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In this ‘Horrible History for Grown Ups’ you can learn how Anglo-Saxon liberals struggled to be positive about immigration; ‘Look I think we have to try and respect the religious customs of our new Viking friends – oi, he’s nicked my bloody ox!’ Discover how England’s peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendents still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne today. And explore the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain’s kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel (because the Stuarts were such a useless bunch of untalented, incompetent, arrogant, upper-class thickoes that Parliament didn’t have much choice).
An audiobook about then that is also incisive and illuminating about now, this is a hilarious, informative and cantankerous journey through Britain’s fascinating and bizarre history. As entertaining as a witch-burning, and a lot more laughs.
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