Terry Deary is made of AWESOMESAUCE. He has probably scarred me for life, I actually like his lame puns. I'm reading his take on the french revolution now, it makes more sense than my history book from school. He focuses on the nasties, obviously, but they give a sort of simplified overview with some real Q.I treasures that have made it much easier for me to read 'proper' history later. And his recipies things like for Tudor cabbage stew are brilliant xD