{"product_id":"9781804996973-revolting","title":"Revolting","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA riotous history of rebellions and revolutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA globetrotting, laugh-out-loud funny history for grown-ups from the multi-million copy bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book, \u003ci\u003eRevolting\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling \u003ci\u003eHorrible Histories \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Terry Deary takes readers on a hilarious and eye-opening journey through some of the most significant rebellions and uprisings that have happened through the ages, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIvaylo, the Bulgarian swineherd who managed to fight off the Mongols, slay the Tsar and marry his widow in the space of a year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpartacus, a touch more modest in his aims, who mainly wanted to go home to see his mum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two suffragists who posted themselves by Royal Mail to see the prime minister (a first-class idea, though Downing Street declined the parcel).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the peasants to the slaves, the martyrs to the mutineers, \u003ci\u003eRevolting\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the resilience and determination of those who dared to challenge the status quo through the ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA History of Britain in Ten Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIf you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it\u003c\/b\u003e. It is\u003cb\u003e laugh out loud funny\u003c\/b\u003e' Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eEmperor \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ram-packed with mind-blowing facts, hilarious characters, and little-known tales' \u003c\/b\u003eDan Schreiber, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Everything Else\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A\u003cb\u003e book for anyone who ever wished there was a \u003ci\u003eHorrible Histories\u003c\/i\u003e for grown-ups'\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Lister, author of \u003ci\u003eA Curious History of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Not just an eye-opener, but \u003cb\u003ea mind-opener’\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Borman, author of\u003ci\u003e The Private Lives of the Tudors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409900056950,"sku":"9781804996973","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40203853_5ff694d9-356b-4595-a902-b503d4e481d4.jpg?v=1772685561","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804996973-revolting","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}