History's Most Epic Fails
Discover the truth behind the world’s biggest historical howlers
Athena Kugblenu author Nicole Miles illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Published:4th Sep '25
Should be back in stock very soon
Discover the truth behind the world's biggest historical howlers!
History is full of daring deeds, mighty heroes and incredible inventions. But it's also full of humongous FAILS! Athena Kugblenu - comedian and writer on CBBC's Horrible Histories - explores them all, whether it be the silly mishaps that changed the course of history or the mistakes that did us all a favour.
From the Titanic lookout who forgot his binoculars or the astronaut who taped over the Moon landings, to the famous inventors who failed THOUSANDS of times before getting something right, the amazing scientists who ACCIDENTALLY invented life-saving medicines and the businesses that went bust and bounced back better - take a riotous ride through history and discover the epic fails that changed the world.
With all the fizz you'd expect from a CBBC Horrible Histories writer, this fact-filled book exposes terrible historic failures (rated 1 to 5) that nevertheless had consequences that ranged from new inventions to fails we are still trying to fix! From Ancient Egypt to modern wars, its scope is vast. 9+ -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
ISBN: 9781526366825
Dimensions: 232mm x 152mm x 24mm
Weight: 300g
240 pages