Context:

Dominic references this book when discussing the Little Ice Age and the 17th century. He describes it as a 'brilliant example of global history' covering famines in China, religious wars in Europe, the witch craze, and political turbulence linked to temperature drops.

Context:

Mentioned as a 'fantastic book' that puts Britain's experience of civil war and pandemic against a backdrop of climate change in a global perspective, tracing convulsions across the entire world during the 17th century.