Horrible Histories Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by Terry Deary.

Across the centuries and over many years, Terry Deary has been dusting down history and making it come alive.

Some of Terry Deary's books have been adapted into plays.

These books are written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Dave Smith.

Terry Deary tops the list of most-borrowed non-fiction children's authors every year.

Terry Deary was voted the fifth most popular living children's author in a 2005 Guardian survey.

Select an image to find out more, and let Terry Deary enlighten you to the darker side of history ...

Learning dates and practising for exams are not where it's at, says Terry Deary.

Terry Deary has also written a series of books, Horrible Histories, in the same vein.

Especially in the first few seasons, the writers only took their facts from Terry Deary's books.