An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
40. History as Entertainment
April 05, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: H.E. Marshall
Context:
Referenced as a comparison when discussing the French theme park Puy du Fou, describing its version of history as 'the French equivalent of our island story' - referring to the famous patriotic children's history book
Author: Ian Mortimer
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as books that Ian Mortimer writes - described as books that present history 'as though it's a guidebook' telling you where to stay and eat in various historical periods
Author: Anthony Price
Context:
Explicitly described as 'a book, a novel by a crime writer called Anthony Price' - an espionage thriller set in the context of a sealed knot type Civil War reenactment battle, where a left-wing man ends up dead with a halberd through his stomach