1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England - Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember Including One Hundred and Three Good Things, Five Bad Kings, And Two Genuine Dates

by Robert Julian Yeatman, W.C. Sellar, R.J. Yeatman, et al.

Book Overview

One of the most well-loved and best-selling British humor titles of all time "Canute began by being a Bad King on the advice of his Courtiers, who informed him (owing to a misunderstanding of the Rule... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566191661
• ISBN13: 9781566191661
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pretty good

This is a pretty good book to have if you’re really into English history.

Wow.

Tedious.

For those who know their English History

This little book is great to read aloud to a friend. It's filled with puns about the little details you do know about English history and left me feeling that I should read more of that history so that I could catch the rest of the jokes that I was probably missing. My favorite parts were about the Boston Tea Party (not exactly a mandatory Tea Party that George III invited the Americans to attend) and the fact that after the Americans won their independence they stopped speaking English (probably sounds that way to native born Englishmen.)

Can Americans Understand This Book?

As a US Citizen, I approached this noted history book with trepidation. Would I be put off by high-faluting British snootiness on a subject I knew nothing about? I'm pleased to say that this informative volume answers all your questions about Great Britain's history without making you feel like a fool. I learned how the British became the "Top Country" by winning many memorable battles which will long be remembered. And I now know how to tell apart Napoleon and Nelson: Napoleon held his arm like THIS and Nelson held his arm like THAT. No more confusion. Will Americans understand this book? YES! It's even funny in places-- is this intentional, do you suppose?

Funniest book there is

This 116 page book made me laugh till the tears came on every page and made me laugh till it hurt more than any other book I have read in my long lifetime. From the first pages, where among other things the authors comment on the way Romans count backwards, till the last page which deals with 1918 this book is a continuous hoot The test questions at the end of each of the five parts are each a scream in themselves. If you have ever taken a test you will glory in them, and wish that you had been given tests such as that (well, maybe not, but one can dream...) There is not a page which lacks some outrageously funny material. I'd give it ten stars if I could.

The Funniest Book I Have Ever Read

I have read this little book dozens of times and it never fails to raise a laugh. It has a magnificently silly take on English history that would instantly appeal to fans of Pythonesque humour.It is not necessary to know English history to enjoy 1066 And All That, but I have found that the more I learn about it, the more jokes and puns I find in the book. That's one reason why it rewards constant re-reading.I first encountered this book in the local junior library, and later bought my own copy. I have now worn out two copies and am on my third. It will always have an honoured place on my bookshelf.