Horrible Histories

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Discussed as a series Dominic encountered in the Imperial War Museum gift shop when looking for a narrative history of WWII for his son. The hosts note that Horrible Histories is full of curious facts about enemas and executions—the kind of gross details children love—but critically lacks narrative structure and dramatic storytelling, which is what Dominic tried to provide in his own books.

Context:

Mentioned when discussing children's history books at Waterstones - Dominic says 'if we went into Waterstones now, to the children's section, to the history section, I mean, they have the horrible histories'