I Used to Know That: History

Absolutely fantastic for a small insight into basic world history perhaps leaning a bit too much towards Europe, but not worth complaining about.

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Oct 20, Kirsty Gray rated it it was ok Shelves: A kindle bargain from their summer sale LAST year. Not the best choice with me - probably should have picked a topic I am not still studying. I still know most of this. Awesome review of world history and perfect for some of my academic goals. I will read this book at least once a year. I loved the format and how the most important events in history are collected and presented plainly in one place.

Matt got me this for my birthday and I can't wait to read the next one. Aug 01, Petersong rated it really liked it. This is a neat little book that is very succinct but contains enough detail to be very interesting and informative.

It makes me think that I was not taught history very well at school. It really is interesting but at school it really was boring. I guess because I never took History, I got more out of this book than I did the rest in the series.

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Obviously, the content skews more towards European history - I would've liked to see a little more on other parts of the world. May 22, Michelle Chan rated it really liked it. A neat collection of events and people of world history. Oct 31, Airlangga rated it it was amazing Shelves: Wars, industrialization, muddy fossils, czars, and the entirety of the world's life-story is covered in about pages - except it's not.

Very well done for a little reader book, I can't wait to read the others I have in this series. Humorous and quick read of all of history with out getting bogged down in details. Gabriel Miller rated it really liked it Jul 07, Helan rated it liked it Oct 07, Stockfish rated it it was amazing Mar 17, Katt Kawaii rated it liked it Feb 23, Mr S P Cleary rated it really liked it Jan 21, Donna Palmer rated it liked it Oct 18, Neil Hawkins rated it really liked it Jul 17, Kian Stabell rated it it was ok Sep 13, Steven James rated it really liked it Mar 09, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Nov 27, Aseel rated it really liked it Shelves: Such a fascinating and easy read!

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I learnt so much about everything because it was easy to understand I did wish there was more focus on Asia instead of Britain for pages and pages but I guess that's how history is always Definitely making me reconsider history as my elective minor at uni. A quick and easy read, a general view of history from Ancient times to the s. Nothing in depth but enough to promote further reading of anything of interest.

Sep 11, Max rated it really liked it. What a great little book! When presented in one novella-length tome though, it's astonishing and quite sobering to see quite how much of human history has been dominated by conflict. Emma Marriott presents an intriguing glimpse of history in this short book What a great little book! Emma Marriott presents an intriguing glimpse of history in this short book though, with an engaging style and concisely details facts whilst still retaining a whimsy sadly lacking from the majority of history teachers I've had the opportunity to meet.

A very intriguing book that contains a lot of basic history around many subjects, from the first civilisations all the way to the current modern times. This book revolves around facts that adults might have forgotten about history, but it is not limited to adults alone. It is also a great book for student learners who might have an interest and want to learn more about general history, as it contains many trivia about multiple eras and times.



I read this as a follow up to the many Horrible Histories books I have read this year. It is good as a brief history of mostly Europe but it is also not completely accurate or deep. I feel it could be expanded into a series which would be an interesting series to read.

Good bried introduction This is a very quick and brief introduction to much of world history. Perfect for those who have a very limited knowledge of history, or those looking for a quick reminder of historical events of the past. Nice, bire-size pieces of history, most of which I vaguely remembered, but some new information for me as well! So much history in such a little book! Proved to be a much better read than I expected: Absolutely fantastic for a small insight into basic world history perhaps leaning a bit too much towards Europe, but not worth complaining about.

Oct 20, Kirsty Gray rated it it was ok Shelves: A kindle bargain from their summer sale LAST year. Not the best choice with me - probably should have picked a topic I am not still studying. I still know most of this. Awesome review of world history and perfect for some of my academic goals. I will read this book at least once a year. I loved the format and how the most important events in history are collected and presented plainly in one place. Matt got me this for my birthday and I can't wait to read the next one. Aug 01, Petersong rated it really liked it.