Horribly Famous is a series of books containing biographies of notable people who are now dead. These books are written by a range of authors and the books are, in some cases ghost-written under the same name as the one person featured in a Dead Famous book. As a spin-off series, Horrible Histories aims to offer an enchanting humour and style of writing that appeals to children so they can be educated and entertained. Whilst previously Horribly Famous and Dead Famous were separate, during the redesigning of the book covers, Dead Famous books became republished using the new Horribly Famous cover design, effectively rendering the Dead Famous series obsolete. Many of the titles were also shortened, such as "Leonardo Da Vinci and His Super-brain" to Da Vinci and His Super-brain.
Both series are published by the same company - Scholastic.
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These are the books originally in the Dead Famous series :
These are the original books in the Horribly Famous series [1] :
Everybody knows that Spartacus was a great gladiator and enjoyed giving the Romans the-run around. But in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts that they didn't know, such as how Spartacus fought for the Romans as well as against them, and once camped his army of rebel slaves inside a volcano. Everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the Free Slave Army.
Everyone's heard of Mary, Queen of Scotts. She is horribly famous for having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz I's prison and, totally losing her head - on the chopping block. But not everyone knows that Mary was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed childhood, and got kidnapped by a murderous lord. Even though she's dead, Mary's still full of surprises.
Everybody knows that Elizabeth I was called the Virgin Queen, that she had lots of admirers and refused to marry and that her army beat the Spanish Armada. But in this book readers can discover all the fascinating facts they didn't know... how Liz liked to lock up her ladies for getting married and how her reputation was nearly ruined when her boyfriend's wife was found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Everything you could ever want to know about the woman with the big red wig.
Everybody knows that Oliver Cromwell gave King Charles I the chop and clobbered the Cavaliers with his Roundheads, but in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts that they didn't know, such as how Oliver cancelled Christmas and banned swearing, and that he was actually hanged and beheaded - after he had already died! Everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the warts.
Everybody knows that Albert Einstein was the smartest scientist in the universe and that he also had some very bad hair days. But now you can find out everything you didn't know, including how Albert was actually expelled from school, and how he was spied on by the Nazis and the FBI!
Discover everything they didn't know and never imagined, such as how Cleopatra married both her brothers and had her younger sister killed. Even though she's dead, Cleo's still full of surprises!
Even though they're dead, the great inventors in this book are still full of surprises. Everybody thinks that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and that John Logie Baird's TV took the world by storm. But Edison didn't invent the first light bulb (although he invented a thousand other things) and Baird's TV was actually useless.
You've probably heard of William Shakespeare... Now you can get the inside story with William's secret diary, find out the news of the day in the Shakespearean Sun and prepare to be amazed as the curtain is raised on Shakespeare's most dramatic acts.
Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s BC, setting about continuing his father's wars against the Persian Empire (for their attacks on Greek City states 150 years before.) Astride his horse Bucephalus, he embarked on his great eastern campaigns in which he conquered most of the known world, as far as India, taking Greek language and culture with him. He never returned, dying of a fever in Babylon at the age of 32.
Yes, even though he's dead, Leonardo's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Leonardo's lost notebook, flick through the pages of the Milan Messenger and discover dozens of the dazzling inventions the great man dreamed up in his amazing super-brain.
Who thought piracy was all treasure maps and apple barrel plots? Six of history's most notorious high-sea hijackers are exposed in all their buccaneering badness including Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd and Anne Bonny. There's marooning and mutineering galore!
You've probably heard of Roald Dahl. He's dead famous for writing loads of brilliant books for children, telling terrifying tales of the unexpected, and creating a fantastic chocolate factory. But did you know that Roald was a fighter pilot and a spy in the Second World War, loved playing outrageous practical jokes, and nearly lost his nose... twice?
Not only did Darwin come up with the theory of evolution, but he also wrote a book about his pet worms! And Isaac Newton wasn't all that keen on science - sometimes it got on his nerves! Find out everything they ever wanted to know, and more, about their favourite seriously super scientists.
Everybody knows Victoria married a chap called Albert and wore black clothes - all the time. But did you know that Victoria went on her holidays in disguise, and was best pals with her rude Scottish servant? Everything you ever wanted to know about the woman with the enormous empire!
Everyone's heard of Henry VIII. He's the one who had a bit of a weight problem and married six unlucky ladies. Inside readers can find out everything they don't already know about Henry and everything that makes him Horribly Famous, including the wife he accused of witchcraft, his closest friends who got the chop, and how he bricked up his bedroom door in fear for his life.
You've probably heard of Winston Churchill... He's the one who raised his fingers in a V sign and smoked a massive cigar. Inside: Get to know the man behind the cigar in Winston's secret diary! Re-live events of the century in The Winston Weekly! Read how Winston led Britain to victory in the Second World War!
Tutankhamun is given the Horribly Famous treatment. Here you'll find the whole story of King Tut's life and death, plus his awesome afterlife. It's an exciting story of treasure and tombs, grave robbers and gold.
Sir Francis Drake is horribly famous for being the fearless explorer who sailed around the world, and the dashing sea hero who defeated the Spanish Armada. But have you heard that he was actually a bit of a pirate and once got shot without even realizing it?
Julius Caesar is horribly famous for conquering loads of countries and back-stabbing his chums. But have you heard that he was once captured by pirates and invaded his own town? Discover the inside story with JC's secret diary, read up on scandals in The Republican News and discover why his friends became quite so foul.
Originally, Scholastic had arbitrarily separated Dead Famous books from Horribly Famous books. Now, it appears that Scholastic is slowly reprinting all of the books in both categories under the Horribly Famous category (phasing out the Dead Famous category).
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