histories special France
AuthorTerry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite, Neil Tonge
IllustratorMartin Brown, Philip Reeve, Mike Phillips
Cover artistMartin Brown, Philip Reeve, Kate Sheppard
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCivilisations, nations, periods, and various cities throughout history
GenreChildren's, history
PublisherScholastic
Publication date
1993–2013
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic, and part of the Horrible Histories franchise. The books are written by Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite, and Neil Tonge, and illustrated by Martin Brown, Mike Phillips, Philip Reeve, and Kate Sheppard.

The first titles in the series, The Terrible Tudors and The Awesome Egyptians, were published in June 1993.[1] As of 2011, with more than 60 titles, the series had sold over 25 million copies in over 30 languages.[2][3] The books have had tie-ins with newspapers such as The Telegraph,[4] as well as audio-book tie-ins distributed with breakfast cereals.[5]

  1. ^ "Deary Diary" Archived 8 October 2007 at archive.today, House of Adventure, URL retrieved 7 April 2008
  2. ^ The Independent 19 June 2011 "Terry Deary: 'I'm not some Koko the Clown coming over to perform for you".
  3. ^ "History as it bloody well was" The Telegraph 19 June 2011.
  4. ^ De Groot, Jerome (2009). The past for children: school and Horrible Histories. Routledge. pp. 39–42. ISBN 9780203889008. Retrieved 9 July 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Yeshin, Tony (2006). In-pack free gifts. Thomson Learning. p. 154. ISBN 9781844801619. Retrieved 16 July 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)