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In the earliest cultures to the 21st-century, a worldwide journey through history, tying-in with a significant BBC television seriesAndrew Marr, writer of two best-selling backgrounds of The Uk now turns his focus on the planet in general. A Brief History of the Planet takes visitors from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin for the courtroom of the Jagiellonian kings of Poland. Conventional records of the type have helped to be Eurocentric, informing humanity's tale through stories of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies. Below, Marr expands the lens, focusing just as much, or even more about the Americas, Africa, and Asia.