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