Totally Legendary

A Real History Legends book

TotallyLegendary

Funny, strange and true stories from history, starring the common folk. For kids 9–12 and teens, by Pip Hartley.

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Cover preview of Totally Legendary by Pip Hartley: a grinning Roman soldier holds up a pair of woolly socks and some underpants.
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About the book

Totally Legendary is a book of funny, strange and true stories from history, starring the common folk rather than only kings and queens. Every story ends with the evidence, so readers can see how we know it really happened.

Written by Pip Hartley for kids 9–12 and teens.

Out now in paperbackPublished by Brilliantio on 10 October 2026. Paperback, 120 pages, ISBN 978-1-83697-101-6.

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Real History Legends is a series of books about real people from history: what they did, why it mattered and why we still remember them.

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The books are published by Brilliantio, an independent book publisher. Brilliantio Ltd is registered in England and Wales.

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