Fifty Things You Need to Know About World History by Hugh Williams

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What are the key 50 events you really need to understand to grasp the developments of our world?

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Fifty Things You Need to Know About World History by Hugh Williams

What are the key 50 events you really need to understand to grasp the developments of our world?

On Fifty Things you Need to Know about British History;

‘If history is your subject, then look no further than Fifty Things you Need to Know about British HistoryIf you want an overview of what went on here, in bite-size chunks, throughout the centuries, this is the book for you’ The Lady

‘It offers insight and knowledge upon which to build a better understanding of the country we live in today’ Today’s History

Best General History ‘Combining simplicity with significance and anecdote with fact, this book will have relevance for every modern British reader’ Family History Monthly

About the author

Hugh Williams read Modern History at Oxford before beginning his career in television with the BBC. He has specialised in history and current affairs programming and in the early 80s was responsible for introducing the famous BBC history programme ‘Timewatch’ into the schedules. While Head of Broadcasting in Manchester he had the idea for and subsequently commissioned A.N. Wilson’s series ‘Eminent Victorians’.

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ISBN 13 9780007326501
ISBN 10 0007326505
Title Fifty Things You Need to Know About World History
Author Hugh Williams
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2010-09-02
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.