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50 World History Events You Really Need to Know
50 Events You Really Need to Know
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Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity. People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics — the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis — and how they have no idea...
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Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity.
People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics — the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis — and how they have no idea about what happened in between. Offering stimulating outlines of key developments in the history of the world, 50 World History Events You Really Need to Know aims to remedy this.
Author Ian Crofton brings history to life in essays ranging from ancient Egypt to modern China, from the Vikings and the Mongols to the French Revolution and the Cold War.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529452914
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Greenfinch
Illustration: N/A
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 112.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 150g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Ian Crofton, formerly editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia, has written a number of works of popular narrative history, from Great Escapes and A Curious History of Food and Drink to The Little Book of Big History and World History: 50 Events You Really Need to Know. The last two bestsellers have been translated into many languages. Crofton has also explored the interplay of landscape, history and nature in more personal books such as Walking the Border: A Journey between Scotland and England ('Excellent', The Guardian), Fringed with Mud and Pearls: An English Island Odyssey (selected by The Telegraph as one of their top twenty travel books of 2021) and, most recently, Upland: A Journey through Time and the Hills ('A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion', Stephen Venables, author and mountaineer).
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