Horrible Histories: Queen Boudica's Secret Diary Award-winning author by Terry Deary (author) and Mike Phillips (illustrator)

From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories!
It’s time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Boudica’s Secret Diary.
Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history’s most powerful warriors, bringing you Boudica’s thoughts on:

the Romans!

uprisings!

marriage!

Gaul!

Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind.
Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history. Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character’s (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives.
Covering key moments in Boudica’s life and the history of the Roman Empire’s rule in Britain, the Secret Diary of Boudica reveals her:

reaction to becoming the warrior Queen of the Iceni

relationship with her servant and friend, Marcus

leadership of her Celtish tribe

battles against the Roman Empire

Each diary is the perfect introduction to a pivotal era in British History, brilliantly immersive and sure to capture the imagination!

Product Details

Catalogue number

483 in SCB Offer July 2026

Series

Horrible Histories

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702313882

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

May 5th, 2022

Other details

144 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Horrible Histories

Author/Illustrator

Terry Deary

Born in Sunderland in 1946, Terry Deary lives in County Durham with his family. Terry’s early life was spent in his father’s butcher’s shop and his career in the arts began in 1972 at Theatre Powys in Mid Wales. He has worked as an actor, theatre-director, drama teacher and television presenter. Terry still acts with roles in British films and has appeared in the Horrible Histories TV, stage-shows and feature film. As an actor, Terry began writing scripts. One of his most successful was The Custard Kid which became his first novel in 1977. Terry has enjoyed over 40 years as an author, including over 80 titles in Horrible Histories the world’s bestselling children’s history series. He is also an author of fiction and non-fiction for adults. Terry is an ambassador for his home city of Sunderland and was made a Doctor of Education at Sunderland University.