List of Horrible Histories books
This is a list of all the books in the Horrible Histories book series.
Original Books
| Title | Published | Author | Illustrator | Time Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Stone Age | 1999 | Terry Deary | Martin Brown | Stone Age |
| Awesome Egyptians | 1994 | Terry Deary and Peter Hepplwhite | Ancient Egypt | |
| Awful Egyptians | 1997 | Terry Deary | ||
| Groovy Greeks | 1995 | Ancient Greece | ||
| Rotten Romans | 1994 | Ancient Rome | ||
| Ruthless Romans | 2003 | |||
| Cut-Throat Celts | 1997 | Celts | ||
| Smashing Saxons | 2000 | Saxons | ||
| Vicious Vikings | 1994 | Vikings | ||
| Stormin' Normans | 2001 | Normans | ||
| Measly Middle Ages | 1996 | Middle Ages | ||
| Angry Aztecs | 1997 | Aztecs | ||
| Incredible Incas | 2000 | Inca Empire | ||
| Terrible Tudors | 1993 | Terry Deary and Neil Tonge | Tudor Dynasty | |
| Terrifying Tudors* | 1998 | Terry Deary | ||
| Slimy Stuarts | 1996 | House of Stuart | ||
| Gorgeous Georgians | 1998 | Georgian Era | ||
| Vile Victorians | 1994 | Victorian Era | ||
| Villainous Victorians | 2004 | |||
| Barmy British Empire | 2002 | British Empire | ||
| Frightful First World War | 1998 | World War I | ||
| Woeful Second World War | 1999 | World War II | ||
| Blitzed Brits | 1994 | The Blitz |
∗Originally titled Even More Terrible Tudors
The original versions of the books each had a "The" interjected at the start of their titles. This was removed after 2007.
Two Horrible Books in One
| Title | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Frightful First World War | Woeful Second World War | 2003 |
| Groovy Greeks | Rotten Romans | 2009 |
| Gorgeous Georgians | Vile Victorians | 2005 |
| Smashing Saxons | Stormin' Normans | 2009 |
| Terrible Tudors | Slimy Stuarts | 2003 |
| Vicious Vikings | Measly Middle Ages | 2009 |
| Barmy British Empire | Blitzed Brits | 2007 |
| Angry Aztecs | Incredible Incas | 2001 |
| Awful Egyptians | Ruthless Romans | *2008 |
∗Originally titled Horribly Huge Book of Awful Egyptians and Ruthless Romans
Blood Curdling Box Set
It includes the books: Savage Stone Age, Awesome Egyptians, Groovy Greeks, Rotten Romans, Cut-Throat Celts, Smashing Saxons, Vicious Vikings, Stormin' Normans, Angry Aztecs, Incredible Incas, Measly Middle Ages, Slimy Stuarts, Terrible Tudors, Gorgeous Georgians, Vile Victorians, Villainous Victorians, Barmy British Empire, Frightful First World War, Woeful Second World War, Blitzed Brits.
Specials
| Title | Published | Author | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruel Kings and Mean Queens | 1995 | Terry Deary | Kate Sheppard |
| Dark Knights and Dingy Castles | 1997 | Philip Reeve | |
| England | 2004 | Martin Brown | |
| France | 2002 | Martin Brown | |
| Ireland | 2000 | Martin Brown | |
| Rotten Rulers | 2005 | Mike Phillips | |
| Rowdy Revolutions | 1996 | Philip Reeve | |
| *Scotland | 1997 | Martin Brown | |
| The Twentieth Century | 1996 | Philip Reeve | |
| **USA | 2001 | Martin Brown | |
| Wales | 2008 | Martin Brown | |
| Wicked Words | 1996 | Philip Reeve |
∗Previously Bloody Scotland
∗∗Previously The USA
Handbooks
| Title | Published | Author | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Horrible History of the World | 2003 | Terry Deary | Martin Brown |
| Perilous Pirates | 2006 | ||
| Wicked Witches | 2007 | Mike Phillips | |
| Vile Villains | 2008 | Martin Brown | |
| Spies | 2009 | ||
| Blitz | Mike Phillips | ||
| Wild Warriors | 2010 | ||
| Nasty Knights | Martin Brown | ||
| Terrible Trenches | 2011 |
Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides
Previously Horrible Histories Cities Some Horrible Histories have been based around a particular city, rather than a nation or a specific time period. They also have a map when the front cover is folded out, and explain some structures in the city when the back cover is folded out. Therefore, many people consider them to be a sub-series as well. (Even though Loathsome London doesn't have these qualities, it was included into this sub-series during the republishing of the series from 2008 to 2011.[1][2]
| Title | Published | Author | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2010 | Terry Deary | Martin Brown |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 2010 | Mike Phillips | |
| Edinburgh | 2010 | ||
| *London | 2016 | Martin Brown | |
| Dublin | 2017 | Mike Phillips | |
| York | 2017 |
∗Previously Loathsome London
High Speed History
High Speed History is a Horrible Histories sub-series beginning in 2010 that features historical tales in a comic-strip format.
| Title | Published | Author | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Speed History: Egyptians | 2010 | Terry Deary | Dave Smith |
| High Speed History: Tudors | |||
| High Speed History: Knights | 2011 | ||
| High Speed History: Rome |
Annuals
| Title | Published |
|---|---|
| Awesome Annual 2007 | 2007 |
| Annual 2008 | 2008 |
| Annual 2009 | 2009 |
| Annual 2010 | 2010 |
| Annual 2011 | 2011 |
| Annual 2012 | 2012 |
| Annual 2013 | 2013 |
| Annual 2014 | 2014 |
| Annual 2015 | 2015 |
| Annual 2016 | 2016 |
Novelty Books & Others
| Title | Published | Author | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poisonous Postcards | 1997 | Terry Deary | Martin Brown |
| The Massive Millennium Quiz Book | 1999 | ||
| The Mad Millennium: A Play | 1999 | ||
| Horrible Christmas | 2000 | ||
| Dreadful Diary | |||
| The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book | |||
| Cruel Crime and Painful Punishment | 2002 | Mike Phillips | |
| The Wicked History of the World | 2003 | Martin Brown | |
| The Mad Miscellany | 2004 | Terry Deary and Martin Brown | |
| Terrible Tomb of Tutankhamun Pop-up Adventure | 2008 | Terry Deary | |
| Horribly Huge Book of Terrible Tudors | 2009 | Terry Deary and Neil Tonge | |
| Horribly Huge Press-Out-and-Build Book | Terry Deary | ||
| Horribly Hilarious Joke Book | |||
| Who's Horrible in History | |||
| The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland | 2010 | ||
| Frightfully Funny Quiz Book | |||
| Deadly Days in History | 2013 | ||
| The Beastly Best Bits | |||
| The Big Fat Christmas Book | 2014 | ||
| Top 50 Kings & Queens | 2015 | ||
| Top 50 Villains | 2016 | ||
| This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts | |||
| Crackin' Castles | |||
| Groove Greeks Presents 'Orrible Olympics | 2016 | ||
| Gruesome Great Houses | 2017 | ||
| Horrible Histories of Great Britain | |||
| Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook | Horrible Histories All at Sea | 2020 |