This superb reference PC CD-ROM contains over 21,000 entries covering topics such as world events, ideas and trends from pre-history to modern times. Invaluable for students and general users, this disc provides a one-stop reference source for any historical question.

A selective search facility allows you to search by whatever theme is relevant to your historical studies, across all 6 books, including Modern European History, Medieval History, Military History and Warfare, British and Commonwealth History, plus much more.

CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING 6 TOP-SELLING REFERENCE BOOKS:

THE HUTCHINSON DIRECTORY OF WORLD HISTORY - an A-Z collection of key events, places, and major movements that have shaped our world from early times to the present day.

THE HUTCHINSON CONCISE CHRONOLOGY OF WORLD HISTORY - an in-depth world-wide timeline highlighting historic landmarks in wars, treaties, battles, music, technology, social history, art, sport and much more. For example - did you know that William Shakespeare was born on 23 April 1564 and died 52 years later on the same date? Find out what happened on the day that YOU were born.

THE HUCHINSON DICTONARY OF BIOGRAPHY - an enormous collection of biographies of the people who have made a significant mark on our past, such as Oskar Schindler, Jane Austen, Robert Baden-Powell, Vincent Van Gogh, and Richard the Lionheart.

Do you sometimes feel that you don't really understand the "isms" you hear people talking about? With THE HUTCHINSON DICTIONARY OF IDEAS, a comprehensive guide to over 2,600 key concepts and beliefs, you'll feel really confident in any conversation.

HELICON BOOK OF DAYS - an inspiring collection of events, births, deaths, news items, and Saint's days for every day of the year. Ideal for difficult speeches or presentations, and for greetings on "that special day".

THE HUTCHINSON DIRECTORY OF HISTORY WEB SITES - provides instant access to web sites of special interest to the historian and history student. Simply search for your area of interest and connect directly to a fascinating web site chosen for its authority and checked for its reliability.

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• Over 3 million words, and over 21,000 entries. 
• A search facility allowing you to search for any event across all six books contained on this comprehensive CD-ROM.
• Feature essays accompany key topics providing additional information on a selected area. Ideal for that history homework!
• A chronology of 12,000 events - citing events in their historical context.
• Over 500 illustrations and maps, together which hundreds of quotations, tables and web links to the most fascinating Internet sites, providing a different perspective on history.
• A history quiz - a great way to test your historical knowledge.