This is an old book and could use an update for modern history---the last four presidents or so are not in it. But for fast facts about history starting with Adam, it is impossible to beat. I used it as a ready reference in teaching for many years. It is sectioned up into political areas, with time parameters, taking each in turn and then starting with the first again to bring them up to the next time period.
Each page is headed by the time frame on one side and the political entity on the other. The typescript is not painfully small.
There is an excellent index in case you aren't sure where to look for a particular King Charles in french history, for example.
But wait there's more! Maps, and family trees, and a really good appendix with lists: example---all the popes, with asterisks beside the names of those who are now deemed saints. Also lists of all the kings of any given country.
Unlike many such books which seem to assume that all history is western, there is pretty good coverage of eastern events and potentates as well.
This is a wonderful book for reference that goes way beyond what you could ever find on Wikipedia. For that late night "surprise, Mom, I have to write a report!" situation, this would be a lifesaver, but mostly it's just such a useful book to own.
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