This is the second book in the series that I preview. The last one is about Ancient Egypt. This book contains a lot of fun facts about Roman Britain. The vocabulary used in the book is relatively easy to understand. It is packed with humorous jokes, so it will pique children's interest in the topic.

Greg Jenner is a sure fire epic history writer and a man with the talent to bring history to everybody - especially younger audiences. He creates awesome podcasts and awesome books and I’ve been a loyal fan ever since Horrible Histories.

I loved this book as I knew I would and it brings the fun but also the historical knowledge bombs. I also loooved the addition of our resident expert, Emma Southon and their discussions and banter from within the book also made for an entertaining read.

The addition of the ‘Accuracy Alarm’ was great too and introduced the discussion that history isn’t a certainty and a ‘know all’. It can be an easy assumption, especially for younger audiences, to think history and historical accounts are 100% accurate and everything we know is true so it’s a great introduction that there are still things to be debated. Most of what we know are second hand accounts, written many years after they happened or by people who may have their own agendas and interpretations so to have this included in a fun and entertaining children’s history non fiction was great to see.

This is the first I’ve read and I definitely need to go back and read the one before this too and the (hopefully) many after it. I know I’ll love them as much as this one!

You always feel in good hands with Greg Jenner and can guarantee you’ll learn something and have fun with it along the way. So for that reason, it’s a solid recommend for all young readers, budding historical enthusiasts and hardcore history buffs.