British history remembered with magnificent inaccuracy
Good Condition – cover wear with visible page spotting.
1066 and All That turns the grand sweep of British history into a brilliantly absurd parody of school textbooks, exams and the unreliable facts people retain long after lessons end. W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman race from Roman Britain through kings, battles, constitutional developments and imperial adventures, sorting events into categories such as “memorable,” “a good thing” or “a bad thing.” Deliberate errors, solemn nonsense, mock test questions and wonderfully warped logic expose the clichés hidden inside conventional historical narratives. First published in 1930, the book remains sharply funny because it understands both the confidence of textbooks and the confusion of their readers. Compact, clever and endlessly quotable, this comic classic is ideal for history enthusiasts and anyone who enjoys wit delivered with a perfectly straight face.
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