Author: Deary, Terry

For National Curriculum Key Stage 2

Published on 16 September 2025 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Horrible Histories’ series.

Hardback | 160 pages
135 x 207 x 20 | 258g

A year. 365 days. What’s the worst that could happen?

Well, quite a lot, as it goes. On This Horrible Day

in History is full of horrible (but true) stories, one for

each day of the year.

Maybe this year, Christmas is marked with the Romans unexpectedly

obliteratingrioters

Maybe you share your birthday with Guy Fawkes

Maybe your dog shares his with Ivan the Terrible

In Horrible Histories, anything could happen. With a

foul and fascinating fact for every day of the year,

On This Horrible Day in History is a book that will

have you laughing while youreturn to it over and over. History

it never grows old.

illustrated throughout and packed withhorrible

stories with all the horribly hilarious bits

included

perfect foranyonelooking for afun

and informativeread

Horrible Histories has beenentertainingchildren

and families for generations with books, TV, stage

shows, magazines, games and thebrilliantly funnyHorrible

Histories: the Movie Rotten Romans.