Shorter Illustrated History of the World

by J.M. Roberts

Second revised edition, first published in 1995. This world history begins with the origins of the human race, drawing together the great themes of civilisation with details from everyday life. Illustrated with black and white and colour photographs, specially commissioned detailed maps and chronologies of the major dates of world-changing events.

Genres: History

616 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

John Morris Roberts, CBE, was a British historian, with significant published works. From 1979-1985 he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from 1985-1994, Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West (1985).

Reviews

[Alistair · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book.The tone is one of a really cool history teacher.Very readable and one i would recommend to anyone interested in history.

[FranklinTV · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recall this being an enjoyable read and something I probably need to read again.