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52 Times Britain Was a Bellend

The History You Didn't Get Taught at School

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52 Times Britain Was a Bellend

By: James Felton
Narrated by: Mathew Baynton
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Twitter hero James Felton brings you the painfully funny history of Britain you were never taught at school, chronicling 52 of the most ludicrous, weird and downright 'baddie' things we Brits* have done to the world since time immemorial - before conveniently forgetting all about them, of course. Including:

  • Starting wars with China when they didn't buy enough of our class A drugs
  • Inventing a law so we didn't have to return objects we'd blatantly stolen from other countries
  • Casually creating muzzles for women
  • And almost going to war over a crime committed by a pig

52 TIMES BRITAIN WAS A BELLEND will complete your knowledge of this sceptred isle in ways you never expected. So if you've ever wondered how we put the 'Great' in 'Great Britain', wonder no more . . .

*And when we say British, for the most part we unfortunately just mean the English.

©2019 James Felton (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Europe Great Britain England Funny Witty Thought-Provoking War Comedy

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"Scurrilous, scandalous and frequently disgusting. I absolutely loved it." (James O'Brien)
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I knew some of these already - note some. None of the ones I knew, though, were from any of the tedious history lessons I was forced to sit through at school. They should teach some of this instead of the sanitised crap you get taught now!

Brilliant.

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Great listen! The book's hilarious (yet terrifying, the things the Brits were up to are downright evil, according to the story here), and Mathew Baynton did a fantastic job narrating it!

Loved the narrator!

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Humorously presented and extremely informative.

Full of interesting facts , I definitely recommend it ;)

A witty presentation of our woeful behaviour

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Reminds me of horrible history for adults, being able to laugh at how frequently we’ve been bellends was entertaining. Great book, listened to in in one sitting. Good narration too, I didn’t like the way he pronounced heinous but if one word in the whole book is my only complaint, it’s probably a sign I enjoyed it 🤷

Very informative but a very fun read

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I thought it was a great audible book to chill out listening to when I just wanted to relax and not think too much. The narrator puts a funny spin on these facts that are quite savage. I would recommend it.

really funny facts

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