Chambers Dictionary Of World History (Helicon history) - Softcover

(ed.), Chambers

9781859862469: Chambers Dictionary Of World History (Helicon history)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859862462 ISBN 13: 9781859862469

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998

Who came first, Edward V or Richard III? Which Louis was known as the Sun King? Who is the national hero of Croatia? Combining A-Z entries with chronological overviews and detailed maps, this dictionary provides the non-specialist with a clear background to world history.

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