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Revolting
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  • Published: 25 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804996973
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $30.00
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Revolting

A riotous history of rebellions and revolutions

  • Terry Deary
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Paperback
25 Aug 2026
Tr. Paperback
30 Sept 2025
EBook
25 Sept 2025
Audiobook
25 Sept 2025
Hardback
25 Oct 2025
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Multi-million copy bestselling author Terry Deary shows you the history of the world through the eyes of Mr and Mrs Peasant (and their good friend Monsieur Guillotine...). A globetrotting, laugh-out-loud popular history for fans of David Mitchell.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting. But every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history.

Few enjoy the success of Ivaylo, the Bulgarian swineherd who managed to fight off the Mongols, slay the Tsar and marry his widow in the space of a year. But then, some rebels have more modest aims: Spartacus mainly wanted to go home to see his mum. Either way, we have much to learn from the tactics of revolutionaries gone by, like the two suffragists who posted themselves by Royal Mail to see the prime minister. (A first-class idea, though Downing Street declined the parcel.)

From the peasants to the slaves, the martyrs to the mutineers, Revolting celebrates the resilience and determination of those who dared to challenge the status quo.
  • Published: 25 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804996973
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $30.00
Categories:

Praise for Revolting

What readers are saying about Revolting: 'I loved this book and laughed whilst I learned... Look for mentions of the first Serf and Turf!' 'The breadth of this book is huge... It's wonderfully readable and of a huge scope' 'The history of revolts and protests is a rich one, and particularly poignant at the moment - so it's perfect that Terry Deary has written this book' 'I love the humour and the way he makes everything fun'

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History's greatest ally

Dan Schreiber, author of <i>The Theory of Everything Else</i> and host of No Such Thing As a Fish and We Can Be Weirdos

Nobody has changed history more than Terry Deary

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