The only politician ever to have entered parliament with honourable intentions, was Guy Fawkes. — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
“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 till 1918. Everyone is in it together. Upper classes and lower classes, women as well as men. This ‘mixing’ has never happened… — Terry Deary Copy Share
“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 the pyramids have magical secrets are called ‘pyramidologists’. They started investigating the pyramids in the 1850s and modern pyramidologists are still selling millions of books around the… — Terry Deary Copy Share
“Greeks heard the poems read on stage while a group of dancers performed. Then a clever poet called Aeschylus came along and had a… — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
“The oldest written poem was by the Greek, Homer. His poem, The Iliad, tells the story of the siege of Troy, a story of… — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
The only politician ever to have entered parliament with honourable intentions, was Guy Fawkes. — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I'm not a historian, and I wouldn't want to be. I want to change the world. Attack the elite. Overturn the hierarchy. Look at… — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
“After they had lost the war with Sparta the Athenians looked for someone to blame. They blamed the old teacher, Socrates. Being a rather… — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
