Anonymous
Hours of fascinating facts presented in a way that maintained my interest. This is not a dry list of dates and facts, but full of thought provoking ideas. I recommend this book to everyone with an interest in social history.
In a contest of change, which century from the past millennium would come up trumps? Imagine the Black Death took on the female vote in a pub brawl, or the Industrial Revolution faced the internet in a medieval joust – whose side would you be on? In this hugely entertaining book, celebrated historian Ian Mortimer takes us on a whirlwind tour of Western history, pitting one century against another in his quest to measure change.