Terry Deary's Tales
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Terry Deary's Tales are one of the many spin-offs of Horrible Histories
. They recall fictional stories and myths from various ancient civilizations. The books in the series are:
Egyptian
Tudor
Greek
Roman
Knight
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic. They are designed to engage children in history by concentrating on the unusual, gory, or unpleasant. The series has proved exceptionally successful in commercial terms...
. They recall fictional stories and myths from various ancient civilizations. The books in the series are:
EgyptianAncient EgyptAncient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
Tales
- The Magic and the Mummy (2004)
- The Gold in the Grave (2004)
- The Phantom and the Fisherman (2004)
- The Plot on the Pyramid (2004)
TudorTudor periodThe Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII...
Tales
- The Actor, the Rebel and the Wrinkled Queen (2003)
- The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen (2003)
- The Prince, the Cook and the Cunning King (2003)
- Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King (2003)
GreekAncient GreeceAncient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
Tales
- The Town Mouse and the SpartaSpartaSparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
n House - Lion's Slave
- Boy who Cried Horse
- The Tortoise and the Dare
RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
Tales
- The Captive CeltCeltThe Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
(2008) - Goose Guards (2008)
- The Grim Ghost (2008)
- The Fatal Fire (2008)
KnightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
s' Tales
- The Knight of Spurs and Spirits
- The Knight of Silk and Steel (2009)
- The Knight of Swords and Spooks
- The Knight of Sticks and Straw (2009)