366 Days: Compelling Stories From World History

366 Days: Compelling Stories From World History

by Scott Allsop
366 Days: Compelling Stories From World History

366 Days: Compelling Stories From World History

by Scott Allsop

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Overview

Stretching from Ancient Rome to the World Wide Web and from the Danelaw to the Cold War, 366 Days is a chronicle of the highs and lows of world history. This collection of 'on this day' historical accounts has been painstakingly researched to clearly explain the causes, course and consequences of each event that took place.

Whether it heralded a world-changing new discovery, the assassination of a leading politician, or a cow flying in an aeroplane, this collection of true stories and trivia from world history proves that every day deserves to be remembered.

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 engaging and entertaining daily guide to some of the most compelling historical events that have shaped today's world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780995680913
Publisher: L & E Books
Publication date: 11/21/2016
Pages: 420
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Scott Allsop is an award-winning history teacher and host of an iTunes Top-100 history podcast. While teaching in the UK he was nominated for the national Teaching Awards and shortlisted for the BBC History Magazine/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 that cover a range of historical periods and events was the top 'New and Noteworthy' History podcast on iTunes, and has since featured in the iTunes Top Ten Podcasts chart. He also creates podcasts specifically for history students. These are accessed by thousands of people a month, and regularly top the iTunes Education charts.

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