Millennium
About this book
In Millennium, bestselling historian Ian Mortimer takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of Western history. It is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest change.We journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burned to the ground by invaders β and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer β to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilizations came into conflict with each other on an epic scale. Here is a story of godly scientists, fearless adventurers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs, and strong-minded women β a story of discovery, invention, revolution, and cataclysmic shifts in perspective. Millennium is a journey into the past like no other. Our understanding of human development will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us all.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1001β1100 The Eleventh Century
- 1101β1200 The Twelfth Century
- 1201β1300 The Thirteenth Century
- 1301β1400 The Fourteenth Century
- 1401β1500 The Fifteenth Century
- 1501β1600 The Sixteenth Century
- 1601β1700 The Seventeenth Century
- 1701β1800 The Eighteenth Century
- 1801β1900 The Nineteenth Century
- 1901β2000 The Twentieth Century
- Conclusion: Which century saw the most change?
- Envoi: Why it matters
- Appendix: Population estimates
- Notes
- Picture Credits
- Illustrations
- Index
- Copyright
