Horrible Histories: Queen Victoria's Secret Diary Award-winning author by Terry Deary (author) and Mike Phillips (illustrator)

From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories!
It’s time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Victoria’s Secret Diary.
First! Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history’s most quirky queens, bringing you Victoria’s thoughts on:
• the Government! • incredible inventions! • Buckingham Palace! • the Empire!
Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind.

Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history. Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character’s (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives.
Covering key moments in Victoria’s life and the history of the Victorian era, the Secret Diary of Queen Victoria reveals her:
• reaction to ascending the throne at 18• arguments with Prince Albert • experience of the open sewers at Buckingham Palace• thoughts on her enemies and allies
Each diary is the perfect introduction to a pivotal era in British History, brilliantly immersive and sure to capture the imagination!

Product Details

Series

Horrible Histories

ISBN

9780702306662

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

November 4th, 2021

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.3; Middle years; 3.0 points

Other details

176 pages

Condition

New

Available in these packs

5books
What to Read After: Hetty Feather (5 Book Set)

eur prices

Price: €55.79

gbp prices

Price: £37.95

Part of this Series

Horrible Histories

Author/Illustrator

Terry Deary

Born in Sunderland in 1946, Terry Deary lives in County Durham with his family. Terry’s early life was spent in his father’s butcher’s shop and his career in the arts began in 1972 at Theatre Powys in Mid Wales. He has worked as an actor, theatre-director, drama teacher and television presenter. Terry still acts with roles in British films and has appeared in the Horrible Histories TV, stage-shows and feature film. As an actor, Terry began writing scripts. One of his most successful was The Custard Kid which became his first novel in 1977. Terry has enjoyed over 40 years as an author, including over 80 titles in Horrible Histories the world’s bestselling children’s history series. He is also an author of fiction and non-fiction for adults. Terry is an ambassador for his home city of Sunderland and was made a Doctor of Education at Sunderland University.