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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 that don't usually get into the history books, but which can nevertheless bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a history lesson that spares you the details of such seminal events as the 11th-century papal-imperial conflict, that fails to say much at all about the 1815 Congress of Vienna -- and that neglects entirely to mention the world-changing moment that was the 1521 Diet of Worms. Imagine instead 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;... Cover Page 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Contents 4 The Ancient World 5 The Middle Ages 25 The 16th Century 58 The 17th Century 78 The 18th Century 113 The 19th Century 173 From 1900 to the Present 244 Picture Ack

Author

Ian Crofton

Publisher

Quercus

Language

EN

Rating

3.29 / 5 (170 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13