- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Hippo; Reprint edition (18 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 059013972X
- ISBN-13: 978-0590139724
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 299,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the Romans. The book includes stories about suffering saints, gruesome games for Celtic kids, and the dreadful Druids with their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had never heard of the "Horrible Histories" series until I picked this book up in a souvenir shop while on holiday in Scotland. Always having an interest in Celtic history, I was eager to read it. Within the first few lines, I was hooked and wanted to read to the end. I found it really witty but also very factual. A great, very enjoyable way to learn history. I have read it several times now and it still cracks me up! I was delighted to discover that it was part of a series and I am currently awaiting a delivery of more "Horrible Histories".
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Terry Deary continues to make history accessible for the non-history major with this charming book. He gives you a great introduction to the non-literate Celts, using the written sources available (Roman, Greek, etc.)
The result is humorous, interesting and factually correct. The cartoons by illustrator Martin Brown wonderfully complement the text. I showed my book to a few friends at work, and had a very difficult time getting it back! I hope they start publishing more of these delightfully horrible histories in the United States soon.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
....fight the rotten Romans....and who had the horrible habit of collecting human heads.
Want to know:
* why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on?
* how to preserve your enemy's brain?
* why the Celts laughed at funerals?
Read on for some gory stories about suffering saints, gruesome games for Celtic kids, and find out about the dreadful Druids, their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.
History has never been so horrible!'
A witty, colourful cover opens to 127 pages, split over chapters:
1. Timeline
2. Getting to know the cut-throat Celts
3. Lousy legends
4. Batty beliefs
5. Weird war
6. Woe for women
7. Crazy Celt life
8. Crime and punishment
9. Weird words
with an introduction and an epilogue.
Written with the typical Deary humour and illustrations from Martin Brown throughout.
Want to know:
* why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on?
* how to preserve your enemy's brain?
* why the Celts laughed at funerals?
Read on for some gory stories about suffering saints, gruesome games for Celtic kids, and find out about the dreadful Druids, their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.
History has never been so horrible!'
A witty, colourful cover opens to 127 pages, split over chapters:
1. Timeline
2. Getting to know the cut-throat Celts
3. Lousy legends
4. Batty beliefs
5. Weird war
6. Woe for women
7. Crazy Celt life
8. Crime and punishment
9. Weird words
with an introduction and an epilogue.
Written with the typical Deary humour and illustrations from Martin Brown throughout.
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Misleading!
I have read this book, and although i can see the humrous way it is written, i also feel it is misleading as the celts were a highly cultured society admired by the Greeks and... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2003
Way cool man!
This book is way cool. It teaches you stuff about the Celts you'd never learn at school. In my celt exam I got 98% cause I read this book.
Published on 10 Jun 2000
Excellent Book on history
This book is very informative and makes a normally boring subject intesting with mixes of humor and actual facts. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 1999
excellent
This is an extremely good and funny book.
Published on 9 July 1999
A very good history of the Celts with very few faults.
Like any history of the Celts, it has to make use of all sources, particularly because the Celts did not write much until relatively late in their history, or at least very little... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 1999
BRILL
THIS BOOK IS EXELLENT BUY IT!NOW!!!!
Published on 9 Jun 1999
Funny and interesting facts about the Celts
Mr. Deary is obviously a great lover of British history. His works bring an otherwise dull subject to life with explicit facts and with an unsurpassed wit. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 1998
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