Books in Order: A Deep Dive Into The Crafting Style Of Terry Deary
Born in Sunderland, England, Terry Deary, is a successful children’s author whose works have been embraced globally. His infamous ‘Horrible Histories’ series has not only sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, but it has also been reimagined as both a cartoon series and a live-action comedy sketch show. Deary’s journey started as a pupil at Monkwearmouth Grammar School, where he developed a deep disapproval for the traditional teaching methods, which would later significantly influence his writing style and philosophy.
Pavement to Stardom
After completing his graduation from Sunderland’s College of Education, Deary took a detour into the world of acting, touring around Welsh villages, bringing theatre to the doorstep of children. Eventually, he shifted back to teaching before finally delving into writing professionally in 1976. It wasn’t until about two decades later, in 1994, that Deary devoted himself completely to harbouring the budding talents of young readers.
Books in Order: Pathbreaking Writing Style
Deary’s unique approach towards creating his books in order is something that sets him apart from other authors in his genre. He continues to be a vocal critic of traditional schooling systems, which is evident in his writing that tends to break free from the conventional. There is a distinctness in the way Deary creates his books in order, integrating historical facts with humour and visual elements to make learning a joyous experience for children.
His ability to transform complex historical facts into engaging narratives portrays his ceaseless dedication towards making learning a fascinating journey and this flaunts the unique power of his books in order.
Publication Order of Horrible Histories Books
| Terrible Tudors | (1993) |    |
| Awesome Egyptians | (1993) | |
| The Vile Victorians | (1994) | |
| Vicious Vikings | (1994) | |
| Rotten Romans | (1994) | |
| Groovy Greeks | (1995) | |
| Dreadful Diary | (1996) | |
| The Measly Middle Ages / Plague And Peril | (1996) | |
| Poisonous Postcards | (1996) | |
| The Cut-Throat Celts | (1997) | |
| Angry Aztecs | (1997) | |
| Terrifying Tudors / Even More Terrible Tudors | (1998) | |
| The Savage Stone Age | (1999) | |
| Woeful Second World War | (1999) | |
| The Gorgeous Georgians and the Vile Victorians | (1999) | |
| Horribly Huge Quiz Book | (2000) | |
| The Incredible Incas | (2000) | |
| Horrible Christmas | (2000) | |
| Brat Pack: Measly Middle Ages | (2002) | |
| Cruel Crime And Painful Punishment | (2002) | |
| Barmy British Empire | (2002) | |
| The Terrible Tudors Awful Anniversary Pack | (2003) | |
| Ruthless Romans | (2003) | |
| Wicked History Of The World | (2003) | |
| The Slimy Stuarts | (2004) | |
| Smashing Saxons | (2004) | |
| The Stormin’ Normans | (2004) | |
| Villainous Victorians | (2004) | |
| Awesome Egyptians Activity Book | (2004) | |
| Rotten Romans Sticker Book | (2004) | |
| Vile Victorians Activity Book | (2004) | |
| The Mad Miscellany | (2004) | |
| Groovy Greeks Activity Book | (2004) | |
| Vicious Vikings Sticker Book | (2004) | |
| Blitzed Brits | (2004) | |
| Frightful First World War | (2004) | |
| Gorgeous Georgians | (2004) | |
| Loathsome London | (2005) | |
| Measly Middle Ages Activity Book | (2005) | |
| Slimy Stuarts Sticker Book | (2005) | |
| Horribly Huge Press-Out-And-Build Book | (2009) | |
| Who’s Horrible in History | (2009) | |
| Horribly Hilarious Joke Book | (2009) | |
| Horribly Huge Book Of Terrible Tudors | (2009) | |
| Tudors – A High-Speed History | (2010) | |
| Horrible Histories Frighfully Funny Quiz Book | (2010) | |
| Awful Egyptians | (2010) | |
| Knights – A High-Speed History | (2011) | |
| Rome – A High-Speed History | (2011) | |
| Cruel Crime | (2012) | |
| Deadly Days in History | (2013) | |
| Horrible Histories Big Fat Christmas Book | (2014) | |
| Top 50 Kings and Queens | (2015) | |
| Terrible Timeline | (2015) | |
| Horrible Histories Christmas Sticker Activity Book | (2015) | |
| This is a Horrible Journal | (2016) | |
| Crackin’ Castles | (2016) | |
| This is a Horrible Book of Foul Facts | (2016) | |
| Top 50 Villains | (2016) | |
| Gruesome Great Houses | (2017) | |
| Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Yearbook | (2018) | |
| Up In The Air | (2021) | |
| The Secret Diary of Henry VIII | (2021) | |
| The Secret Diary of Queen Victoria | (2021) | |