Containing bits from British history, this book seeks to inspire a love of history that can last a lifetime. It is suitable for a gift from parent to child and a learning companion to help all school children get to grips with British history, without the boring bits.

Features fifty foul people from history. This title is divided into ten sections, including: Awful Assassins, Rotten Rebels, Wicked Women, Crazy Criminals, and Ruthless Rulers, that follow a different format - stories, newspaper articles, diary entries, fact files and so on.

All through history, children have been getting into some serious scrapes. And they didn't often get off lightly. This title takes you on a guided tour through the lives of outlaw children from history, their dastardly crimes and awful punishments.

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Anne Frank kept a diary from 1942 to 1944. Initially she wrote it strictly for herself. Then, one day in 1944, a member of the Dutch government in exile announced in a broadcast from London that after the war he hoped to collect accounts of the suffering of the Dutch people under the German occupation, which could be made available to the public.

Including 'mini-sections', this book also contains easy recall questions to test your progress; exam-style questions on each topic; a full practice exam; detailed worked answers with hints; and a mark scheme.

For as long as history has been recorded, girls haven't had much of a look in amongst all the great men we remember. But that doesn't mean they weren't there. And it doesn't mean that they didn't achieve great things, come up with wonderful inventions or win battles! This book shows that History is actually Her-story.

Covers the popular GCSE syllabus and includes key facts and dates for students. This basic revision book provides explanations and hints, and includes colourful maps and pictures.

From cracking codes to the pitfalls of navigating camel poo in the desert, this book helps you discover if you have everything it took to be a WWII spy. It is suitable for aspiring secret agents.

What Roman soldiers wore under their kilts? How Ancient Britons got their hair nice and spikey? Why rich Romans needed a vomitorium? This title lets you discover the foul facts about the Rotten Romans.

Want to know - Who made a meal out of maggots? Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies? Why white knickers could kill you? This title lets you discover the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War.

What 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses? How sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack? Why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets? This book helps us discover the foul facts about frightful First World War.

What vile Victorian parents called their children? Who had a gruesome glass eye for every occasion? When the first public loo was flushed? This title lets you discover the foul facts about the Vile Victorians.

Which king had the worst blackheads? Why some kings had to wear false beards? Why the peasants were revolting? This title lets you discover the foul facts about the Awesome Egyptians.

Delve under London's streets from the days when the Romans ruled through to the hustle and bustle of the modern-day capital. Part of the See Inside series, this title includes double page spreads on medieval times, the Tudor period, the Plague, the Great Fire of London, the restoration, Victorian London and the Blitz.

A scrapbook that offers insight into the First World War, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. In 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, ten-year-old Archie is sent a scrapbook in the post by his Uncle Colin. In the years that follow, until the war ends in 1918, he writes in the book and we experience life through his eyes.

From early Roman Londinium to the blasting by the Blitz, the author presents the nasty bits of London's glorious - and goriest - history.

In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, went into hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years, Anne describes not only the daily frustrations of living in such close quarters, but also her thoughts, feelings and longings as she grows up.