ABOUT BADLY DRAWN HISTORY History is fascinating. But sometimes history books can make it look much more complicated than it needs to be. Badly Drawn History is different. These books use simple words, short explanations and deliberately simple drawings to help make big historical events easier to understand and remember. I'm a history teacher with 20 years' experience, and I've seen first-hand how dual coding can help break down difficult concepts in the classroom — and make learning history more fun. Dual coding simply means learning through words and pictures together. That's the idea behind every page in Badly Drawn History. You don't need to remember everything. You don't need to be brilliant at history. And you definitely don't need to be brilliant at drawing. You just need somewhere to start. BIG HISTORY. SIMPLE WORDS. MEMORABLE PICTURES. Making history accessible through dual coding. Owen Arthur History teacher & creator of Badly Drawn History