Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians

They wore powdered wigs, went to the theatre, and built an empire — but scratch the surface and the Georgian era was considerably less gorgeous than it looked.

Terry Deary dives into the 18th century with characteristic glee — highwaymen, press gangs, slave traders, gin-soaked streets, and the vast gulf between the glittering world of the court and the lives of ordinary people who kept it all running. The Gorgeous Georgians turns out to be rather a misnomer, and that's entirely the point.

Like all Horrible Histories, this one argues that real history is more fascinating, more troubling and more morally complex than the version you get in textbooks — and it trusts young readers to handle that complexity. Deary never talks down, and children always know it.

For children who have started to suspect that official history leaves things out — and for anyone who wants to understand where the modern world actually came from.

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NOTE FROM TALESGALORE

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This book is for you if you love

• Educational
• Georgian Era
• History
• Horrible Histories
• Non-fiction