Rotten Rulers gives you the lowdown on the world's most loathsome leaders.From bizarre tsars and evil emperors to crazy kings an queens, people all around the world have suffered at the hands of their rulers for centuries. Whether they're nutty or nasty, fa or foul, those in charge rarely get it right. Want to know: * Who gave the job of high priest to a donkey? * Who choked to death while eating a crow? * Who celebrated victory by eating his enemy's head?
Read on for the power-crazed president who still rules from the grave and find out about the suffering slave who was ordered to collect 500 kilos of spider webs for his boss. Meet Genghis the Mongolian murderer and discover just how terrible Ivan really was. History has never been so horrible!
| ISBN: | 9780439959360 |
| Publication date: | 17th June 2005 |
| Author: | Terry Deary, Mike Phillips |
| Publisher: | Scholastic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 174 pages |
| Reading age: | 12+ |
| Series: | Horrible Histories |
| Genres: |
History Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes |
Rotten Rulers gives you the lowdown on the world's most loathsome leaders.From bizarre tsars and evil emperors to crazy kings an queens, people all around the world have suffered at the hands of their rulers for centuries. Whether they're nutty or nasty, fa or foul, those in charge rarely get it right.
Rotten Rulers is aimed at readers aged 12 and over.
Rotten Rulers features in the following genres: History, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
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Rotten Rulers was written by Terry Deary, Mike Phillips and published by Scholastic
Rotten Rulers has 174 pages
Yes it is part of Horrible Histories series