1000 Years of Annoying the French
Paperback Published on: 07/05/2015
Price: £11.99
Synopsis
Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory?
Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French.
Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc?
Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers.
Was the guillotine a French invention?
Non! It was invented in Yorkshire.
Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since 1066 ...
From the Norman (not French) Conquest, to XXX, it is a light-hearted - but impeccably researched - account of all out great-fallings out.
In short, the French are quite right to suspect that the last 1,000 years have been one long British campaign to infuriate them. And it's not over yet...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9780552779937
- Number of pages: 768
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 37 mm
- Weight: 528g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Appalling
I can’t understand how a book like this can still be written in the XXIst century.
When I started reading it I was pleased to find so many historical detai... READ MORE
1000 years of annoying the French
I found the book to be well researched and well written. It was very informative and differed only slightly from other 'historical' works that I have read.... READ MORE
Superb book!
This is a book about history of which I am not a fan or knowledgeable. However this book brought the whole story of the French and English to light in a ve... READ MORE
A very funny but informed read
Lots of research went into this very funny read, which I've recommended to several friends who, like me, are struggling to get to grips with French languag... READ MORE
Great read
A pithy mix of facts and good, old fashioned stereotypes and downright bigotry against the French. I'm with Clarke on this one: I'm a francophile through a... READ MORE
At first this is a really funny book as Clarke goes through the main historical events that Britain (well more England than anything) and France share and ... READ MORE
The 3rd history?
Ther are three Histories: 1) that written by the victor; 2) that written by the vanquished; 3) the truth (much later). This book tells all 3 (I hope). Anyw... READ MORE
its brilliant
If all history books were written like this when i was at school i am sure i would have acheived a lot more!.What a fantastic read,almost impossible to put... READ MORE
Fantastic Read
I'm the type that normally fall asleep when picking up a history book. But 1000 Years of Annoying the French was very well written with plenty of humour an... READ MORE
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