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The Forgotten Past
The Forgotten Past: An Eclectic Collection of Little Known Stories from the Annals of History | Andrew Vinken
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We’ve all been taught about kings and queens, great battles and the rise and fall of empires. The term historians have coined for this is ‘history from above’. But what about the ordinary folk? What about almost everybody who ever existed? What about the places where no earth-shattering events have ever occurred?
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Mehso-so

An anthology of titbits about the past and people who are not always recognised. I would have been more impressed if I hadn't checked the endnotes and found them full of wiki pages he'd cribbed from. It's written as if it's addressing the reader in quite a jokey style and to be honest I prefer my history better researched with more depth.

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