This is an excellent reference book. While organized chronologically, I hopped around to different topics in which I was interested. It's not written like a dry encyclopedia. The author brings the subjects to life with clarity and humor. I'll be revisiting this one for years.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

In a book of just under 400 pages, the author of this title covers English and British history beginning with “The Fossil Record,” moving through Ancient and Pre-Roman Times and continuing on until finally reaching The Atomic and Nuclear Space Digital Age of War. Along the way, readers can spend time in their favorite era whether that is time with the Romans, The Georgians, The Stuarts, The Victorians or a different time entirely.

The range in this book is extensive. In browsing, I read about Victorian women and the evolution of their rights and then moved backward to read about ancient art. There is so much of interest in this book.

You do not have to be a scholar to read this book. It is geared to anyone who would like to know more about English and British history.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this interesting title. All opinions are my own.

I’ve always been interested in history but didn’t want to sparse through all the details. The concept and format of this book appealed to me for that reason. I liked that through the chunks of information I was able to piece together a larger narrative. It was easy to read a bit and then come back later. This book made history more approachable.

This is such a brilliant way to learn about British history in a digestible way. I read it in snippets and found it really interesting!

I'm a huge history fan but often find books quite difficult to read. I loved the structure of this and learned lots too.

**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

I love history, so I jumped at the opportunity to learn more by reading and reviewing this book. Even though I'm American, history from around the world intrigues me.

My plan was to read individual sections in between tasks. I had hoped that with such short chapters that the author would be able to keep the information from being too dry. Unfortunately, it was still a little too dry for my taste. The length of the chapters helped, but didn't really stop me from getting bored- with that being the case, I ended up just skimming the entire book in two sittings.

I think tons of photos and maps would have made this book sit better with me. After all, this is the smart phone generation, our attention spans are not what they used to be.

Overall, good information and I learned some new things, but this book just wasn't for me.

I’ve been on a quite a history binge lately and books like this make me wish I had better history teachers. This was well written, easy to digest and doesn’t beat around the bush and cater to one side. Really enjoyed the experience of reading it!

History becomes accessible when people can relate to the person telling them about it. By bringing the “ordinary” person’s perspective to bear, this book goes beyond the transitional focus on the famous and powerful people and gives insight into what Britain may have been like for anyone. A good overview of key historical events, this book is one you can dip into over time rather than having to read in one go.