History of the World

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Michael Kerrigan was educated at St. Edward's College and University College, Oxford, England. He is the author of The History of Death, A Dark History: The Roman Emperors, Ancients in Their Own Words, World War II Plans That Never Happened, and The Dark History of the**American Presidents. He is a columnist, book reviewer, and feature writer for publications including The**Scotsman and the Times Literary Supplement. Michael lives with his family in Edinburgh.

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History of the World provides a sumptuous, pictorial guide to the most significant events in human history, from the Bronze Age to the 21st century. Arranged chronologically, History of the World offers a broad overview of the most important events in human history, including the building of great funerary tombs in Ancient Egypt, the Trojan War, the expansion of Islam from Arabia, the Viking raids across northwest Europe, the capture of Jerusalem during the Crusades, the use of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and so much more.