Horrible Histories: Blood-Curdling Box

I bought this box as it was on a list of recommended books for my son in year 7. There are 20 books in the set which are: Savage Stone Age, Awesome Egyptians, Groovy Greeks, Rotten Romans, Cut-Throat Celts, Smashing Saxons, Vicious Vikings, Stormin' Normans, Angry Aztecs, Incredible Incas, Measly Middle Ages, Terrible Tudors, Slimy Stuartsm, Gorgeous Georgians, Vile Victorians, Villainous Victorians, Barmy British Empire, Frightful First World War, Woeful Second World War and Blitzed Brits. Very good value for money and helps with the curriculum, even up to GCSE. Other books in the Horrible Histories series that I would suggest you buy are Dark Knights and Dingy Castles (Horrible Histories Special) and Ruthless Romans (Horrible Histories) .

These are a great set of books that can read by anyone, Young and old. I got these bought for me but and have found my Nieces and Nephews reading them many times, Even my Mum and Dad has read bits of them. They go from the Stone Age right through to the Blitzed Brits and are a bargain at around £20. There plenty of pictures and facts that are easy to understand and children and adults alike will learn lots of fact from them.

I bought these books for a present for my son as he said he wanted them when he saw them on a leaflet that had been sent home from school. I thought on the leaflet they were very reasonably priced at £26 so when I saw that these were exactly the same I was very surprised. I expected there to be something wrong - book missing or box damaged so was thrilled when they arrived in excellent condition. The postage was very reasonable and they arrived in time for his birthday and he was thrilled to bits with them. A very good price and service would not hesitate to recommend and will certainly use this company again. Thank you.

Excellent set of books, and excellent value. Each book is about £5-ish individually and there are 20 books, so the value would be £100-ish if you were to buy them individually. Also of great help in keeping primary and perhaps pre-GCSE children interested in history, by giving them those few fun-facts that would want them to learn more about their topic and keep focused in school.

This was just right for my 7 year old granddaughter. I know some people disaprove of the Horrible Histories but she loves them and has learnt dates and basics from these books. She does seem genuinely interested in history and will read about the characters in different books. A good set and easily contained and kept tidy in the book box.

Please note that this is apparently the same product as "Horrible Histories Collection 20 Books Set Pack" (ASIN: B0043MCH5M). Unfortunately, I bought both for my niece in the UK (I live in Switzerland). She told me this and will now give the second box to a friend of hers. It is not possible to see this as there are different pictures of the box and the numbers do not correspond (one is tagged with the ASIN-n°, the other with its ISBN-n°). The books themselves are still great - but I think customers would appreciate to see that these two Collection Packs are the same.

This pack of books was bought for my 8 year old granddaughter. She loves the TV programmes and therefore she was delighted with these books. Although they are written in a jokey manner and focus on grotesque details, this approach really appeals to this age group, and anything that gives children an insight to historical events cannot be bad.

I bought this for my daughter to help her with her history projects at school. I read through a couple of books with her and it brought back a lot of memories from my own childhood when I used to read these books. Not as gory as I remembered, but definitely just as interesting with lots of facts that they don't learn in schools.

Quite a classic set of stories. How to give a lot of good information, with a sense of humor that children will like.

Wer früher die Geschichtsstunde in der Schule langweilig fand, der ist hier genau richtig. Witzig und mit gut dosiertem schwarzen Humor erklärt, reist der Leser durch die Zeitgeschichte dieser Welt. Von der Steinzeit bis zur Neuzeit, alles ist dabei. Beim Lesen lässt sich der ein oder andere Lacher nicht vermeiden und zwischendurch kann man immer noch einmal prüfen, ob man das gelesene auch wirklich aufgenommen hat und kleine Quiz und Rätselspiele lösen. Diese Bücher sind, meiner Meinung nach, auch für Englisch Anfänger geeignet, da sie recht einfach und verständlich geschrieben sind. Ich konnte die Box zu einem sehr guten Preis (24,99€) ergattern und es wird sicherlich nicht die letzte sein.

my son asked it and she likes it

MI HIJA ESTUDIA EN UN COLEGIO BRITÁNICO Y LE VIENEN FANTÁSTICAMENTE. LE GUSTA TANTO A ELLA COMO A SUS COMPAÑEROS, TANTO ASÍ QUE SE HA LLEVADO LA CAJA PARA COMPARTIRLOS.... ESO ESTÁ BIEN, QUE APRENDA A COMPARTIR....- PERO QUE ME LOS CUIDEN!!!! 10 AL PRODUCTO Y AL VENDEDOR.

Bought for my 8 yr old son. Will enjoy reading the funny and strange facts which will history more interesting than a bunch of dates. Try to buy this from a company which does not evade taxes in your country. I will in the future.