Discover all the foul facts about fifty gruesome great houses in this addition to the Horrible Histories series. From Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace in London, Horrible Histories: Gruesome Great Houses covers the history of Britain and Ireland from the time of the savage Stone Age right up until the present day. Full of dark mysteries, gruesome ghost stories and terrible tales of betrayal and revenge, it's a seriously horrible read with all the gore and more. fully illustrated throughout with Martin Brown's hilarious line drawings