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OverviewHere at last is a history of England that is designed to entertain as well as inform and that will delight the armchair traveler, the tourist, or just about anyone interested in history. No people have engendered quite so much acclaim or earned so much censure as the English: extolled as the Athenians of modern times, yet hammered for their self-satisfaction and hypocrisy. But their history has been a spectacular one. The guiding principle of this book's heretical approach is that history is not everything that happened but what is worth remembering about the past . Thus its chapters deal mainly with Memorable History in blocks of time over the centuries. The final chapter, The Royal Soap Opera , recounts the achievements, personalities, and idiocies of the royal family since the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1066. Spiced with dozens of hilarious cartoons from Punch and other publications, English History will be a welcome and amusing tour of a land that has always fascinated Anglophiles and Anglophobes alike. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lacey Baldwin Smith , Peter NoblePublisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance Imprint: Audible Studios on Brilliance Edition: Unabridged Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.10cm Weight: 0.113kg ISBN: 9781536696417ISBN 10: 1536696412 Publication Date: 25 April 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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