1066 and All That
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.
Subjects
- anecdotes
- comic books, strips
- comic, satirical
- english wit and humor
- english wit and humor, social life and customs
- entrance requirements
- great britain
- great britain, history
- great britain, history, humor
- histoire
- history
- history, comic, satirical
- humor
- humor, general
- humorous prose
- humour anglais
- paper industry
- parody
- secondary education
- universities and colleges
- wit and humor
- wood-pulp industry