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A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants
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Expected 14 Jul 26Explore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women who led tyrannies around the world. This is history... but not as you know it.
Leading readers through all of world history, Ben Gazur looks at how tyrants and their regimes have shaped the course of humanity from the earliest times right up until the modern day. From the first Ancient Greek tyrants to those who still dominate nations today, dictators have always been pulling the strings.
In 50 bite-sized chapters spanning thousands of years, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants examines their rise to power, how they stayed there, and how they were overthrown, investigating their lives and crimes. Readers will learn
Catherine the Great seized the throne from her own husband
Adolf Hitler created a cult of personality to assume complete control
Julius Caesar met his end under a rain of stabs on the senate floor.
Follow the whims, eccentricities, and evil acts of dictators across the millennia, such as the deadly search for immortality by the first Chinese Emperor, the wily machinations of the Emperor Augustus, and the crushing brutality of Pol Pot’s rule.
Leading readers through all of world history, Ben Gazur looks at how tyrants and their regimes have shaped the course of humanity from the earliest times right up until the modern day. From the first Ancient Greek tyrants to those who still dominate nations today, dictators have always been pulling the strings.
In 50 bite-sized chapters spanning thousands of years, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants examines their rise to power, how they stayed there, and how they were overthrown, investigating their lives and crimes. Readers will learn
Catherine the Great seized the throne from her own husband
Adolf Hitler created a cult of personality to assume complete control
Julius Caesar met his end under a rain of stabs on the senate floor.
Follow the whims, eccentricities, and evil acts of dictators across the millennia, such as the deadly search for immortality by the first Chinese Emperor, the wily machinations of the Emperor Augustus, and the crushing brutality of Pol Pot’s rule.
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Expected publication July 14, 2026
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About the author
Ben Gazur
9 books4 followersBen Gazur holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Edinburgh. Giving up the glitz and glamour of the lab he became a freelance writer who has written widely on history and science for the likes of the BBC, All About History, and the Guardian newspaper. His first book was a biography of the philosopher Epicurus.
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December 25, 2025
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Generally this is a well written , informative and interesting little book . There were I noticed a couple of errors and it’s not really a history of the world but good all the same .
Generally this is a well written , informative and interesting little book . There were I noticed a couple of errors and it’s not really a history of the world but good all the same .
Review of advance copy
It's a good book! I really enjoyed it but I must say that this hit me at the wrong time. I really just wanted to get on to read the Ayoade book I got for Christmas. Maybe will pick this up again at some point.
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