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Title: 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN 10: 0385611994
ISBN 13: 9780385611992
Edition: Airport / export e.
Condition: Good
Weight: 1.451 pounds

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Book by John O'Farrell

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Many of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at school. Back then �The Origins of the Industrial Revolution� somehow seemed less compelling than the chance to test the bold claim on Timothy Johnson�s �Shatterproof� ruler. But here at last is a chance to have a good laugh and learn all that stuff you feel you really ought to know by now�

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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