It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Victoria's secret diary. First! Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history's most quirky queens, bringing you Victoria's thoughts on: the Government! Incredible inventions! Buckingham Palace! The Empire!

Deary gives you the ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the rotten Romans - and who had the horrible habit of collecting human heads. He also looks at the dreadful Druids, their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.

'Ruthless Romans' reveals the grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time - from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for the gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred there.

'Villainous Victorians' lets you in on the darkest secrets of Queen Victoria's Britain - from hard-living criminal kids to harder-hearted toffs who were criminally cruel.

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the TERRIBLE TUDORS, including why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse and which shocking swear words the Tudors used. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates,or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good.

This is one in a range of city books from Terry Deary, delving into the horrible histories of Britain's most visited places.

A young tearaway unwillingly evacuated to the countryside is unjustly accused of theft. He decides to make his way back home, never mind the Blitz - but he'll need to steal a bike to do it.

Stories of the First World War from Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories'. Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren't happy. A veteran soldier and a young recruit are 'celebrating' Christmas in the trenches. They hear the enemy sing carols and begin to shout greetings across no-man's land - and end up playing an international...