1066 and All That

W C Sellar, R. J. Yeatman

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Methuen Drama & Non Fict.
24 September 1998

Fiction & Literature; Humour

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 Britannia) that the King of England was entitled to sit on the sea without getting wet. This humorous history is a book that has itself become part of the UK's history. The authors made the claim that All the History you can remember is in the Book, and, for most Brits, they were probably right. But it is their own unique interpretation of events that has made the book a classic; an uproarious satire on textbook history and a population's confused recollections of it.

By: W C Sellar, R. J. Yeatman
Imprint: Methuen Drama & Non Fict.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 95g
ISBN: 9780413772701
ISBN 10: 0413772705
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 24 September 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for 1066 and All That

...it's certainly the funniest book I ever read as a child and I read it again recently and I just couldn't believe how funny it still is ... I love it ... there's a sweetness about it I think which is... it's almost innocent - the pleasure they take just in the word play, and the messing around with what's established fact, is absolutely delightful... Ian Hislop, A Good Read, BBC Radio 4* 1066 and All That is the ... greatest historical pastiche in English... Professor Robert Bartlett, Wardlaw Professor of Medieval History, St Andrew's University The Daily Telegraph * ...1066 and All That it is an hilarious swipe at history the way it used to be taught... every trope of history teaching is brilliantly sent up... John Sessions, With Great Pleasure, BBC Radio 4*