Another 366 Days: More Stories From This Day in History

by Scott Allsop

Ranging from the start of the ancient Mesoamerican calendar to the collapse of the dot-com bubble, Another 366 Days tells the story of a significant event from every day of the year.

This second collection of engaging daily stories provides a fascinating chronicle of the highs and lows of world history drawn from the worlds of politics, economics, science, and culture.

Scott Allsop is an award-winning history teacher and host of an iTunes Top-100 history podcast. He has drawn on more than fifteen years of teaching experience in the UK, Egypt and Romania to compile this entertaining and addictive account of some of the most compelling events that have helped to shape today’s world.

428 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 19, 2019

About the author

Scott Allsop studied history at the University of Cambridge and is the host of an iTunes Top-100 daily history podcast. He is an award-winning history teacher who was nominated for the UK's national Teaching Awards and short-listed for the BBC/Historical Association History Teacher of the Year award.

Passionate about finding opportunities to engage people with history, he hosts the daily 'on this day in history’ podcast at http://www.HistoryPod.net. This series of 2-3 minute long episodes covers a range of historical periods and events and was the top ‘New and Noteworthy’ history podcast on iTunes on its release. It has since maintained its place of a Top-100 podcast. He also creates podcasts specifically for history students that are shared on http://www.MrAllsopHistory.com and a dedicated YouTube channel. These are accessed by thousands of people a month, and regularly top the iTunes Education charts.

His work has been featured in the Guardian newspaper, the Times Educational Supplement, and has been used by the Training and Development Agency for Schools. He has contributed to the education pack for the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, and he has written articles for journals including the Historical Association's "Teaching History" and the UKEdChat magazine.

He currently lives in Romania with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Jane Conway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet again Scott Allsop has achieved a great read. This makes a cracking Christmas present for the armchair historian. It’s one of those books that is well researched. The index allows the reader to pick a theme and follow it or just read a page a day gaining random knowledge on a huge range of historically significant but many not talked about topics.

[Emma Deighton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this on Kindle after reading the first book through a Bookbub deal. 'Another' enjoyable trip through the year, and the children in my class enjoy reading the day's event each day. This seems to have a more global feel than the first volume which may be my own interpretation, but means as a read it feels like I'm getting a broader range of history.

[Dan Grayson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unexpectedly enjoyable book that I received for Christmas. Incorporates a wide range of historical periods and themes that manages to avoid being too focused on any particular series of events or regions.

[David Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Mr. Allsop's first daily reading history book, and had the same experience with his second. Having to choose and then recount 365 important days in history, each distilled to 1.5 pages yet written in an interesting fashion, is a true accomplishment.

Now, Mr. Allsop, i am waiting for your next book: Another ANOTHER 366 Days: Even More Stories From This Day in History (Kindle Edition)