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1066 and All That

1066 and All That

W. C. Sellar; Robert Julian Yeatman

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LibriVox recording of 1066 and All That by W. C. Sellar; Robert Julian Yeatman. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers.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

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