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History without the Boring Bits

- A Curious Chronology of the World
Af: Ian Crofton Engelsk Paperback

History without the Boring Bits

- A Curious Chronology of the World
Af: Ian Crofton Engelsk Paperback
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Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories which can bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets; the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law; the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England; and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe - twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits.

By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.

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Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories which can bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets; the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law; the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England; and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe - twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits.

By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9781848668683
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1848668686
Kategori: Verdenshistorie
Udg. Dato: 5 feb 2015
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 199mm
Forlag: Quercus Publishing
Oplagsdato: 5 feb 2015
Forfatter(e): Ian Crofton
Forfatter(e) Ian Crofton

Kategori Verdenshistorie

ISBN-13 9781848668683

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 368

Udgave

Længde 27mm

Bredde 130mm

Højde 199mm

Udg. Dato 5 feb 2015

Oplagsdato 5 feb 2015

Forlag Quercus Publishing

Kategori sammenhænge