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1066 and All That
- 124 pages · about 2 hours
- First published 1930
- 88 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
A tongue-in-cheek history of England which takes as its basic tenet the idea that history is only what you can remember and is therefore a collection of half remembered facts.
The authors maintain that there are only two memorable dates, these being 1066 (the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Invasion) and 55 BC (the first Roman Invasion). The book begins with the Roman invasion and continues to the end of WW1, when America ‘was clearly thus Top Nation, and history came to a.
Good for readers who want: history, humor, and a short read.
- History
- Humor
- English wit and humor
- English wit and humor, social life and customs
- Great britain, history
- Comic books, strips
- Great britain
- Anecdotes
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