1066 and All That
by W. C. Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman
About this book
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
2Britain Conquered Again
3The Conversion of England
4Britain Conquered Again
5Alfred the Cake
6Exgalahad and the British Navy
7Lady Windermere. Age of Lake Dwellers.
8Ethelred the Unready. A Weak King
9Canute, An Experimental King
10Edward the Confessor
11William I. A Conquering King
12Rufus. A Ruddy King
13Henry I. A Tragic King
14The Dreadful Tale of Stephen and his Aunt Matilda (or Maud)
15Henry II. A Just King
16The Age of Piety
17Richard I. A Wild King
18John. An Awful King
19Magna Charter
20Robin Hood and his Merrie Men
21Henry III. A Nondescript King
22Edward I. A Strong King
23Edward II. A Worthless King
24Edward III. A Romantic King
25Richard II. An Unbalanced King
26Henry IV. A Split King
27Henry V. An Ideal King
28Henry VI. A Very Small King
29Cause of the Tudors
30Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck
31Bluff King Hal
32Edward VI. and Broody Mary
33Elizabeth
34James I. A Tidy King
35Charles I. and the Civil War
36Charles II. A Merry Monarch
37James II. A Maddening King
38Williamanmary. England Ruled by an Orange.
39Anne. A Dead Queen.
40The XL and the XLV
41Rules of Wars in the XVIIth Century
42George III. An Obstinate King
43India
44The Boston Tea-Party
45The French Revolution
46Napoleon
47Nelson
48Wellington
49The Industrial Revelation
50George IV. A Gentleman King
51William IV. A Sailor King
52Queen Victoria. A Good Queen
53Crimean War
54The Indian Mutiny
55"PAL"
56Fresh Attempts to Amuse The Queen. Wave of Justifiable Wars
57Disraeli and Gladstone
58The Boerwoer
59Wave of Inventions
60Edward VII. Almost a Monarch
61The Great War
62A Bad Thing
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