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History's Most Epic Fibs: Discover the truth behind the world’s biggest historical whoppers
Separate the FACTS from the historical fake news, and uncover some of history's most EPIC FIBS.
History is full of brave knights, fearsome queens, legendary explorers and epic stories passed down through the ages. But how much of what we THINK we know about history is true? And how much is just an EPIC FIB? Athena Kugblenu - comedian, podcaster and writer on CBBC's Horrible Histories - discovers the truth that lies behind the tall tales.
From harmless porkies that were just a bit of fun, to terrible untruths with HUGE consequences, it's time to separate fact from fiction. Whether it's revealing that Vikings never wore horned helmets and that famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra wasn't actually, erm, Egyptian, to telling the truth about who really 'discovered' America and Australia, or how much we really know about what people looked like in the past.
With dynamic illustrations included throughout, History's Most Epic Fibs separates the truth from the historical whoppers and shows that when it comes to history, things aren't always what they seem . . .
History is full of brave knights, fearsome queens, legendary explorers and epic stories passed down through the ages. But how much of what we THINK we know about history is true? And how much is just an EPIC FIB? Athena Kugblenu - comedian, podcaster and writer on CBBC's Horrible Histories - discovers the truth that lies behind the tall tales.
From harmless porkies that were just a bit of fun, to terrible untruths with HUGE consequences, it's time to separate fact from fiction. Whether it's revealing that Vikings never wore horned helmets and that famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra wasn't actually, erm, Egyptian, to telling the truth about who really 'discovered' America and Australia, or how much we really know about what people looked like in the past.
With dynamic illustrations included throughout, History's Most Epic Fibs separates the truth from the historical whoppers and shows that when it comes to history, things aren't always what they seem . . .
235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2024
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February 24, 2026
I thought that this was an excellent book to read!
The book was well written and it was easy to read and understand and I loved the way that the stories were told.
I am a huge fan of history myself and my daughter is following in my footsteps with her interests. I loved the length of the chapters with it laid out as a brief few pages at most for each fib.
I liked that the reason why it was a fib was added, along with a rating between 105 of how fib/damaging a fib it was.
It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!
The book was well written and it was easy to read and understand and I loved the way that the stories were told.
I am a huge fan of history myself and my daughter is following in my footsteps with her interests. I loved the length of the chapters with it laid out as a brief few pages at most for each fib.
I liked that the reason why it was a fib was added, along with a rating between 105 of how fib/damaging a fib it was.
It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!
September 22, 2024
A fun, interesting read certain to educate and change people’s thinking. I love the layout of this book making it easy to read each fib and the funny illustrations that accompany them helps the facts to stick better.
A fun non fiction read for middle grade readers.
Thank you NetGalley and Hachette children’s publishers for my arc.
A fun non fiction read for middle grade readers.
Thank you NetGalley and Hachette children’s publishers for my arc.
June 22, 2026
Very funny book!
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