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Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic. They are designed to get children interested in history by concentrating on the trivial, unusual, gory, or unpleasant. The series has proved exceptionally successful in commercial terms. The books are written by Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite and Neil Tonge and illustrated by Martin Brown, Mike Phillips and Philip Reeve. The Horrible Histories Specials is a sub-series of Horrible Histories. There are a few book in the Horrible Histories series that have a special sign on the front cover stating that they are part of the Special sub-series of Horrible Histories. The first books to be published under this title was Cruel Kings and Mean Queens in 1995. Along with the 2009 TV Series, it too has it's own specials.

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