{"product_id":"book-kri9","title":"Revolting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is history through the eyes of Mr and Mrs Peasant (and their good friend Monsieur Guillotine…). A globetrotting, laugh-out-loud funny history from the multi-million copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA History of Britain in Ten Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHorrible Histories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemember, remember the 4th of November… *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book, \u003ci\u003eRevolting\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling \u003ci\u003eHorrible Histories \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Terry Deary takes readers on a hilarious and eye-opening journey through some of the most significant rebellions and uprisings that have happened through the ages, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIvaylo, the Bulgarian swineherd who managed to fight off the Mongols, slay the Tsar and marry his widow in the space of a year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpartacus, a touch more modest in his aims, who mainly wanted to go home to see his mum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two suffragists who posted themselves by Royal Mail to see the prime minister (a first-class idea, though Downing Street declined the parcel).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems we have much to learn from the tactics of revolutionaries gone by…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the peasants to the slaves, the martyrs to the mutineers, \u003ci\u003eRevolting\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the resilience and determination of those who dared to challenge the status quo through the ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Turns out we've been getting the nursery rhyme wrong all these years. An explosive revelation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© Terry Deary 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67151576269104,"sku":"BDkri9","price":11.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/kri9-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782533174","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-kri9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}