1000 Years of Annoying the French - Brossura

Clarke, Stephen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0552775746 ISBN 13: 9780552775748

Casa editrice: Black Swan, 2011

Riassunto

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 hasreally been going on since 1066 ...

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Recensione:

"Tremendously entertaining" (The Sunday Times)

"Relentlessly and energetically rude about almost every aspect of French history and culture" (Mail on Sunday)

"Anyone who's ever encountered a snooty Parisian waiter or found themselves driving on the Boulevard Peripherique during August will enjoy this book" (Daily Mail)

Descrizione del libro:

Ten centuries of French historical 'facts' bit the dust in Stephen Clarke's Sunday Times Top Five Bestseller.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Black Swan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0552775746
• ISBN 13: 9780552775748
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 688