An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

40. History as Entertainment

April 05, 2021

Description

From re-enactment to reinforcing capitalism through the board game Monopoly. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland examine the history of games and the portrayal of history in games. Learn more about...
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Books Referenced

Our Island Story

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

The Time Traveller's Guide series

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

War Game

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