History is a rich, varied, and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book . . . until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the wo
Sorting the facts from the historical fiction, Bad History exposes the falsehoods that have wrongly influenced our understanding of world history. Much of what we know about historical events is based
If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians, or the Reformation is, "Hmm, I’ve heard of that—what was that again?," then this is the book for you. This entertaining yet infor
From icons of British history to geography, and the economy to the legal system,I Should Know That: Great Britain covers a wide range of topics, filling in all those embarrassing gaps in your knowledg
The history of our world can be told through numbers. Numbers can illuminate the broad sweep of history, from vast movements of populations and the expansion of empires to the effects of technological
I Used to Know That: Great Britain covers a range of key topics on our fair land, including essential British history (Magna Carta, the Great Reform Act etc.), the current political and legal system (
