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Reading order

Horrible Histories Books in Order

This page lists the complete Horrible Histories reading order by Terry Deary, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 76 books / 1993-2026

Horrible Histories Reading Order

01 Terrible Tudors 1993 Buy
02 Awesome Egyptians 1993 Buy
03 The Vile Victorians 1994 Buy
04 Vicious Vikings 1994 Buy
05 Rotten Romans 1994 Buy
06 Groovy Greeks 1995 Buy
07 Dreadful Diary 1996 Buy
08 The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril 1996 Buy
09 Poisonous Postcards 1996 Buy
10 The Cut-Throat Celts 1997 Buy
11 Angry Aztecs 1997 Buy
12 Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors 1998 Buy
13 The Savage Stone Age 1999 Buy
14 Woeful Second World War 1999 Buy
15 The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians 1999 Buy
16 Horribly Huge Quiz Book 2000 Buy
17 The Incredible Incas 2000 Buy
18 Horrible Christmas 2000 Buy
19 Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages 2002 Buy
20 Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment 2002 Buy
21 Barmy British Empire 2002 Buy
22 The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack 2003 Buy
23 Ruthless Romans 2003 Buy
24 Wicked History Of The World 2003 Buy
25 The Slimy Stuarts 2004 Buy
26 Smashing Saxons 2004 Buy
27 The Stormin' Normans 2004 Buy
28 Villainous Victorians 2004 Buy
29 Awesome Egyptians Activity Book 2004 Buy
30 Rotten Romans Sticker Book 2004 Buy
31 Vile Victorians Activity Book 2004 Buy
32 The Mad Miscellany 2004 Buy
33 Groovy Greeks Activity Book 2004 Buy
34 Vicious Vikings Sticker Book 2004 Buy
35 Blitzed Brits 2004 Buy
36 Frightful First World War 2004 Buy
37 Gorgeous Georgians 2004 Buy
38 Loathsome London 2005 Buy
39 Measly Middle Ages Activity Book 2005 Buy
40 Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book 2005 Buy
41 Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book 2009 Buy
42 Who's Horrible in History 2009 Buy
43 Horribly Hilarious Joke Book 2009 Buy
44 Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors 2009 Buy
45 Tudors - A High-Speed History 2010 Buy
46 Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book 2010 Buy
47 Awful Egyptians 2010 Buy
48 Knights - A High-Speed History 2011 Buy
49 Rome - A High-Speed History 2011 Buy
50 Cruel Crime 2012 Buy
51 Deadly Days in History 2013 Buy
52 Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book 2014 Buy
53 Top 50 Kings and Queens 2015 Buy
54 Terrible Timeline 2015 Buy
55 Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book 2015 Buy
56 This is a Horrible Journal 2016 Buy
57 Crackin' Castles 2016 Buy
58 This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts 2016 Buy
59 Top 50 Villains 2016 Buy
61 25th Anniversary Yearbook 2017 Buy
62 Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook 2018 Buy
63 Up In The Air 2021 Buy
64 The Secret Diary of Henry VIII 2021 Buy
65 The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria 2021 Buy
66 Right On Track 2022 Buy
67 Queen Boudica's Secret Diary 2022 Buy
68 Ghosts 2022 Buy
69 William the Conqueror's Secret Diary 2022 Buy
70 The Worst in the World 2023 Buy
71 On the Road 2023 Buy
72 Terrible Thames 2023 Buy
73 Paws, Claws and Jaws 2024 Buy
74 The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet 2024 Buy
75 On This Horrible Day in History 2025 Buy
76 Terrible Traitors 2025 Buy
77 Football 2026 Buy

Horrible Histories Books by Publication Order

1993 Terrible Tudors #1
1993 Awesome Egyptians #2
1994 The Vile Victorians #3
1994 Vicious Vikings #4
1994 Rotten Romans #5
1995 Groovy Greeks #6
1996 Dreadful Diary #7
1996 The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril #8
1996 Poisonous Postcards #9
1997 The Cut-Throat Celts #10
1997 Angry Aztecs #11
1998 Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors #12
1999 The Savage Stone Age #13
1999 Woeful Second World War #14
1999 The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians #15
2000 Horribly Huge Quiz Book #16
2000 The Incredible Incas #17
2000 Horrible Christmas #18
2002 Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages #19
2002 Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment #20
2002 Barmy British Empire #21
2003 The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack #22
2003 Ruthless Romans #23
2003 Wicked History Of The World #24
2004 The Slimy Stuarts #25
2004 Smashing Saxons #26
2004 The Stormin' Normans #27
2004 Villainous Victorians #28
2004 Awesome Egyptians Activity Book #29
2004 Rotten Romans Sticker Book #30
2004 Vile Victorians Activity Book #31
2004 The Mad Miscellany #32
2004 Groovy Greeks Activity Book #33
2004 Vicious Vikings Sticker Book #34
2004 Blitzed Brits #35
2004 Frightful First World War #36
2004 Gorgeous Georgians #37
2005 Loathsome London #38
2005 Measly Middle Ages Activity Book #39
2005 Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book #40
2009 Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book #41
2009 Who's Horrible in History #42
2009 Horribly Hilarious Joke Book #43
2009 Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors #44
2010 Tudors - A High-Speed History #45
2010 Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book #46
2010 Awful Egyptians #47
2011 Knights - A High-Speed History #48
2011 Rome - A High-Speed History #49
2012 Cruel Crime #50
2013 Deadly Days in History #51
2014 Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book #52
2015 Top 50 Kings and Queens #53
2015 Terrible Timeline #54
2015 Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book #55
2016 This is a Horrible Journal #56
2016 Crackin' Castles #57
2016 This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts #58
2016 Top 50 Villains #59
2017 25th Anniversary Yearbook #61
2018 Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook #62
2021 Up In The Air #63
2021 The Secret Diary of Henry VIII #64
2021 The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria #65
2022 Right On Track #66
2022 Queen Boudica's Secret Diary #67
2022 Ghosts #68
2022 William the Conqueror's Secret Diary #69
2023 The Worst in the World #70
2023 On the Road #71
2023 Terrible Thames #72
2024 Paws, Claws and Jaws #73
2024 The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet #74
2025 On This Horrible Day in History #75
2025 Terrible Traitors #76
2026 Football #77

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Horrible Histories reading order?

The Horrible Histories reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Horrible Histories books are there?

This catalog currently lists 76 Horrible Histories books published across 1993-2026.

Who writes the Horrible Histories books?

Horrible Histories is listed as a book series by Terry Deary.

Should I read Horrible Histories in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Horrible Histories. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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