1066 and All That
W. C. Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman 著
この本について
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
章 (62)
1Caesar Invades Britain
2Britain Conquered Again
3The Conversion of England
4Britain Conquered Again
5Alfred the Cake
6Exgalahad and the British Navy
7Lady Windermere. Age of Lake Dwellers.
8Ethelred the Unready. A Weak King
9Canute, An Experimental King
10Edward the Confessor
11William I. A Conquering King
12Rufus. A Ruddy King
13Henry I. A Tragic King
14The Dreadful Tale of Stephen and his Aunt Matilda (or Maud)
15Henry II. A Just King
16The Age of Piety
17Richard I. A Wild King
18John. An Awful King
19Magna Charter
20Robin Hood and his Merrie Men
21Henry III. A Nondescript King
22Edward I. A Strong King
23Edward II. A Worthless King
24Edward III. A Romantic King
25Richard II. An Unbalanced King
26Henry IV. A Split King
27Henry V. An Ideal King
28Henry VI. A Very Small King
29Cause of the Tudors
30Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck
31Bluff King Hal
32Edward VI. and Broody Mary
33Elizabeth
34James I. A Tidy King
35Charles I. and the Civil War
36Charles II. A Merry Monarch
37James II. A Maddening King
38Williamanmary. England Ruled by an Orange.
39Anne. A Dead Queen.
40The XL and the XLV
41Rules of Wars in the XVIIth Century
42George III. An Obstinate King
43India
44The Boston Tea-Party
45The French Revolution
46Napoleon
47Nelson
48Wellington
49The Industrial Revelation
50George IV. A Gentleman King
51William IV. A Sailor King
52Queen Victoria. A Good Queen
53Crimean War
54The Indian Mutiny
55"PAL"
56Fresh Attempts to Amuse The Queen. Wave of Justifiable Wars
57Disraeli and Gladstone
58The Boerwoer
59Wave of Inventions
60Edward VII. Almost a Monarch
61The Great War
62A Bad Thing
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