Terry Deary
42 SeriesTerry Deary is a British children's author renowned for his Horrible Histories series. His books have sold over twenty-five million copies worldwide. The series has been adapted into both a cartoon and a live-action comedy sketch show.
Terry Deary's "The Peasants' Revolting Crimes" offers a humorous exploration of British history, focusing on the misdeeds of arsonists, grave robbers, poisoners, and prostitutes. The book delves into shocking events such as the witch trials and violent clashes between gangs and clans. Deary presents these tales with a light-hearted tone, highlighting the revolting acts and acts of revolt that have shaped history. This engaging narrative provides an entertaining look at some of the most fascinating periods of British history.
Horrible Histories
The Vile Victorians
(1994)The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril
(1996)Poisonous Postcards
(1996)The Cut-Throat Celts
(1997)Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors
(1998)The Savage Stone Age
(1999)Woeful Second World War
(1999)The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians
(1999)Horribly Huge Quiz Book
(2000)The Incredible Incas
(2000)Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages
(2002)Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment
(2002)Barmy British Empire
(2002)The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack
(2003)Wicked History Of The World
(2003)The Stormin' Normans
(2004)Villainous Victorians
(2004)Awesome Egyptians Activity Book
(2004)Rotten Romans Sticker Book
(2004)Vile Victorians Activity Book
(2004)Groovy Greeks Activity Book
(2004)Vicious Vikings Sticker Book
(2004)Frightful First World War
(2004)Measly Middle Ages Activity Book
(2005)Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book
(2005)Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book
(2009)Who's Horrible in History
(2009)Horribly Hilarious Joke Book
(2009)Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors
(2009)Tudors - A High-Speed History
(2010)Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book
(2010)Knights - A High-Speed History
(2011)Rome - A High-Speed History
(2011)Deadly Days in History
(2013)Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book
(2014)Top 50 Kings and Queens
(2015)Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book
(2015)This is a Horrible Journal
(2016)This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts
(2016)Gruesome Great Houses
(2017)Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook
(2018)The Secret Diary of Henry VIII
(2021)The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria
(2021)Horrible Histories Specials
Cruel Kings and Mean Queens
(1995)Dark Knights and Dingy Castles
(1997)The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book
(2001)The Beastly Best Bits
(2013)Horrible Histories Novelty
The Mad Millennium Play
(1999)The Massive Millennium Quiz Book
(1999)Terrible Trenches Field Book
(2018)Horrible Histories Gory Stories
Shadow of the Gallows
(2008)Blackout In The Blitz
(2009)Pirates and Plunder
(2010)Big Book Of Gory Stories
(2010)Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides
Stratford-Upon-Avon
(2010)Gruesome Great Houses
(2017)Horrible Histories Handbooks
Horrible History of the World
(2006)Horrible Histories Handbook
Horrible Histories Non-Fiction
Terrible Tudors Sticker Book
(2004)Awesome Activity Book
(2007)Horrible Histories Annual 2010
(2009)Horrible Histories Annual 2011
(2010)The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland
(2010)Horrible History Annual 2012
(2011)Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: London
(2012)Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides: Edinburgh
(2012)Horrible Histories Annual 2013
(2012)Horrible Histories Annual 2014
(2013)Horrible Histories Annual 2016
(2015)Classified
The Nuclear Winter Man
(1996)The Philadelphia Experiment
(1996)The Discovery at Roswell
(1996)Encounter on the Moon
(1996)Dangerous Days
Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire
(2013)Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways
(2014)Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England
(2014)Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt
(2016)Egyptian Tales
The Magic And The Mummy
(1990)The Phantom And The Fisherman
(2004)The Gold In The Grave
(2004)The Plot On The Pyramid
(2004)The Phantom of the Nile
(2004)Fire Thief Trilogy
Flight of the Fire Thief
(2006)The Fire Thief Fights Back
(2007)Ganders
Skeleton in the Cupboard
(1988)Bad Bart And Billy The Brave
(1989)Greek Tales
The Tortoise and the Dare
(2007)The Town Mouse and the Spartan House
(2007)The Boy Who Cried Horse
(2010)History Mystery
The Real Joan Of Arc?
(1995)The Truth About Guy Fawkes?
(1996)Who Killed Kit Marlowe?
(1996)Knights Tales
The Knight Of Silk And Steel
(2009)The Knight Of Spurs And Spirits
(2009)The Knight of Sticks and Straw
(2009)The Knight Of Swords And Spooks
(2009)Master Crook's Crime Academy
Burglary for Beginners
(2009)Robbery For Rascals
(2009)Classes In Kidnapping
(2009)Safe Cracking For Students
(2010)100% Horrible (with Michael Cox, Michael Coleman)
10 Best Greek Legends Ever!
(1998)Bible Stories
(1998)(By: Michael Tickner,Michael Coleman)10 Best Shakespeare Stories Ever!
(1998)Top Ten Arthurian Legends
(1998)(By: Margaret Simpson)Top Ten Viking Legends
(1999)(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)Top Ten Fairy Stories
(1999)(By: Michael Coleman)Top Ten Irish Legends
(2000)(By: Michael Tickner,Margaret Simpson)Horror Stories
(2000)(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)10 Best Ghost Stories Ever
(2001)(By: Michael Cox,Michael Tickner)Peasants' Revolting
The Peasants' Revolting Crimes
(2019)The Peasants' Revolting Lives
(2020)Pirate Tales
The Pirate Prisoner
(2011)Saxon Tales
The King Who Threw Away His Throne
(2017)The Lord Who Lost His Head
(2017)The Shepherd Who Ate His Sheep
(2017)The Witch Who Faced the Fire
(2017)Shakespeare Tales
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(2016)Spark Files Flip Quiz
The Secrets Of Science
(2000)Mysteries of the Human Body
(2000)The Wonders of Maths
(2000)Terribly True Stories
Terribly True Spy Stories
(1998)Terribly True War Stories
(1998)Terribly True Horror Stories
(1999)Time Detectives
The Witch of Nightmare Avenue
(2000)The Pirates of the Dark Park
(2000)Princess In Terror Tower
(2000)King Arthur's Bones
(2000)True Stories
True Monster Stories
(1992)True Horror Stories
(1993)True Detective Stories
(1996)True Horror Stories / True Monster Stories / True Ghost Stories
(1998)True Disaster Stories
(1999)Terribly True Crime Stories
(2006)Terribly True Disaster Stories
(2006)Terribly True Shark Stories
(2006)Terribly True Ghost Stories
(2006)True Mystery Stories
(2012)Tudor Terror
The Prince of Rags and Patches
(1997)The King in Blood Red and Gold
(1997)The Lady of Fire and Tears
(1998)The Knight of Stars and Storms
(1998)The Lord of the Dreaming Globe
(2006)The Queen of the Dying Light
(2007)Tudor Tales
The Actor, The Rebel, And The Wrinkled Queen
(2003)The Prince, the Cook, and the Cunning King
(2003)The Thief, the Fool, and the Big Fat King
(2003)The Maid, The Witch And The Cruel Queen
(2003)Viking Tales
The Eye of the Viking God
(2010)The Sword of the Viking King
(2010)The Hand of the Viking Warrior
(2010)The Battle for the Viking Gold
(2017)Victorian Tales
Terror on the Train
(2012)The Twisted Tunnels
(2013)Wiggott's Wonderful Waxworld
World War II Tales
The Barrel Burglary
(2015)Standalone Novels
The Wishing Well Ghost
(1983)I Met Her on a Rainy Day
(1984)The Windmill Of Nowhere
(1984)The Treasure Of Skull Island
(1986)The Ghosts of Batwing Castle
(1988)Treasure Of Grey Manor
(1990)The Treasure Of Crazy Horse
(1990)The Great Father Christmas Robbery
(1991)The Grott Street Gang
(1996)Who Shot Queen Victoria?
(1996)Top Ten Greek Legends
(1998)Top 10 Shakespeare Stories
(1998)Shakespeare Stories
(1999)Pitt Street Pirates
(2001)Into the Lion's Den
(2002)Footsteps In The Fog
(2003)The Boy Who Haunted Himself
(2004)Short Story Collections
Spine Chilling Stories Three Stories
(1987)Knockout: Short Stories
(1988)Truly Terrible Tales
(1997)Best Ever Shakespeare Tales
(1998)Dick Turpin: Legends and Lies
(2007)Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends
(2014)Non-Fiction
Teaching Through Theatre
(1977)Father Christmas' Joke Book
(1990)The Big Fat Father Christmas Joke Book
(1990)Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book
(2014)
