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Originally Posted by HarryT
If you really want an overview, try "The New Penguin History of the World". It's available as an ebook (albeit an expensive one).
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An excellent work, and hard to better - but, as Harry says, not exactly an impulse buy....
The Churchill gives a good, "standard" viewpoint, and, well, "1066.." will certainly make you look a few things up !
And it is a Great Read.
