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HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: YORK takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of York, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot their path to the past - meet at the Minster, amble through the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so many traitors headed off. Deadly diseases, horrendous highwaymen and vicious Vikings, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Terry Deary presents York's history in a child appealing way
'Take a whistle-stop tour of York's foul but fascinating history, as home to the Ruthless Romans, Smashing Saxons and of course, those Vicious Vikings.
Discover which deadly diseases plagued the city and the truth about Turpin and Fawkes.....
Plot your path to the past with the frightful fold-out map and discover York's sinister secrets - meet at the Minster, the home of battling bishops, amble through the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so many traitors headed off.
History has never been so horrible!'
Written with the usual Terry Deary wit, this is a superb history book dedicated to the City of YORK.
96 packed pages, split over 14 main chapters:-
* York timeline
* Bad Brit Brigantes
* Violent Vikings
* Nasty Normans
* Awful archbishops
* Clifford's Tower
* Terrible truths
* Micklegate Bar
* York's Fawkes
* Woeful women
* The truth about Turpin
* City of spooks
* What do you know about York?
* Brutal Bedern Hall
with an introduction and an epilogue.
Also includes a 'frightful fold-out map', from the front cover and a fold-out from the back cover, entitled:-
'The Horrible Highlights of York' .
Written in various fonts with numerous and humorous black and white illustrations that are sure to draw the most reluctant eye!
'Take a whistle-stop tour of York's foul but fascinating history, as home to the Ruthless Romans, Smashing Saxons and of course, those Vicious Vikings.
Discover which deadly diseases plagued the city and the truth about Turpin and Fawkes.....
Plot your path to the past with the frightful fold-out map and discover York's sinister secrets - meet at the Minster, the home of battling bishops, amble through the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so many traitors headed off.
History has never been so horrible!'
Written with the usual Terry Deary wit, this is a superb history book dedicated to the City of YORK.
96 packed pages, split over 14 main chapters:-
* York timeline
* Bad Brit Brigantes
* Violent Vikings
* Nasty Normans
* Awful archbishops
* Clifford's Tower
* Terrible truths
* Micklegate Bar
* York's Fawkes
* Woeful women
* The truth about Turpin
* City of spooks
* What do you know about York?
* Brutal Bedern Hall
with an introduction and an epilogue.
Also includes a 'frightful fold-out map', from the front cover and a fold-out from the back cover, entitled:-
'The Horrible Highlights of York' .
Written in various fonts with numerous and humorous black and white illustrations that are sure to draw the most reluctant eye!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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born in york reading this fact book is great for kids history lessons and adults will like it i learned alot about my local history just right amount of info for the reader not to shallow and not to deep
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ideal for children and adults alike. My wife is the historian here and she said it was comprehensive but succinct.
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