The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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Queen Mary I of England d . ; succeeded by Elizabeth I ( – 1603 ) Sir William
Cecil appointed principal Secretary of State ( see 1550 ) Margaret of Navarre : “
Heptameron , " tales Robert Greene , Eng . author and dramatist , b . ( d .
Queen Mary I of England d . ; succeeded by Elizabeth I ( – 1603 ) Sir William
Cecil appointed principal Secretary of State ( see 1550 ) Margaret of Navarre : “
Heptameron , " tales Robert Greene , Eng . author and dramatist , b . ( d .
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HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER PHILOSOPHY , 13 LEARNING U
David Rizzio , confidential secretary of Mary , Queen of Scots , murdered in
Holyrood House , Edinburgh The future James VI of Scotland b . ( d . 1625 ) , son
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HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER PHILOSOPHY , 13 LEARNING U
David Rizzio , confidential secretary of Mary , Queen of Scots , murdered in
Holyrood House , Edinburgh The future James VI of Scotland b . ( d . 1625 ) , son
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1551 ) William Webbe : “ Discourse of English Poetrie " Sir Francis Walsingham
unravels Babington Plot to murder Elizabeth I , proving involvement of Mary
Queen of Scots in the plan Anthony Babington and fellow conspirators tried and ...
1551 ) William Webbe : “ Discourse of English Poetrie " Sir Francis Walsingham
unravels Babington Plot to murder Elizabeth I , proving involvement of Mary
Queen of Scots in the plan Anthony Babington and fellow conspirators tried and ...
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User Review - auntieknickers - LibraryThingThe early years of human history seem to have less information than might be available, particularly spotty in Asian history and pretty much nothing about Africa south of the Sahara. Still, an interesting browse and a good place to see what was happening in a given year. Read full review
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User Review - Diwanna - LibraryThingI'd be lying if I said that I read this book, but it is an interesting reference to peruse from time to time. Read full review
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