Hosts of the quiz show Pointless deliver a witty, trivia-filled romp through world history with humorous essays and footnotes.
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Hosts of the quiz show Pointless deliver a witty, trivia-filled romp through world history with humorous essays and footnotes.
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A Pointless History of the World is a complete[1] and meticulously researched[2] series of essays on our rich and glorious past. Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, two of the world's foremost experts on Things Before Their Time[3] take you on a step-by-step journey through history. From the Big Bang to the Fall of the Roman Empire, from the Ice Age to the Evolution of Language, from Henry VIII to Last of the Summer Wine: all of civilisation is here. A publishing first, this thoroughly compre...
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Romance & sex
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Brief mentions of historical wars and conflicts without graphic details
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Light commentary on historical social and cultural events
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