Rotten Rulers

Rotten Rulers is a Horrible Histories book about Rulers. It was first published on the 17th of June 2005. It had a book makeover on the 2nd of June 2011 with 20th Century, Rowdy Revolutions and Wicked Words.

DescriptionEdit

It's history with the nasty bits left in! 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?

Discover all the foul facts that make the history of rulers so horrible - all the gore and more!

Some facts from it

- queen vic's physian said she looked more like a barrel than a human

ContentsEdit

• Introduction - 5

  

• Potty for Power - 8
• Rotten Rules - 26
• Loathsome Leader: Emperor Elagabalus - 35
• Happy Families - 40
• Food fit for a King - 54 (it has facts about george I and II
• queen victoria louis XIV)
• Loathsome Leader: Ivan IV the Terrible - 65
• Top of the tots - 70
• Potty Presidents - 84
• Loathsome Leader: Ludwig II - 90
• Be Cruel to Rule - 100
• Holy Horrors - 108
• Terribly True or Fantastically False? - 120
• Loathsome Leader: Murad IV - 124
• Try to Lie - 129
• Quaint Quiz - 138
• Loathsome Leader: Genghis Khan - 145
• Horrible H'ends - 150
• Epilogue - 172

Additional InfoEdit

• ISBN: 9781407111902
• For ages 8+
• Paperback
• 176 Pages
• Releases: 17th June 2005 (Original Edition) and 2nd June 2011 (Makeover Edition)
• Author: Terry Deary
• Illustrators: Mike Phillips and Martin Brown (Martin Brown for Cover of Makeover Edition)
• Dimensions: 13.4 x 1.2 x 21.5 CM