John Farman, the genius (for want of a better word) responsible for the best-selling A VERY BLOODY HISTORY OF BRITAIN (WITHOUT THE BORING BITS), now tackles all the great periods of history - in less than 10,000 words.

History in a Hurry is so short that there just isn't room for any boring bits!

All you need to know (and a little bit less*) about the Ancient China.

(*Quite a lot less, actually. Ed.)

This is volume 10 in History in a Hurry .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.

There are 74 pages in this book. This is a comic strip book. This book was published 2016 by Pan Macmillan .

John Farman attended Harrow Art School followed by the Royal College of Art. After completing his Masters degree he worked in the advertising industry until his departure to become a full-time writer and illustrator. He is the author of several children's books, including The Very Bloody History of Britain (without the boring bits), The Very Bloody History of London, C. R. A. P. (A Collection of Rotten Adult Principles) and Jesus: The Teenage Years. He lives in London.