366 Days: Compelling Stories From World History

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L & E Books, Nov 14, 2016 - History - 418 pages
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Stretching from Ancient Rome to the World Wide Web and from the Danelaw to the Cold War, 366 Days is an engaging and entertaining chronicle of the highs and lows of world history. Whether it heralded a world-changing new discovery, the assassination of a leading politician, or a cow flying in a plane, this collection of true stories and trivia from world history proves that there is always something to be remembered 'on this day'. Each historical account has been painstakingly researched to clearly explain its causes, course and consequences.

Scott Allsop is an award-winning history teacher and host of an iTunes Top-100 history podcast. He has drawn on over a decade’s worth of teaching experience in the UK, Egypt and Romania to compile this fascinating and accessible daily guide to some of the most compelling historical events that have shaped today’s world.

 

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About the author (2016)

Scott Allsop studied history at the University of Cambridge and is the host of an iTunes Top-100 daily history podcast. He is an award-winning history teacher who was nominated for the UK's national Teaching Awards and short-listed for the BBC/Historical Association History Teacher of the Year award.

Passionate about finding opportunities to engage people with history, he hosts the daily 'on this day in history’ podcast at www.HistoryPod.net. This series of 2-3 minute long episodes covers a range of historical periods and events and was the top ‘New and Noteworthy’ history podcast on iTunes on its release. It has since maintained its place of a Top-100 podcast. He also creates podcasts specifically for history students that are shared on www.MrAllsopHistory.com and a dedicated YouTube channel. These are accessed by thousands of people a month, and regularly top the iTunes Education charts.

His work has been featured in the Guardian newspaper, the Times Educational Supplement, and has been used by the Training and Development Agency for Schools. He has contributed to the education pack for the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, and he has written articles for journals including the Historical Association's "Teaching History" and the UKEdChat magazine.

He currently lives in Romania with his wife and two children.

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Title366 Days: Compelling Stories From World History
AuthorScott Allsop
PublisherL & E Books, 2016
ISBN0995680914, 9780995680913
Length418 pages
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History / General
History / World
Reference / Trivia
  
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