“ The only politician ever to have entered parliament with honourable intentions, was Guy Fawkes. Terry Deary
“ Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright, But look’d too near have neither heat nor light.’ John Webster (c.1580–1634), English Jacobean dramatist Terry Deary
“ Don’t worry When you are a soldier you can be in one of two places: A dangerous place or a safe place. If you’re in a safe place … don’t worry. If you’re in a dangerous place you can be one of two thi… Terry Deary
“ There is proof that these early kings were taller and had much larger heads than the peasants of Egypt! Terry Deary
“ Sometimes an event happens that is so great the world is never the same again after it. In the twentieth century one of the greatest of those events is World War I – fought against Germany from 1914 t… Terry Deary
“ But Djoser was king of South Egypt and North Egypt. To keep the people in both parts of the country happy he had to be buried in two different tombs. His body was entombed in the north, and his canopi… Terry Deary
“ After they had lost the war with Sparta the Athenians looked for someone to blame. They blamed the old teacher, Socrates. Being a rather groovy guy, he was always hanging around with young people, tel… Terry Deary
“ The oldest written poem was by the Greek, Homer. His poem, The Iliad, tells the story of the siege of Troy, a story of the heroes who fought to the death to get Helen back to her hubby, King Menelaus. Terry Deary
“ Hippocrates was so great that today’s doctors still take the Oath of Hippocrates (though it has been modified during the 20th century) Terry Deary
“ This is a bit like bribing the other team’s best players to leave the pitch as soon as you start the match! Not much of a game!) Terry Deary
“ The Egyptians treated her like a pharaoh even though she was from a Greek family and a woman. She worshipped the gods of Egypt. Terry Deary
“ They also thought there were spirits called ‘daimons’ around. Some were good and protected you; some were evil and could lead you into wickedness. Terry Deary
“ CCC wanted everyone to believe that he had done what he set out to do – sailed west to find Japan in the east. He made his men swear an oath… Terry Deary
“ The ‘Declaration of Independence’ begins: ‘All men are created equal’. What they really meant was ‘All men are created equal – unless they happen to be Indian, black or female’!) Terry Deary
“ Why were kings cross? Maybe their trains were late! Some say warrior Queen Boudica was buried under platform 8. Terry Deary
“ The English went out and conquered a quarter of the Earth just to escape the rain. They always went for the hot places – Australia, Africa, India. But here’s the funny thing about the English … many o… Terry Deary
“ Pyramidiots Some history books will tell you that the Egyptians were great at maths – even better than your teacher. Here’s why they think the Egyptians were such brainy boffins… People who believe th… Terry Deary
