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Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides Books in Order

Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides by Terry Deary contains 11 books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is Oxford (2010) and the newest is Glasgow (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2010–2025
Confirmed
4 of 11 titles
Pages on record
368 in 3 of 11 books
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Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides is a Terry Deary series of 11 books, dated 2010 to 2025. Oxford, Stratford-Upon-Avon, York, Edinburgh, London and Dublin all carry 2010 dates. Liverpool and Cardiff appeared in 2024, and Bath and Glasgow in 2025. Subject headings file the books as juvenile literature on the history of Great Britain and Ireland, with London, Dublin and historic buildings as topics. The series is ongoing.

How many Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books are there?

Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides has 11 books, released between 2010 and 2025.

Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Oxford by Terry Deary, book 1 of the Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides series (2010)
  2. Cover of Gruesome Great Houses by Terry Deary, book 60 of the Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides series (2017)
  1. 1
    Oxford2010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201096
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  2. 2
    Stratford-Upon-Avon2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    York2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Edinburgh2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    London2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Dublin2010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201096
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  7. 8
    Liverpool2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  8. 9
    Cardiff2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  9. 10
    Bath2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  10. 11
    Glasgow2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  11. 60
    Gruesome Great Houses2017 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017176
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Is there a chronological order for Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides?

No separate chronological order is on record for Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books in order?

You should read the Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides book also stands alone.

Where to start with Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides

Start with Oxford (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides book?

Glasgow (2025) is the newest Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides book released so far.

Is there a new Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides book coming?

No next Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides 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 Gruesome Guides at a glance

Still running
Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
368 pages across the 3 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books are about

4 of the 11 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: great britain, history is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Great Britain, history 2 of 4 books
  • Great britain, history, juvenile literature 2 of 4 books
  • Ireland, juvenile literature 2 of 4 books
  • Dublin (Ireland) 1 of 4 books
  • Historic buildings 1 of 4 books
  • Historic buildings, juvenile literature 1 of 4 books
  • Ireland 1 of 4 books
  • Ireland, history 1 of 4 books
  • London (england), history 1 of 4 books
  • London (england), juvenile literature 1 of 4 books

More books by Terry Deary

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Horrible Histories Gruesome Guides books

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Other series by Terry Deary

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