Children's Books on Modern & Contemporary History

War Children: Stories from Ireland's War of Independence

By Gerard Whelan

A Winter of Spies: Ireland's War of Independence: when the truth can get you killed

By Gerard Whelan

Great Events: The Battle Of Britain

By Gillian Clements

Rugby (Great Sporting Events)

By Gifford, Clive

Second World War

By Henry Brook, Ian McNee

Jim's Spectacular Christmas

By Emma Thompson, Axel Scheffler

History Heroes: Victoria

By Damian Harvey, Rupert Van Wyk

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

By Deary, Terry, Flook, Helen

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

By Kay Woodward

The 1980s

By James Nixon

My Family Remembers: The 1970s

By Kathryn Walker

Treasure Island (Puffin Classics)

By Stevenson, Robert Louis, Colfer, Eoin

A Look at Life in the Eighties

By Adrian D. Gilbert

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

By Williams Marcia

~ Plague: Outbreak in London, 1665 - 1666

By Tony Bradman

All About: The Great Plague 1665

By Pam Robson

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

By John C. Miles

Famous People, Great Events: The Great Fire of London

By Gillian Clements

The National Archives: The Gunpowder Plot Unclassified

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

Black in Time: The Most Awesome Black Britons from Yesterday to Today

By Alison Hammond, E. L. Norry

Blood-curdling Box of Books

By Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Kings and Queens of Scotland

By Eileen Dunlop, Antony Kamm

The World of the Pirate

By Val Garwood, Richard Berridge

The Lost Diary of Queen Victoria’s Undermaid (Lost Diaries S.)

By Parsons, Alex

Gorgeous Georgians (newspaper edition)

By Terry Deary, Martin Brown

World War II: Army

By John Townsend

Sporting Heroes

By Jane Bingham

World War I Tales: The Bomber Balloon

By Deary, Terry

The Tudors

By Hachette Children's Books

Horrible Histories Gory Stories: Tower of Terror

By Terry Deary, Martin Brown