New on the History In An Hour blog:

On this day, 28 January: the death of Charlemagne in 814, and the death of Henry VIII in 1547
Born 27 January in 1859, the Kaiser, Wilhelm II
Sir Winston Churchill and his dream, on the 47th anniversary of his death on 24 January 1965
23 January 1930, the birth of Tanya Savicheva, the symbolic victim of the Siege of Leningrad
22 January in 1905, Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg
20 January, in 1936, the death of Britain’s King George V; and in 1942, the Wannsee Conference discusses the ‘Final Solution to the Jewish question’
19 January in 1807, the birth of Confederate general, Robert E Lee
The Return of Mein Kampf – Hitler’s book is coming back to Germany, courtesy of a British publisher

‘History In An Hour‘ is a series of e-books, apps and audiobooks to help the reader learn the basic facts of a given subject area. Take World War Two as an example, exactly what was Dunkirk about, or the Normandy Landings? During the Cold War, what happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis, why was there a wall in Berlin? Take 1066 – what exactly did William the Conqueror conquer?

It’s here in a straight, narrative, chronological order. No embedded links to divert your attention, nor a daunting book of 600 pages with a 35 page introduction. Just straight in, to the point, sixty minutes, done. Then, having absorbed the basics, you may feel inspired to explore further.

‘History In An Hour’ is still a very new project but will expand with time. If you have any suggestions for subjects you would like to see covered, or would like to contribute yourself (either an ebook or an article for the blog) please contact History In An Hour and tell us your area(s) of interest.

Meanwhile, give yourself sixty minutes and see what you can learn…