I Used to Know That: History

If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians or the Reformation is, 'Hmmm, I've heard of that — what was that again?', then this book is for you. 

This entertaining yet informative book travels back through time to fill in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge, from the invasions of Britain, the Renaissance and the Cold War, to the American, French and Russian Revolutions, the World Wars ... and everything else you have forgotten from your school history lessons. 

In I Use to Know That: History, information is broken down into manageable, bite-sized chunks, refreshing your memory of all those things you once knew but have forgotten, and filling you in on the bits that the school syllabus didn't include. From building the pyramids in Egypt to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you used to know — and much that you didn't — is here.

Marianne Taylor is a writer and editor whose career has been steered from the start by her obsessive interest in the natural world. She has written books on subjects from mountain gorillas and nature photography, to science and wildlife in London. She lives in Kent and, when not at her desk, is likely to be found in the nearest woodland, binoculars around neck and notebook in hand.

From the first signs of civilization to the modern day, this helpful book travels back through time to explain all the major historical events in bite-sized chunks.Filling in all those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge, this guide will remind you of all the history you've forgotten. From the building of the pyramids to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you once learned at school - and much that you didn't - is here. 'Jolly useful old-school primer . Everyone will want to dip into this' - Tribune Magazine

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