By History in Minutes2026 edition
- eBook
- World history
The Entire History of the World
The Empires, Wars, Civilizations, and Events That Shaped Our World
History in Minutes tells whole civilisations in a few illustrated minutes on YouTube. This eBook does the same for the entire planet: farmers, pharaohs, empires, faiths, plagues, revolutions and the internet, in the order they happened, so you can see how each era led to the next.
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What's inside
An introduction, 10 chapters from 300,000 BC to 2026, and reference pages at the back.
- 1300,000–3300 BC
Before Civilization
Our species in Africa, the Ice Age, the first farmers and the first towns
- 23300–1000 BC
The First Great Civilizations
Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus cities and the Bronze Age collapse
- 31000 BC–AD 500
The Age of Ancient Empires
Assyria, Persia, Greece, Ashoka’s India, Han China and Rome
- 4AD 500–1453
The Medieval World
Byzantium, the rise of Islam, Mali, the Vikings, Song China and the Mongols
- 51450–1700
The Age of Exploration
Ocean voyages, the fall of the Aztecs and Inca, the slave trade and Asia’s great empires
- 61543–1850
Revolutions That Changed Everything
Science, the Enlightenment, and revolutions in America, France, Haiti and Latin America
- 71750–1914
The Age of Empires and Industry
Steam and factories, mass migration, the Scramble for Africa and Japan’s rise
- 81914–1945
The World Wars
Two world wars, the 1918 flu, the Holocaust and the atomic bomb
- 91945–1991
The Cold War and a Divided Planet
The Iron Curtain, the end of empires, the nuclear brink and the fall of the USSR
- 101991–2026
How We Arrived Here
The internet, a connected world, new wars and the world right now
Every chapter ends with Why It Still Matters and its own timeline. At the back: a world history timeline, essential concepts, further reading and source notes.
Listen to a sample
The opening of the audiobook. The full recording is about 3 hours.
What you'll come away with
- A clear picture of how the big eras connect, from the first farms to today
- A feel for what was happening in different parts of the world at the same time
- The stories behind the empires, wars and turning points you've heard of
- Context for the news, and for the History in Minutes videos you watch
Who it's for
- Curious adults and teenagers who want the big picture first
- Viewers of History in Minutes who want it all in one place
- Anyone who found school history a list of dates
What's included
- Format
- PDF and EPUB, for phone, tablet, laptop or e-reader
- Language
- English
- Chapters
- 10, from 300,000 BC to 2026
- Audiobook
- Optional at checkout: MP3, about 3 hours (+$4.00)
- Delivery
- Download link by email after payment
- Yours to keep
- One payment, no subscription, print it if you like
Who made it
History in Minutes
A YouTube channel that tells the history of countries and civilisations in short illustrated videos, like The ENTIRE History of India in 16 Minutes.
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Questions
What format is the eBook?
You get both a PDF and an EPUB. The EPUB adapts to any screen and works with Apple Books, Kobo and Google Play Books. The PDF keeps a fixed layout and is easy to print.
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Can I read it on Kindle?
Yes. Send the EPUB to your Kindle with Amazon's Send to Kindle, or open the PDF on any Kindle that reads PDFs.
Is it for kids or adults?
It's written for curious adults and teenagers. If you enjoy the videos, you'll enjoy the book.
Is there an audiobook?
Yes. The full audiobook is a single MP3 file, about 3 hours long. Tick "Add the audiobook" at checkout and you get the eBook and the audiobook together for $13.99. You can hear a sample above.
What if I don't like it?
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