From the Stone Age to 1945 in ten historical eras and 1,000 questions, this quiz book covers the major events and prominent people of world history. The questions are not too challenging to tackle after Christmas dinner, although some are trickier than others. Answers at the end of each chapter.

From Mesopotamia c.5000 BCE to the collapse of communism c.1991, Emma Marriott succinctly presents 'the essentials of the history you really should know’. This is history-made-easy, with the British Civil War straightened out in a mere five pages, Queen Victoria in a paragraph and a minimum of dates.

Under headings such as power, violence, leadership and revenge, and illustrated in Rolling Stone style, this book brings together the wisdom of pacifists from Saint Matthew to Nelson Mandela.