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The bestselling alternative history series in bite-size chapters. Thoroughly researched and entertaining. This is history ... but not as you know it.<BR><BR>Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.<BR><BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Lies journeys through forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, that all started with a forged papal document that went on to spark the start of the European Reformation. Also uncovered are mass political and press cover-ups including the infamous Dreyfus Affair in France that explores wrongful accusations, anti-semitism and Devil's Island. <BR><BR>Alongside these are examinations of how our retellings of history can turn fiction into fact, including The Spanish Inquisition's deceitful legacy. Plus, there is an in-depth look at how historic lies can still impact our lives today, such as the deadly legacy of America's Tuskegee Experiment.<BR><BR>Meet incredible people, including Jeanne de Clisson who became the fourteenth century's most feared pirate - all because of a lie.<BR><BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Lies details the profound impact of this secretive side of history and shows that the truth really is stranger - and far more dangerous - than any fiction.<BR><BR>Other books in the series:<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies (9781789299076)<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Murders (9781789297737)<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants (9781789298437)<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Places (9781789291971)<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Animals (9781789292954)<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Books (9781789294088)<BR>A Short History of the World in 50 Failures (9781789296938)
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