Children's Books on Modern & Contemporary History

Incredible Incas

By Terry Deary, Philip Reeve

Hal the Hero: The Amazing Story of King Henry the 8th

By Stewart Ross, Susan Shields

Samuel Pepys?

By Paul Harrison

Popcorn: History Corner: The Gunpowder Plot

By Jenny Powell

Mary Queen of Scots

By Geddes & Grosset

Charles Dickens: A Life of Storytelling; a Legacy of Change

The Silver Hand

By Terry Deary

Guy Fawkes

By Harriet Castor

Victorian Town Children

By Sallie Purkis

Technology in the Battle of Britain: Band 17/Diamond (Collins Big Cat)

By Nick Hunter, Collins Big Cat

Explore!: Tudors

By Jane Bingham

World War I

By Ian Westwell

Past in Pictures: A Photographic View of World War One

By Alex Woolf

Facts at Your Fingertips: Military History: World War II

By Antony Shaw

The Slimy Stuarts (Horrible Histories)

By Deary, Terry

The Queen's Fool: a truly royal adventure perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge

By Sherrick, Ally

The Beagle with Charles Darwin (Spectacular Visual Guides)

By Fiona MacDonald, Mark Bergin

Taking Part in the Second World War: At Sea

By Kramer, Ann

History Crafts: World War II

By Matthews, Rupert, Nicholson, Sue

Mahatma Gandhi (World Leaders Past & Present S.)

By Bush, Catherine

Famous People: Nelson Mandela

By Adi, Hakim

Henry VIII (Hole Story S.)

By Dunbar, Polly

The Diary of a Young Girl

By Frank, Anne, Pressler, Mirjam, Otto

Danger Zone: Avoid Being a Pony Express Rider (The Danger Zone)

By Tom Ratliff, Mark Bergin

Who Was Nelson Mandela?

By Belviso, Meg

The Pearl in the Attic

By McCombie, Karen

Shackleton's Journey

By William Grill

Popcorn: History Corner: Florence Nightingale

By Kay Barnham

My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto

By Frank Dabba Smith, Mendel Grossman

Florence Nightingale?

By Liz Gogerly