The Complete Idiot's Guide To European History - Part 1

I am very sorry for the delay for this update, it is caused by two reasons. First, I would have completed the America - The Story Of Us blog series, but since I watch the program through Netflix, an there are some difficulties at the moment I could not watch it. Second is that I am now very busy over summer break, so I will not be able to post as much. With that out of the way, here is my review of The Complete Idiot's Guide To European History - Part 1.


Although I am not an idiot, I loved The Complete Idiot's Guide To European History. written by Nathan Barber, it is one of the best historical books that I have read. The book is dived into different parts, but I will not be using those parts, only what I have time to read.


Darting in the Later or High Middle Ages, the story climbs into descriptions of exciting and deadly events such as the Bubonic Plague (or Black Death) and The Hundred Years' War. The first part of chapter 1 also gives a brief and well-written overview of the Early Middle Ages and things like feudalism and chivalry.


Overall, you can learn much about European history, if you are an idiot or not. Many interesting facts are listed such as the real 116 year length of The Hundreds Years' War and extensive facts such as the glorification of Joan of Arc and more. The text allows readers to learn and review certain criteria, and would be perfect for students studying Europe.