1066 and all thatWalter Carruthers Sellar
1066 and all that
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Original author: Walter Carruthers Sellar
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1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember, Including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates is a tongue-in-cheek reworking of the history of England. Written by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman and illustrated by John Reynolds, it first appeared serially in Punch magazine, and was published in book form by Methuen & Co. Ltd. in 1930. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
1066 and all that, by Walter Carruthers Sellar. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #78124.
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64 Chapters
- 1.Preface: To Second Edition160 words
- 2.Chapter I: Cæsar Invades Britain461 words
- 3.Chapter II: Britain Conquered Again296 words
- 4.Chapter III: The Conversion of England211 words
- 5.Chapter IV: Britain Conquered Again269 words
- 6.Chapter V: Alfred the Cake145 words
- 7.Chapter VI: Exgalahad and the British Navy246 words
- 8.Chapter VII: Lady Windermere. Age of Lake Dwellers75 words
- 9.Chapter VIII: Ethelread the Unready. a Weak King110 words
- 10.Chapter IX: Canute, an Experimental King147 words
- 11.Chapter X: Edward the Confessor343 words
- 12.Chapter XI: William I. a Conquering King363 words
- 13.Chapter XII: Rufus. a Ruddy King98 words
- 14.Chapter XIII: Henry I. a Tragic King58 words
- 15.Chapter XIV: The Dreadful Story of Stephen and His Aunt Matilda (or Maud)161 words
- 16.Chapter XV: Henry II. a Just King312 words
- 17.Chapter XVI: The Age of Piety104 words
- 18.Chapter XVII: Richard I. a Wild King259 words
- 19.Chapter XVIII: John. an Awful King320 words
- 20.Chapter XIX: Magna Charter233 words
- 21.Chapter XX: Robin Hood and His Merrie Men255 words
- 22.Chapter XXI: Henry III. a Nondescript King762 words
- 23.Chapter XXII: Edward I. a Strong King307 words
- 24.Chapter XXIII: Edward II. a Worthless King398 words
- 25.Chapter XXIV: Edward III. a Romantic King536 words
- 26.Chapter XXV: Richard II. an Unbalanced King129 words
- 27.Appendix: The Pheasants Revolt186 words
- 28.Chapter XXVI: Henry IV. a Split King139 words
- 29.Chapter XXVII: Henry V. an Ideal King192 words
- 30.Chapter XXVIII: Henry VI. a Very Small King390 words
- 31.Chapter XXIX: Cause of the Tudors308 words
- 32.Chapter XXX: Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck634 words
- 33.Chapter XXXI: Bluff King Hal593 words
- 34.Chapter XXXII: Edward VI and Broody Mary198 words
- 35.Chapter XXXIII: Elizabeth732 words
- 36.Chapter XXXIV: James I. a Tidy King367 words
- 37.Chapter XXXV: Charles I and the CIVIL War976 words
- 38.Chapter XXXVI: Charles II. a Merry Monarch749 words
- 39.Chapter XXXVII: James II. a Maddening King259 words
- 40.Chapter XXXVIII: Williamanmary. England Ruled by an Orange659 words
- 41.Chapter XXXIX: Anne. a Dead Queen339 words
- 42.Chapter XL: The XV and the XLV413 words
- 43.Chapter XLI: Rules of Wars in the Xviiith Century205 words
- 44.Chapter XLII: George III. an Obstinate King221 words
- 45.Chapter XLIII: India240 words
- 46.Chapter XLIV: The Boston Tea-Party209 words
- 47.Chapter XLV: The French Revolution146 words
- 48.Chapter XLVI: Napoleon120 words
- 49.Chapter XLVII: Nelson202 words
- 50.Chapter XLVIII: Wellington386 words
- 51.Chapter XLIX: The Industrial Revelation506 words
- 52.Chapter L: George IV. a Gentleman King145 words
- 53.Chapter LI: William IV. a Sailor King406 words
- 54.Chapter LII: Queen Victoria. a Good Queen400 words
- 55.Chapter LIII: Crimean War285 words
- 56.Chapter LIV: The Indian Mutiny168 words
- 57.Chapter LV: “pal”112 words
- 58.Chapter LVI: Fresh Attempts to Amuse the Queen. Wave of Justifiable Wars525 words
- 59.Chapter LVII: Disraeli and Gladstone352 words
- 60.Chapter LVIII: The Boerwoer286 words
- 61.Chapter LIX: Wave of Inventions274 words
- 62.Chapter LX: Edward VII. Almost a Monarch109 words
- 63.Chapter LXI: The Great War406 words
- 64.Chapter LXII: A Bad Thing274 words