English· 03:08:29· 63 chapters
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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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Compulsory Preface
03:44 - Chapter 2
Caesar Invades Britain
03:54 - Chapter 3
Britain Conquered Again
02:43 - Chapter 4
The Conversion of England
02:06 - Chapter 5
Britain Conquered Again
02:44 - Chapter 6
Alfred the Cake
01:29 - Chapter 7
Exgalahad and the British Navy
02:24 - Chapter 8
Lady Windermere. Age of Lake Dwellers.
01:08 - Chapter 9
Ethelred the Unready. A Weak King
01:16 - Chapter 10
Canute, An Experimental King
01:42 - Chapter 11
Edward the Confessor
04:00 - Chapter 12
William I. A Conquering King
03:02 - Chapter 13
Rufus. A Ruddy King
01:10 - Chapter 14
Henry I. A Tragic King
00:57 - Chapter 15
The Dreadful Tale of Stephen and his Aunt Matilda (or Maud)
01:42 - Chapter 16
Henry II. A Just King
02:38 - Chapter 17
The Age of Piety
01:22 - Chapter 18
Richard I. A Wild King
02:11 - Chapter 19
John. An Awful King
02:46 - Chapter 20
Magna Charter
02:29 - Chapter 21
Robin Hood and his Merrie Men
02:14 - Chapter 22
Henry III. A Nondescript King
07:32 - Chapter 23
Edward I. A Strong King
02:50 - Chapter 24
Edward II. A Worthless King
03:47 - Chapter 25
Edward III. A Romantic King
04:40 - Chapter 26
Richard II. An Unbalanced King
03:15 - Chapter 27
Henry IV. A Split King
01:51 - Chapter 28
Henry V. An Ideal King
02:01 - Chapter 29
Henry VI. A Very Small King
03:45 - Chapter 30
Cause of the Tudors
02:32 - Chapter 31
Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck
05:42 - Chapter 32
Bluff King Hal
04:55 - Chapter 33
Edward VI. and Broody Mary
01:59 - Chapter 34
Elizabeth
06:00 - Chapter 35
James I. A Tidy King
04:16 - Chapter 36
Charles I. and the Civil War
10:20 - Chapter 37
Charles II. A Merry Monarch
05:11 - Chapter 38
James II. A Maddening King
02:48 - Chapter 39
Williamanmary. England Ruled by an Orange.
05:08 - Chapter 40
Anne. A Dead Queen.
03:02 - Chapter 41
The XL and the XLV
02:57 - Chapter 42
Rules of Wars in the XVIIth Century
02:04 - Chapter 43
George III. An Obstinate King
01:54 - Chapter 44
India
02:09 - Chapter 45
The Boston Tea-Party
01:49 - Chapter 46
The French Revolution
01:31 - Chapter 47
Napoleon
01:21 - Chapter 48
Nelson
01:59 - Chapter 49
Wellington
03:22 - Chapter 50
The Industrial Revelation
04:28 - Chapter 51
George IV. A Gentleman King
01:46 - Chapter 52
William IV. A Sailor King
03:34 - Chapter 53
Queen Victoria. A Good Queen
03:34 - Chapter 54
Crimean War
02:56 - Chapter 55
The Indian Mutiny
01:50 - Chapter 56
"PAL"
01:23 - Chapter 57
Fresh Attempts to Amuse The Queen. Wave of Justifiable Wars
04:34 - Chapter 58
Disraeli and Gladstone
03:01 - Chapter 59
The Boerwoer
02:25 - Chapter 60
Wave of Inventions
02:47 - Chapter 61
Edward VII. Almost a Monarch
01:22 - Chapter 62
The Great War
03:25 - Chapter 63
A Bad Thing
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