Learning European History as a beginner
Hi, I am Asian and didn't learn European history in school or as I grew up. My only knowledge of it come from sources online like youtube, podcast and wikipedia. Information online are extensive of course but I am often clueless about many names and places and why things were/happened the way they did. What would be recommended for beginner like me to get a more complete picture? In Chinese history, there is this work which chronicles many dynasties over 1000+ years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizhi_Tongjian)
Modern summary of it makes for a nice starting point to get an overview. I was wondering if there is something similar in European History.
I learnt about the Thirty Years War on youtube and it seems with all the fluctuating fortunes and complicated circumstances/events, it's an equally interesting time period as the Napoleonic era. If someone can recommend a beginner friendly way to learn more about it, that would be great. Thank you.
Very difficult there all European nations have a different view about their history.
In case anybody has a suggestion, be it in German, French or English, let me know.