| Publication |
London, Scholastic, 2002.
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| Description |
128pBlue Spine
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| Series |
Horrible Histories
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| Summary/Abstract |
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know:· How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting on a stool?· Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls?· Why a Brit soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe? Discover all the foul facts about the Barmy British Empire - all the gore and more!
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| Contents |
Introduction
Terrible Timeline
Early empire
Savage slavers
Incredible India
Empress's quick eastern quiz
Dreadful down under
Awful for animals
Gruesome games and sick sports
Heroes of the British Empire
Nasty natives
Epilogue
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| Standard Number |
0439992257 Pb.
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