Barmy British Empire

Barmy British Empire
Title Barmy British Empire PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2008
Genre Great Britain
ISBN 9781407132495

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Features facts about the Barmy British Empire. It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting on a stool? Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls? Why a Brit soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe? Discover all the foul facts about the Barmy British Empire - all the gore and more!.

The Barmy British Empire

The Barmy British Empire
Title The Barmy British Empire PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher
Pages 288
Release 2009
Genre Great Britain
ISBN 9781407109923

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History with twice the nasty bits... and in an incredible new edition! In Barmy British Empire, readers get all the brutal facts about how Britannia really ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to dreadful deeds down under. Blitzed Brits reveals what life was like for those who stayed at home in World War Two, frm foul food facts about rotten rationing to awful evacuation experiences. With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests... History has never been so horrible

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
Title Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher Scholastic UK
Pages 128
Release 2012-07-05
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1407133330

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Ruthless Romans reveals the grim goings-on of the greatest empire ever, from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred there... and find out how, if you upset them enough, the ruthless Romans would CRUCIFY you. Eeek!

Avoiding The British Empire

Avoiding The British Empire
Title Avoiding The British Empire PDF eBook
Author Robert Morris
Publisher
Pages 408
Release 2019-10-27
Genre
ISBN 9781703084450

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The British Empire was a lot more important than most recognize. Its propagandists, 100 years ago and today, like to pretend that it was just one among many competing empires. This book shows that in fact, it was the first of only two countries that has managed to run the entire world. The United States is the second. The British Empire died in the flames of the two world wars its mistakes created. This book tries to identify the lessons we need to keep the US Empire from ending the same way.

Horrible Histories: Barmy British Empire

Horrible Histories: Barmy British Empire
Title Horrible Histories: Barmy British Empire PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher Scholastic UK
Pages 140
Release 2012-07-05
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1407133349

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For centuries, the barmy Brits bounded round the globe, conquering other countries in the name of their Empire. From infamous India to dreadful deeds down under, brutal Britannia ruled the land and waves. Are you ready for some horrible Empire-grabbing action? Then find out... · How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting on a stool · Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls · Why a British soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe! From savage slavers and rotten rebels to horrible heroes and nasty natives, grab the foul facts about the Barmy British Empire - with all the gore and more!

Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings (New Edition)

Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings (New Edition)
Title Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings (New Edition) PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher Scholastic UK
Pages 242
Release 2016-07-07
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1407161970

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Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers.

Ginger, You're Barmy

Ginger, You're Barmy
Title Ginger, You're Barmy PDF eBook
Author David Lodge
Publisher Random House
Pages 235
Release 2012-02-29
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1446496716

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When it isn't prison, it's hell. Or at least that's the heartfelt belief of conscripts Jonathan Browne and Mike 'Ginger' Brady. For this is the British Army in the days of National Service, a grimy deposit of post-war gloom. An endless round of kit layout, square-bashing, shepherd's pie 'made with real shepherds' and drills is relieved only by the occasional lecture on firearms or V.D. The reckless, impulsive Mike and the more pragmatic Jonathan adopt radically different attitudes to survive this two-year confiscation of their freedom, with dramatic consequences