Children's Books on Modern & Contemporary History

Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories)

By Deary, Terry, Brown, Martin

Royal Nursemaid

By Jill Atkins

The Big Book of Football by MUNDIAL

By MUNDIAL, Damien Weighill

On the Home Front

By Ann Kramer

Who Broke the Wartime Codes? (Primary Source Detectives)

By Nicola Barber

Town Mouse House

By Nigel Brooks, Abigail Horner

The National Archives: World War I: The Story Behind the War that Shook the World

By Nick Hunter (Children's and Educational Publishing Consultant)

History Snapshots: Children and World War II

By Sarah Ridley

Lark Rise to Candleford

By Flora Thompson

Henry VIII

By Jonathan Melmoth

Coming to England

By Floella Benjamin, Diane Ewen

Jim's Spectacular Christmas

By Emma Thompson, Axel Scheffler

Famous People, Great Events: The Great Fire of London

By Gillian Clements

London on Fire: A Great City at the time of the Great Fire

By John C. Miles

All About: The Great Plague 1665

By Pam Robson

~ Plague: Outbreak in London, 1665 - 1666

By Tony Bradman

Archie's War: A Child's Guide To The Gre

By Williams Marcia

A Look at Life in the Eighties

By Adrian D. Gilbert

Treasure Island (Puffin Classics)

By Stevenson, Robert Louis, Colfer, Eoin

My Family Remembers: The 1970s

By Kathryn Walker

The 1980s

By James Nixon

Stand Up, Stand Out!: 25 Rebel Heroes Who Stood Up for What They Believe

By Kay Woodward

Tudor Tales: The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen

By Deary, Terry, Flook, Helen

History Heroes: Victoria

By Damian Harvey, Rupert Van Wyk

World War II

By Antony Shaw

Warfare in the 20th Century

By Andrew Robertshaw, Mark Bergin

Moments in History: Why did World War I happen?

By Reg Grant

50 Things You Should Know About The First World War

By Jim Eldridge

World War II

By DK

World War One

By Jane Bingham