{"product_id":"rhyming-history-of-britain-55-b-c-a-d-1966","title":"Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJames Muirden\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780802776808\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWalker Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e213\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis cheerful poem has been written\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo tell the history of Britain; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor People puzzled by the Past--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf this means YOU, here's help at last!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Celts to Churchill, it relates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e(With all the most Important Dates)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur country's convoluted course . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Richard hollered for a horse;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Eleanor was such a catch;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy no one liked the Spanish Match;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe pros and cons of Laissez Faire;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmart Georgian ladies' underwear;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Charles the Second went to plays;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Queen Jane reigned for just nine days;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe causes of the Irish trouble;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe bursting of the South Sea Bubble;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat giant glasshouse in Hyde Park;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First World War's igniting spark . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Brought up with the iambic pentameters of Hilaire Belloc's \u003ci\u003eCautionary Verses\u003c\/i\u003e ringing in his ears, James Muirden has written his rhyming history of Britain in an equally simple and entertaining form. Charmingly irreverent, magically humorous yet rigorously accurate, and delightfully illustrated by David Eccles, this is the perfect gift for any Anglophile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Walker Books","offers":[{"title":"Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966 | James Muirden | Paperback | 9780802776808 | Used: Like New | Humor 1760593 (temp: 7)","offer_id":49261336887448,"sku":"1760593","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71YRRXeXDlL.jpg?v=1781717817","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/rhyming-history-of-britain-55-b-c-a-d-1966","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}