A Short History of the World in 50 Lies

<p<bTaking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar’s deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.</b<br<br<iA Short History of the World in 50 Lies</ijourneys through <bforgeries</bthat created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, that all started with a forged papal document that went on to spark the start of the European Reformation. Also uncovered are mass <bpolitical</band <bpress cover-ups</bincluding the infamous Dreyfus Affair in France that explores wrongful accusations, anti-semitism and Devil’s Island. <br<brAlongside these are examinations of how our <bretellings</bof history can <bturn</b<bfiction into fact</b, including The Spanish Inquisition’s deceitful legacy. Plus, there is an in-depth look at how historic lies can still impact our lives today, such as the <bdeadly legacy</bof America’s Tuskegee Experiment.<br<brMeet incredible people, including Jeanne de Clisson who became the fourteenth century's most feared pirate – all because of a lie.<br<br<iA Short History of the World in 50 Lies</idetails the profound impact of this secretive side of history and shows that the truth really is stranger – and far more dangerous – than any fiction.<br<br<bAlso available:</b<br<iA Short History of the World in 50 Places</i(9781789291971)<br<iA Short History of the World in 50 Animals</i(9781789292954)<br<iA Short History of the World in 50 Books</i(9781789294088)<br<iA Short History of the World in 50 Failures</i(9781789296938)</p