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10 Best Ever: 10 Best Arthurian Legends Ever!

10 Best Arthurian Legends Ever!

The ten best Arthurian legends ever – that is, the ten most horrible! Gallop off on your noble steed to meet the knights of the Round Table – if you’re feeling brave enough. You’ll witness:

  • Guinevere standing by her man
  • Merlin’s mysterious disappearance
  • Sir Gawain trying to keep his head
  • Gallivanting Galahad searching for the Grail
  • Lancelot’s other lady stirring up trouble
  • Arthur holding court at Camelot…

... and lots of bloody battles, cruel love triangles, terrible betrayals and cruel acts of revenge! Eeek!

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Arthur, High King of Britain

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Arthur, High King of Britain

Cut off by the tide, a boy is saved from drowning by a legendary hero with a magical tale to tell: King Arthur.

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Dead Famous: Boudica and her Barmy Army

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Boudica and her Barmy Army

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You’ve probably heard of Boudica. She is dead famous for: galloping to battle in a rattling chariot; being big and kinda scary – and getting very, very angry with her Roman rulers. But did you know that Boudica learned to use weapons when she was a little girl, chopped off the Emperor Claudius’s head (well, sort of), and burned London to the ground? Yes: even though she’s dead, Boudica’s still full of surprises!

Now you can read the inside story in Boudica’s secret diary, get all the news from the Roman Messenger and the British Bugle, and find out just how Boudica and her barmy army seriously put the wind up the Romans!

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Dead Famous: Mary Queen of Scots and her Hopeless Husbands

Mary Queen of Scots and her Hopeless Husbands

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Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz’s prison – and totally losing her head on the chopping block. But did you know that Mary was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed childhood, got kidnapped by a murderous lord – and married him, and managed to give her executioner a fright or two? Even though she’s dead, Mary’s still full of surprises!

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Dead Famous: Queen Victoria and her Amusements

Queen Victoria and her Amusements

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You’ve probably heard of Queen Victoria. She’s dead famous for: marrying a chap called Albert, wearing black clothes all the time, and saying “We are not amused”. But did you know that Queen Vic went on her holidays in disguise, was best pals with her Scottish servant, and loved playing cards – for money? Yes: even though she’s dead, Vicky’s still full of surprises!

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Double Take: Rivals for the Crown

Rivals for the Crown

Mary Tudor and Elizabeth Tudor race for the English Crown. Bloodshed and betrayal is on the way…

Two princesses, born seventeen years apart to the same father – but different mothers. Their father, King Henry VIII, is determined that no woman shall ever wear the English crown. But when their younger brother, Edward, dies naming another woman as his successor, the two women take action – in very different ways.

Forced by her father and brother to publicly renounce her beloved religion, Mary Tudor has a heavy cross to bear. Determined to restore England to the true Church, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Bright, beautiful and beloved at court, Elizabeth decides to lie low when Lady Jane Grey is declared Queen. But must she lie even lower if Mary gets her way?

One great conflict. Two great stories.

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King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table

A legend is born when young Arthur meets Merlin and draws the mighty sword from its stone. Will he be the great king who can restore peace and unity to Britain at long last? Join the knights of the Round Table in a spellbinding retelling of the Arthur legends, which span from the quest for the Holy Grail to the tragedy of the Last Battle.

This handsome edition pairs Roger Lancelyn Green’s classic text with a brand new introduction by David Almond, the prize-winning author of Skellig. It also includes a behind-the-scenes journey, author profile and activities.

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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

He was the High King of Britain, who pulled Excalibur from a stone. He slew dragons, saved maidens, and quested for the Holy Grail with his fierce and loyal Knights of the Round Table. Ride with him. Fight with him. Quest with him. Join Lancelot and Galahad at the Round Table. Be a hero and read the comic strips!

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Kings and Queens of Britain

Kings and Queens of Britain

From the Great Plague to the Gunpowder Plot, do YOU know who was on the throne? Turn the wheel to see!

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My Story: To Kill a Queen

To Kill a Queen

In Elizabethan London, a wild plot is aflame. The Queen is in danger, and Kitty is embroiled in a mass of secrets, spies and betrayals…

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