Publisher - Orion Children's Books
Author/Illustrator - Geraldine McCaughrean & Richard Brassey
Binding - Paperback
Pages - 264
Size - 23cm x 27cm

Age - 9+

Product weight 600g

Murder stories, ghost stories, love stories, stories of kings and queens, smugglers and spies, rebels, outlaws and the heroism of ordinary people - these are the tales of Britain's past that have been told down the years. Geraldine McCaughrean, a terrific storyteller herself, has chosen a hundred of the very best. Some are no more than legend, but all of them give us a fascinating glimpse into our history. A note on each story gives us the facts.

A magnificent introduction to Britain's history through stories.

King Canute, Lady Godiva, Guy Fawkes, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Grace Darling and other famous names from 3000 years of history live again in these 100 tragic, comic, stirring tales of adventure, folly and wickedness. These stories, many of them virtually forgotten, are Britain's heritage, told and illustrated with such verve and colour that they are the perfect way to give present-day children a sense of the excitement of history.