Children's Books on Modern & Contemporary History

Who Was: Samuel Pepys?

By Paul Harrison

1930s

By Neil Thomson

The First World War Sticker History Book

By Lisa Miles

Fire! Fire!

By Stuart Hill

Can I Come Home, Please?: The Second World War - By the Children Who Lived Through it

By Phil Robins

I am a Wonder Woman: Inspiring activities to try. Incredible women to discover.

By Ellen Bailey, Sophie Beer, Lauren Farnsworth

Ladybird Histories: Tudors and Stuarts

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By b-fowke

The Year I Was Born: 1989

By Sally Tagholm, Michael Evans

The Year I Was Born: 1987

By Sally Tagholm, Michael Evans

The Year I Was Born: 1988

By Sally Tagholm, Michael Evans

KS3 History Modern Britain (1760-1900) (Knowing History)

By Robert Peal

Mohammed Ali

By jason hook

Exploring History: Modern Weapons & Warfare

By William Fowler

School

By Nicola Barber

Elizabeth II's Reign - Celebrating 60 years of Britain's History

By Jacqui Bailey

Horrible Histories Handbook Blitz

By Terry Deary

In the Street

By Paul Noble

Horrible Histories: USA

By Terry Deary, Martin Brown

The World Wars

By Lisa Jane Gillespie, Struan Reid, Emi Ordas

The Oxford Children's History of the World

By Neil Grant

Did Anything Good Come Out of... WWI?

By Philip Steele

Moments in History: Why did World War I happen?

By Reg Grant

What They Don't Tell You About: World War I

By Robert Fowke

Beyond the Call of Duty: Bravery in World War II (The National Archives)

By Peter Hicks

Oliver Twist: 1 (Scholastic Classics)

By Dickens, Charles

Horribly Famous: Horatio Nelson and His Valiant Victory

By Philip Reeve

The Frightful First World War (Horrible Histories)

By Deary, Terry, Brown, Martin, Terry Deary

Lily and the Lissadell Ghost: World Book Day 2021

By Curtin, Judi

Rebel Voices: The Rise of Votes for Women

By Louise K Stewart, Eve Lloyd Knight