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Horrible Histories Specials Books in Order

Horrible Histories Specials by Terry Deary contains 15 books, published between 1995 and 2020. The first book is Cruel Kings and Mean Queens (1995) and the newest is All at Sea (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1995–2020
Pages on record
1,030 in 6 of 15 books
See all 15 books in order Printable Horrible Histories Specials checklist

Horrible Histories Specials is a Terry Deary series of 15 books published from 1995 to 2020. Cruel Kings and Mean Queens (1995) comes first, and All at Sea (2020) is the latest. Catalogue subjects mark the books as juvenile literature on British history, covering kings, queens, knights and the medieval period from 1066 to 1485. Country titles such as Ireland, The USA and France appear in the run, alongside Wicked Words and Dark Knights and Dingy Castles. A typical book runs to 176 pages.

How many Horrible Histories Specials books are there?

Horrible Histories Specials has 15 books, released between 1995 and 2020.

Horrible Histories Specials Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Horrible Histories Specials 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 Cruel Kings and Mean Queens by Terry Deary, book 1 of the Horrible Histories Specials series (1995)
  2. Cover of The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book by Terry Deary, book 8 of the Horrible Histories Specials series (2001)
  3. Cover of France by Terry Deary, book 9 of the Horrible Histories Specials series (2002)
  4. Cover of Rotten Rulers by Terry Deary, book 11 of the Horrible Histories Specials series (2005)
  5. Cover of The Beastly Best Bits by Terry Deary, book 14 of the Horrible Histories Specials series (2013)
  1. 1
    Cruel Kings and Mean Queens1995 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995210
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  2. 2
    Wicked Words1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    Twentieth Century1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  4. 4
    Dark Knights and Dingy Castles1997 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997176
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  5. 5
    Rowdy Revolutions1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  6. 6
    Ireland2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  7. 7
    The USA2001 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001192
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  8. 8
    The Awesome Ancient Quiz Book2001 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001100
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  9. 9
    France2002 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002176
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  10. 10
    England2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    Rotten Rulers2005 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005176
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  12. 12
    Wales2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    Scotland2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The Beastly Best Bits2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    All at Sea2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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Is there a chronological order for Horrible Histories Specials?

No separate chronological order is on record for Horrible Histories Specials, 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 Specials books in order?

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

Where to start with Horrible Histories Specials

Start with Cruel Kings and Mean Queens (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Horrible Histories Specials book?

All at Sea (2020) is the newest Horrible Histories Specials book released so far.

Is there a new Horrible Histories Specials book coming?

No next Horrible Histories Specials 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 Specials at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Horrible Histories Specials title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Horrible Histories Specials books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,030 pages across the 6 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Horrible Histories Specials books, 8 of 15, were published in the 2000s.

What the Horrible Histories Specials books are about

6 of the 15 Horrible Histories Specials 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 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Juvenile literature 3 of 6 books
  • Great britain, history, juvenile literature 2 of 6 books
  • Kings and rulers 2 of 6 books

More books by Terry Deary

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

Characters in the Horrible Histories Specials books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Other series by Terry Deary

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.