From 2000 to 2005 he was the bbcs political editor. Traditional histories of this kind have tended to be eurocentric, telling mankinds story through tales of greece and rome and the crowned heads of europes oldest monarchies. He has written and presented tv documentaries on history, science and politics, and presents the weekly andrew marr show on sunday mornings on bbc1 and start the week on radio 4. Andrew marrs history of the world s01e07 age of industry. Of course he has to miss things out, but i found this a fascinating overview. A new history of the world takes readers from the mayans to mongolia, from the kingdom of benin to the court of the jagiellonian kings of poland. A history of 20th century britain collects together for the first time andrew marrs two bestselling volumes a history of modern britain and the making of modern britain. Faulkners work is one of many books attempting to summarise the entirety of human history in one volume. Sometimes it was hard going, when he described events in china or africa which i knew nothing about, but it was worth it to get a glimpse of history that isnt always europe. Jun 06, 20 our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged.
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