Horrible Histories Books in Order: 137 books by Terry Deary

How many Horrible Histories books are there?

Horrible Histories has 137 books, released between 1993 and 2026. 101 of them belong to the 4 main-line series (Horrible Histories, Horrible Histories Specials, Horrible Histories Gory Stories and others), and 36 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction and companion books.

Horrible Histories Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 137 Horrible Histories books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

Cover of Terrible Tudors by Terry Deary, book 1 of the Horrible Histories series (1993)

Cover of Awesome Egyptians by Terry Deary, book 2 of the Horrible Histories series (1993)

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Horrible Histories Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the 4 main-line series run from Terrible Tudors (1993) to Football (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Horrible Histories in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Horrible Histories books in order?

You should read the 4 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 36 related titles (non-fiction and companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Horrible Histories book also stands alone.

Where to start with Horrible Histories

Start with Terrible Tudors (1993), the earliest published book in the 4 main-line series.

What is the newest Horrible Histories book?

Football (2026) is the newest book in the 4 main-line series.

Is there a new Horrible Histories book coming?

No next Horrible Histories book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Horrible Histories at a glance

Still running: Horrible Histories is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace: Horrible Histories books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length: 5,904 pages across the 52 of 137 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Horrible Histories books, 54 of 137, were published in the 2000s.

When Horrible Histories books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Horrible Histories titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 54 titles.

1990s

22

2000s

54

2010s

41

2020s

20

137 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Horrible Histories books are about

66 of the 137 Horrible Histories books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 34 of 66. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Juvenile literature 34 of 66 books
History 30 of 66 books
Great britain, history, juvenile literature 17 of 66 books
Great Britain, history 9 of 66 books
World history 9 of 66 books
Miscellanea 6 of 66 books
Kings and rulers 5 of 66 books
World history, juvenile literature 5 of 66 books
Great Britain, social life and customs 4 of 66 books
Child and youth non-fiction 3 of 66 books
Egypt, civilization 3 of 66 books
Egypt, juvenile literature 3 of 66 books