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1000 Years of Annoying the French
- Narrated by: Justin Edwards
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
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....
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- Dolph
- 29-09-20
Totally enjoyed it
It's a bit like a long version of Horrible History. Learning through the use of humour. Kept me amused for several otherwise mundane journeys up and down the M6.
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- A. Young
- 08-12-20
funny and broad
This book must be a labour of love as it covers so much history and is so well researched. Thoroughly enjoyable, sometimes a little provocative, but highly entertaining and educational
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- EGBOK
- 18-12-20
My Favourite Book and it's a great listen too.
As a vote Remainer listening to this beautifully read explanation of why we have no option but to Leave helps with the pain and will help with the future angst.
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- kazade
- 26-11-20
Great factual book worth listening to
Very enjoyable read I recommend for all ages history at it's best it was an eye opening book
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- Rhys
- 03-09-20
Fantastically fun, and well read
It's a brilliant book, yes perhaps at the expense of the French, but more than this it is a love letter to both cultures and the sometimes healthy, sometimes unhealthy, rivalry between the two.
The reading of it could not be any better, the writing is witty, and it is an absolute gem of a book, one of the few I can see myseof listening to time after time.
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- Ioana Azamfirei
- 25-08-20
Great stuff!
I bought the book back in 2012 during a stay in Rome and couldn't put it down: the most hilarious history book I've ever read. So I can attest that the present updated version is even more fun to listen to, owing not just to the material itself but also to the impecable narration. Justin Edwards's french accent was brilliantly deployed on all French quotes, to highlight their (French) annoyance.
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- Charity Muzawazi
- 05-08-20
Absolutely hilarious
I loved this book and it helped make sense of the Anglo-French relationship. Wonderfully written and performed!
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- christopher ward
- 04-06-20
Fun listen
Enjoyed it greatly, not sure of the historical accuracy though but still worth a listen
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- Mrs JA Singh-Dhami
- 06-11-21
Brilliant.
Quite a bit of amusing anecdotes. I learned a lot and will probably listen again in the future. Highly entertaining. Highly recommend.
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- Mr. M. J. Yeomans
- 19-08-21
Enjoyable and interesting
Fun book with lots of interesting factoids about Anglo-French history and some of the urban myths that exist. I definitely learned some things in terms of historical narrative that I was unaware of and also enjoyed the humorous way in which I learned some pub quiz trivia. It's of course biased but not horrifically so and the book is aiming to be a comedic group of facts strung together as a historical narrative and it also goes into detail about some of France's great achievements
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