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Do winners write history? If so, it is extremely subjective. What if history is told by relics and exhibits of those times? What would an oduvay chopper tell us about the past of humanity? What about a coin of Alexander the Great or a Buddha's head from Borobudur? A Victorian service or a credit card? Much more than meets the eye.

It is thanks to this view of history that this book appeared. In it, researcher Neil McGregor tells the history of the world not through a clear chronology, but with the help of 100 objects from the British Museum. The age of the exhibits ranges from two million years to the present day, and the geography is all over the world. And this is not a subjective selection, but an attempt to evenly cover different eras and continents to consistently tell the story of the past and the ancient past. To show how people shaped the world and how the world shaped people.

Neil McGregor is a historian and journalist, and in 2002-2012 he was Director of the British Museum. He received the Order of Merit from Queen Elizabeth II (2010). Thanks to his efforts, the BBC broadcast a series of radio programmes about the history of the world in 100 subjects.