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British History for Dummies - Sean Lang

Description: ISBN 0470035366 / Genre: History / Author: Sean Lang / Edition: 2nd Edition / Paperback / 444 Pages / Book is published 2006-11-10 by ... more

British History for Dummies - Sean Lang ... John Wiley & Sons

Newest Review: ... the Scots together, murdered some English officials, and ambushed the English at Stirling Bridge." page 136 "By ... more

... then Pitt was a sick man, and he collapsed and died rather dramatically in the middle of a speech in the House of Lords. You can still see people in the House of Lords today who seem to have done the same thing." page 251 I think that some of the best humour can be found in the headings and sub-headings. How's this for some great song titles, by some cool sounding bands - sorry that should be topic headings. There hundreds of other funny headings including those based on common expressions and film titles. Hey...more

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British History for Dummies - Sean Lang: From Neanderthal to Blair - A British History (1415 words)
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*** The Author *** Sean Lang studied history at Oxford, has written conventional history books and reviewed textbooks in The Times Educational Supplement. He has been teaching history for over twenty years in schools and university, and he thanks his students for helping to inspire him to write this entertaining history book, which is not the kind usually found in school. Other "For Dummies" books by this engaging historian that I intend to read are European History and Twentieth Century History. *** Who Would Appreciate It? *** I believe that the readers who would appreciate this book most will ... Read the complete review