True or false?
The Tudors had their own Ice Age!
Tudor children drank beer
Elizabeth I was killed by her make-up
Anne Boleyn had an extra finger

This book explores the facts about the Tudors, explodes the myths and legends surrounding some madcap monarchs and (not-so) wicked witches, and reveals loads of fascinating stuff about one of history's most bloodthirsty families...

The Truth or Busted series explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous way that kids will find unputdownable!

• 1: Henry VII was mean and miserly
• 2: Henry VIII was larger than life.
• 3: Edward VI was only 9 years old when he became king.
• 4: Mary I was nicknamed Bloody Mary because she had so many people executed.
• 5: Anne Boleyn had an extra finger.
• 6: A bear garden was a type of Tudor zoo.
• 7: Elizabeth I was killed by her make-up.
• 8: Silt saved the Mary Rose.
• 9: A Tudor woman was once killed by a loaf of bread.
• 10: You didn't have to be a witch to cast spells.
• 11: Hanging was the worst Tudor punishment EVER.
• 12: Tudors didn't use forks.
• 13: People threw their poo out of upstairs windows.
• 14: Tudor children drank beer.
• 15: Tudor football players used jumpers for goalposts.
• 16: Tennis was illegal.
• 17: Tudors didn't use toilet paper.