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<p><b>The bestselling alternative history series in bite-sized chapters. Thoroughly researched and entertaining. This is history … but not as you know it.</b><br><br><b>Taking readers on a world-wide journey, </b><b>criminologist and award-winning author Christos Markogiannakis</b> <b>examines how fifty murders shaped the course of history. From early serial killers to the birth of criminology, he shows how such tragic loss of life can have history-changing consequences.</b><br><br>From ancient Rome to the twentieth century, the reader is taken on <b>a global exploration</b> behind the history of the most heinous of crimes – murder. <br><br>Including iconic cases such as Liu Pengli, the <b>Han Dynasty Prince</b> who became one of the world’s first-known serial killers; the twisted history of Romanian ruler, Vlad Draculea, better known as <b>Vlad the Impaler</b>; and the <b>mysterious murders</b> tied to <b>Mary Queen of Scots</b>. <br><br>Throughout this book, Markogiannakis charts the evolution in how we view murder, through the rise in <b>criminology</b> from the 1700s and early understanding of <b>criminal psychology</b> and even mental health. Alongside delving into our centuries’ long <b>true crime</b> fascination, this thoroughly explores the impact of front-page stories such as <b>Lizzie Borden</b> and <b>Jack the Ripper</b> on how we view crime today.<br><br><b>Also available:</b><br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants (</i>9781789298437)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Failures</i> (9781789296938)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Lies</i> (9781789294606)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Books</i> (9781789294088)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Animals</i> (9781789292954)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Places</i> (9781789291971)</p>