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There's a great book came out in 2007 called "Grand History of the Realms" but I'll be honest it reads like stereo instructions. I utilize that, the forgotten realms wiki, and general googling to patch together timelines.
https://www.amazon.com/Grand-History-Realms-Forgotten/dp/0786947314
FR Player's Guide is a good resource.
If you want detailed history, Grand History of the Realms is a beautifully rendered timeline of all the history of Faerun.
The Wiki is a good resource.
Menzoberranzan comes out next month.
Grand History of the Realms. You can also find a digital version on DMsGuild or DriveThruRPG, I forget which! But it is a full timeline up to 1384 DR I believe.
have you checked this book out?
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There is! Grand History of the Realms at least thats the historic stuff. Faiths and pantheons have all the deities. And theres elminster's forgotten realms for other random stuff.
Disclaimer i only own faiths and pantheons but ive heard good things about grand history.
I think, in general, reading the settings books should give you enough background - since they usually incorporate much of the history.
One suggestion though is the Grand History of the Realms: https://www.amazon.com/Grand-History-Realms-Forgotten/dp/0786947314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500408654&sr=8-1&keywords=grand+history+of+the+realms
It's pricey currently, but it it is basically a history book of the realms.
There's a 2007 book called The Grand History of the Realms
I haven't seen it myself, but it sounds like it should be a pretty good primer on historical events in/around Faerun. It's not a direct sourcebook, but again sounds like it's full of well organized information for the entirety of the campaign setting through the years.
To be honest, 2nd edition Faerun was really good. We still play in that time period (as did we in 3rd ed, and 4th ed).
The best FR source book past 2nd ed was the 3rd edition book. I would try and find this book in PDF and go from there. It is not bad, but 4E realms was...well we did not like it (your results may vary).
A good all around book for everything is A Grand History of the Realms.
>What are the major 'world changing' books or series
3rd edition - books about the Shadow Weave and the return of the Netherese.
4th edition - The spell-plague.
Also there is also the best Realms Source on the internet (Ed Greenwood posts there): http://www.candlekeep.com/
Try http://smile.amazon.com/dp/0786947314 or p266 of the 3E FR book.