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Discover all the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors with
history's most horrible headlines.
All the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors are
ready to uncover, including:



who invited Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet

and what you get when you sew the front of a chicken to…

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1 author picked Terrifying Tudors as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This entertaining book is aimed at children but could really be enjoyed by everybody as a light-hearted introduction to the Tudors.

I think the whole Horrible Histories series shows that history can be fun and is a great place for children to start to look into the past. I enjoy looking at history from another perspective: how horrible can it be?

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