1066 and All That

by W. C. Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman

History Humor Middle Ages/Middle History Modern (19th C)

63 chapters3h 8mEnglish1930

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A memorable history of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 good things, 5 bad kings and 2 genuine dates. Book beloved by British schoolchildren everywhere, and hated by their history teachers, it gives a tongue-in-cheek "potted history" in an amusing format. It was written by two contributors to Punch magazine. - Summary by LynneT

Chapters (62)

1Caesar Invades Britain

234

2Britain Conquered Again

163

3The Conversion of England

126

4Britain Conquered Again

164

5Alfred the Cake

6Exgalahad and the British Navy

144

7Lady Windermere. Age of Lake Dwellers.

8Ethelred the Unready. A Weak King

9Canute, An Experimental King

102

10Edward the Confessor

240

11William I. A Conquering King

182

12Rufus. A Ruddy King

13Henry I. A Tragic King

14The Dreadful Tale of Stephen and his Aunt Matilda (or Maud)

102

15Henry II. A Just King

158

16The Age of Piety

17Richard I. A Wild King

131

18John. An Awful King

166

19Magna Charter

149

20Robin Hood and his Merrie Men

134

21Henry III. A Nondescript King

452

22Edward I. A Strong King

170

23Edward II. A Worthless King

227

24Edward III. A Romantic King

280

25Richard II. An Unbalanced King

195

26Henry IV. A Split King

111

27Henry V. An Ideal King

121

28Henry VI. A Very Small King

225

29Cause of the Tudors

152

30Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck

342

31Bluff King Hal

295

32Edward VI. and Broody Mary

119

33Elizabeth

360

34James I. A Tidy King

256

35Charles I. and the Civil War

620

36Charles II. A Merry Monarch

311

37James II. A Maddening King

168

38Williamanmary. England Ruled by an Orange.

308

39Anne. A Dead Queen.

182

40The XL and the XLV

177

41Rules of Wars in the XVIIth Century

124

42George III. An Obstinate King

114

43India

129

44The Boston Tea-Party

109

45The French Revolution

46Napoleon

47Nelson

119

48Wellington

202

49The Industrial Revelation

268

50George IV. A Gentleman King

106

51William IV. A Sailor King

214

52Queen Victoria. A Good Queen

214

53Crimean War

176

54The Indian Mutiny

110

55"PAL"

56Fresh Attempts to Amuse The Queen. Wave of Justifiable Wars

274

57Disraeli and Gladstone

181

58The Boerwoer

145

59Wave of Inventions

167

60Edward VII. Almost a Monarch

61The Great War

205

62A Bad Thing

183

1066 and All That

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