History's Most Epic Fails

Athena Kugblenu (Author) Athena Kugblenu is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has written for CBBC's Horrible Histories series, CBBC's Odd Squad, CBeebies JoJo and Gran Gran, The Amelia Gething Complex and Swashbuckle as well as The Russell Howard Hour, Dara Ó Briain's Timewasters, and The Lenny Henry Show among many other credits. She is the co-host of Bust or Trust?, a podcast for curious kids.Nicole Miles (Illustrator) Nicole is an illustrator who has worked with a variety of clients including Adobe, Buzzfeed, Candlewick Press, Google, the New York Times, Penguin Random House, Rebel Girls, Simon & Schuster, Sisters Letter (AARP) and Hachette Children's Group. Her comic Barbara (ShortBox, 2017) was nominated for an Eisner award.

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+