Would it be possible for you to please recommend a few history books for building an informed shia world view? Any islamic history books with english dates + parallel world events would be just fascinating

I will try to send a few suggestions:

https://www.al-islam.org/message-jafar-subhani

This is a detailed description of Rasul’s life
https://www.al-islam.org/person/baqir-shareef-al-qurashi

His historical accounts are good too