A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD

A Short History of the World relates the history of our world from the Big Bang to the present day - . aimed at those who want to get a better picture of what actually happened over the last five thousand years.

As such it has a huge target audience from teenagers to the elderly. It can be read in 3-4 hours and is perfect holiday reading. The book’s purpose is to give a broad overview of the key events so that non historians will feel less embarrassed about their lack of historical knowledge when discussing the past.

The book is easy to read and assumes no prior knowledge of past events. 36 maps have been especially drawn to accompany the text in order to give the reader a better understanding of where events occurred. The result is a history book that is reassuringly epic in scope but refreshingly short in length.

Christopher Lascelles studied modern languages and history at St Andrews University. After graduating, he spent four years living in Russia. He studied business at INSEAD Business School in France before returning to England where he became involved in the world of climate change and start up businesses. Christopher lives in London.