Greg Jenner

The third book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner! Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through the Stone Age, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert archaeologist Dr Brenna Hassett and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, Greg’s whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about the Stone Age and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through hundreds of thousands of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because, with history, you’ll never believe what happens next!

The second book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner! Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through Roman Britain, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert Roman historian Dr Emma Southon and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, this whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about Roman Britain and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through hundreds of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because, with history, you’ll never believe what happens next!

From the alarm clock to the toilet, discover the incredible history all around you in this hilarious and fascinating book from popular historian and podcaster Greg Jenner. Thought history was only in museums? Think again! Join Greg Jenner as he takes you on a trip through the amazing history hidden in the things you use every day. Did you know that the first TV was made out of biscuit tins and knitting needles? Or that the humble paperclip helped lead an anti-war movement? Or that a few hundred years ago it was fashionable to style your hair with cat poo?! Find out the delightful, daft and downright deadly history of your everyday life that your teachers won’t tell you about. Bursting with humorous illustrations and entertaining true stories, this is history – but not as you know it!

The first book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner! Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through ancient Egypt, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, Greg’s whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about the Egyptians and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through thousands of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because with history, you’ll never believe what happens next!

'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRISWhy is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths? Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through history from the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts and historical characters from the past. From ancient joke books, African empires and the invention of meringues, to mummies, mirrors and menstrual pads - Ask A Historian is a deliciously amusing and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities.

'Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.' Guardian'A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads'[An] engaging and well-researched book... Jenner brings his material to vivid life' ObserverCelebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied. In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood's Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity's historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight. DEAD FAMOUS is a surprising, funny, and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society.

Greg Janner uno dei massimi storici del Pianeta X ancora vivente - se non il migliore Lui crede che gli antichi fossero estremamente chiari nel loro ammonirci nei riguardi del Pianeta X e del 2012. Per anni gli autori di "Previsioni sul Pianeta X Guida alla sopravvivenza 2012" hanno portato avanti ricerche sulle correlazioni fra il Diluvio Universale di No , l'Esodo e il Pianeta X ma l'analisi di Greg si spinta ben oltre a tutto ci . Secondo lui la Kolbrin Bible la Stele di Roseta del Pianeta X. Questo perch , i resoconti storici contenuti in questa vecchia e secolare antologia, gli hanno permesso di porre in relazione una vasta gamma di testi di saggezza, folclore e profezia. Ad esempio, ha trovato vari passaggi nella Bibbia Kolbrin, che descrivono chiaramente la distruzione di Atlantide durante un precedente passaggio del Pianeta X.

A popular history of everyday life and social rituals, from the Stone Age to the phone age, brought to you by the chief nerd to the HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV series

Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, Greg Jenner explores the gradual--and often unexpected--evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of wars, politics, or great events. Instead, Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs, and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising, and sometimes downright silly historical nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered about--and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.

Greg Jenner es, hoy en d a, uno de los historiadores en vida m s importantes del Planeta X, si no es el mejor En su opini n, los antiguos fueron muy claros en sus advertencias acerca del Planeta X y del 2012, y en esta obra, detalla numerosas relaciones entre las profec as del a o 2012 de los Maya y las de otras culturas, con una claridad escalofriante. Jenner cree que la Biblia Kolbrin es la Piedra Rosetta de los tiempos modernos del Planeta X, porque describe con claridad la destrucci n de la Atl ntida, la Inundaci n de No y el xodo. Seg n los autores egipcios y celtas de este antiguo texto sabio, estos cataclismos fueron provocados durante anteriores sobrevuelos del Planeta X. Si no fuera por la Biblia Kolbrin, no tendr amos acceso a la mayor parte de este conocimiento. Se trata de un hecho urgente, porque muchos de sus presagios ya han tenido lugar y con una conclusi n ineludible. El pr ximo catastr fico sobrevuelo del Planeta X es inminente

"Greg Jenner spent decades connecting the dots for this book. Now you can do the same, in a single evening "-Marshall MastersGreg Jenner is one of the top Planet X historians alive today - if not the best He believes that the ancients were extremely clear in their warnings to us about Planet X. He believes the ancients were extremely clear in their warnings to us about Planet X, and in this groundbreaking work, he makes it all click together like a box of Legos. Excerpt From The Introduction "This work will outline 'the return' of the Destroyer by arguing its cyclical nature. To prove this crucial point, this writer includes three epic sagas gleaned from The Kolbrin Bible, including: The sinking of Atlantis (Egypt's motherland)The Deluge (Noah's Flood), including a Celtic account of the DelugeThe Exodus (including the slaves flight to freedom)As you will discover later, the Destroyer caused or contributed to all three of these events." Planet X Prophecy Explained According to Jenner, "The Kolbrin Bible is the Rosetta Stone of Planet X " This is because the historical accounts in this ancient secular anthology have enabled him to correlate a broad range of wisdom texts, folklore, and prophecy. For example, he found several passages in The Kolbrin Bible, which clearly describe the destruction of Atlantis during a previous Planet X flyby