Terry Deary is one of our favourite authors to make history funny for readers aged 7+, and this black-and-white illustrated historical fiction series is no exception.
These super funny stories will make readers travel through ancient and modern history, from Ancient Egypt to Victorian England and the World Wars, all while reimagining historical figures and retelling true stories of the past. The books don't have to read the series in any particular order, and can pick up whichever one that most intrigues them, from stories of extraordinary spies, illegal dealings, meetings with writers like Charles Dickens and tomb raidings!
If you liked Horrible Histories or any of the Stone Age Tales, you're bound to have a laugh with these trademark funny books from the same author.
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All the Terry Deary’s Historical Tales books in order:
Book 1: Tudor Tales: The Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King (2003)
Book 2: Tudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen (2003)
Book 3: Tudor Tales: The Prince, the Cook and the Cunning King (2003)
Book 4: Tudor Tales: The Actor, the Rebel and the Wrinkled Queen (2003)
Book 5: Egyptian Tales: The Phantom and the Fisherman (2007) [Republished as Egyptian Tales: The Phantom of the Nile (2017)]
Book 6: Egyptian Tales: The Gold in the Cave (2004)
Book 7: Egyptian Tales: The Plot on the Pyramid (2004)
Book 8: Egyptian Tales: The Magic and the Mummy (2004)
Book 9: Greek Tales: The Boy Who Cried Horse (2006)
Book 10: Greek Tales: The Town Mouse and the Spartan House (2007)
Book 11: Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare (2007)
Book 12: Greek Tales: The Lion’s Slave (2007)
Book 13: Roman Tales: The Captive Celt (2008)
Book 14: Roman Tales: The Goose Guards (2008)
Book 15: Roman Tales: The Fatal Fire (2008)
Book 16: RomanTales: The Grim Ghost (2008)
Book 17: Viking Tales: The Battle of the Women (2010) [Republished as Viking Tales; The Battle for the Viking Gold (2017)
Book 18: Viking Tales: The Eye of the Viking God (2010)
Book 19: Pirate Tales: The Pirate Lord (2011)
Book 20: Pirate Tales: The Pirate Captain (2011)
Book 21: Pirate Tales: The Pirate Prisoner (2011)
Book 22: Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train (2012)
Book 23: Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer (2012)
Book 24: World World I Tales: The Last Flight (2013)
Book 25: World World I Tales: The Pigeon Spy (2013)
Book 26: World World I Tales: The Bomber Balloon (2013)
Book 27: World World II Tales: The Apple Spy (2015)
Book 28: World World II Tales: The Phantom Farm (2015)
Book 29: World World II Tales: The Barrel Burglary (2015)
Book 30: Shakespeare Tales: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2016)
Book 31: Shakespeare Tales: Macbeth (2016)
Book 32: Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night (2016)
Book 33: Victorian Tales: The Sea Monsters (2016)
Book 34: Victorian Tales: The Twisted Tales (2016)
Book 35: World World I Tales: The Bomber Balloon (2016)
Book 36: World World I Tales: The War Game (2016)
Book 37: SaxonTales: The King Who Threw Away His Throne (2017)
Book 38: SaxonTales: The Shepherd Who Ate His Sleep (2017)
Book 39: SaxonTales: The Lord Who Lost His Head (2017)
Book 40: Pirate Tales: The Pirate Queen (2017)
Book 41: PirateTales: The Phantom Farm (2017)
Book 42: RomanTales: The Captive Celt (2017)
Book 43: RomanTales: The Goose Guards (2017)
Book 44: VikingTales: The Hand of the Viking Warrior (2017)
Book 45: Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night (2016)
Book 46: SaxonTales: The King Who Threw Away His Throne (2017)
Book 47: SaxonTales: The Shepherd Who Ate His Sleep (2017)
Book 48: SaxonTales: The Lord Who Lost His Head (2017)
Book 49: Knights’ Tales: The Knight of Sticks and Straws (2018)
Book 50: Knights’ Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel (2018)
Book 51: Knights’ Tales: The Knight of Swords and Spooks (2018)
Book 52: Knights’ Tales: The Knight of Spurs and Spirits (2018)
Book 53: Stone Age Tales: The Greek Storm (2018)
Book 54: Stone Age Tales: The Great Monster (2018)
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreTudor Tales: The Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreTudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreTudor Tales: The Prince, the Cook and the Cunning King
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreTudor Tales: The Actor, the Rebel and the Wrinkled Queen
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreEgyptian Tales: The Phantom of the Nile
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreEgyptian Tales: The Gold in the Grave
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreEgyptian Tales: The Plot on the Pyramid
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreEgyptian Tales: The Magic and the Mummy
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreGreek Tales: The Boy Who Cried Horse
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreGreek Tales: The Town Mouse and the Spartan House
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreGreek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreGreek Tales: The Lion's Slave
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreRoman Tales: The Captive Celt
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreRoman Tales: The Goose Guards
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreRoman Tales: The Fatal Fire
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreRoman Tales: The Grim Ghost
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreViking Tales: The Battle for the Viking Gold
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreViking Tales: The Eye of the Viking God
Plymouth, 1577 Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal South American gold from the Spanis... MorePirate Tales: The Pirate Lord
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreKnights' Tales: The Knight of Sticks and Straw
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MorePirate Tales: The Pirate Prisoner
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreVictorian Tales: Terror on the Train
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreVictorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War I Tales: The Last Flight
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War I Tales: The Pigeon Spy
Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. Nov... MoreWorld War I Tales: The Bomber Balloon
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War II Tales: The Apple Spy
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War II Tales: The Phantom Farm
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War II Tales: The Barrel Burglary
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreShakespeare Tales: A Midsummer Night's Dream
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreShakespeare Tales: Macbeth
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreShakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreVictorian Tales: The Sea Monsters
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreStone Age Tales: The Great Cave
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreStone Age Tales: The Great Storm
From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... England, 1609 Sir Robert Hylton is the last knight of the g... MoreKnights' Tales: The Knight of Spurs and Spirits
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreStone Age Tales: The Great Flood
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreViking Tales: The Sword of the Viking King
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreKnights' Tales: The Knight of Swords and Spooks
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreVictorian Tales: The Twisted Tunnels
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War I Tales: The War Game
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreWorld War II Tales: The Bike Escape
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreSaxon Tales: The King Who Threw Away His Throne
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreSaxon Tales: The Witch Who Faced the Fire
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreShakespeare Tales: Romeo and Juliet
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreSaxon Tales: The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreViking Tales: The Hand of the Viking Warrior
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreSaxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head
The violent and cruel Sir Robert Hylton terrorises his servants in grand Hylton Castle. Whilst they suffer from cold, hu... MoreKnights' Tales: The Knight of Spurs and Spirits
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreStone Age Tales: The Great Monster
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th cent... MoreKnights' Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel
Absolutely brilliant!! Daughter has started learning about World War 2 and has very much enjoyed reading along this very child friendly story!! Defini...
This story book is written by the man who writes Horrible Histories, which my daughters loves, so we were hoping this would be as good. It didn't disa...
This is a wonderful world war II tale of kid spies. It was a short read and I would recommend it to history readers and spy readers. Overall, 8/10....

