My knowledge in history is very poor. I want to know some basic history. Please recommend some books that don’t dwell on a single incident or period but rather gives an overview. Preferably, books on medieval history. It would be a plus if the book has beautiful prose.
Thank you.
This may be too specific, but I really enjoyed Unruly by David Mitchell (as in Peep Show). It hits all the high/lowlights of each monarch of ‘England’ between Roman Britain to Elizabeth I.