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4.67 AVERAGE
charlottejones952's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
amsw223's review against another edition
5.0
Well-illustrated, thoughtful, and very fun brief history of Roman Britain from the Iron Age to its abandonment by the Roman Empire in 409 CE. The research is up-to-date, debates among historians are addressed, and it is all packaged in a fun, illustrated format. Very nice reference!
tylerc04's review against another edition
5.0
This is truly the modern day Horrible Histories. Greg Jenner will never let me down when it comes to making history books enjoyable. From the accuracy alarm to all the illustrations it was so much fun!
nicolamichelle's review against another edition
5.0
Greg Jenner is a sure fire epic history writer and a man with the talent to bring history to everybody - especially younger audiences. He creates awesome podcasts and awesome books and I’ve been a loyal fan ever since Horrible Histories.
I loved this book as I knew I would and it brings the fun but also the historical knowledge bombs. I also loooved the addition of our resident expert, Emma Southon and their discussions and banter from within the book also made for an entertaining read.
The addition of the ‘Accuracy Alarm’ was great too and introduced the discussion that history isn’t a certainty and a ‘know all’. It can be an easy assumption, especially for younger audiences, to think history and historical accounts are 100% accurate and everything we know is true so it’s a great introduction that there are still things to be debated. Most of what we know are second hand accounts, written many years after they happened or by people who may have their own agendas and interpretations so to have this included in a fun and entertaining children’s history non fiction was great to see.
This is the first I’ve read and I definitely need to go back and read the one before this too and the (hopefully) many after it. I know I’ll love them as much as this one!
You always feel in good hands with Greg Jenner and can guarantee you’ll learn something and have fun with it along the way. So for that reason, it’s a solid recommend for all young readers, budding historical enthusiasts and hardcore history buffs.
Thank you to the authors and publisher for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
I loved this book as I knew I would and it brings the fun but also the historical knowledge bombs. I also loooved the addition of our resident expert, Emma Southon and their discussions and banter from within the book also made for an entertaining read.
The addition of the ‘Accuracy Alarm’ was great too and introduced the discussion that history isn’t a certainty and a ‘know all’. It can be an easy assumption, especially for younger audiences, to think history and historical accounts are 100% accurate and everything we know is true so it’s a great introduction that there are still things to be debated. Most of what we know are second hand accounts, written many years after they happened or by people who may have their own agendas and interpretations so to have this included in a fun and entertaining children’s history non fiction was great to see.
This is the first I’ve read and I definitely need to go back and read the one before this too and the (hopefully) many after it. I know I’ll love them as much as this one!
You always feel in good hands with Greg Jenner and can guarantee you’ll learn something and have fun with it along the way. So for that reason, it’s a solid recommend for all young readers, budding historical enthusiasts and hardcore history buffs.
Thank you to the authors and publisher for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.