Project Gutenberg 2008-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 256 Harrison, Charles 1943 A Humorous History of England Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Humorous History of England" by Charles Harrison is a light-hearted historical account written in the early 20th century. The book cleverly narrates the essentials of England's history through amusing rhymes and illustrations, making it an engaging read for both adults and children. Its likely topic centers on the evolution of England’s culture and key historical events, presented in a humorous and accessible manner. The narrative covers a vast span of British history, starting from prehistoric times, moving through notable eras such as the Roman conquest, the Norman invasion, the various dynastic struggles, and leading into the Georgian and Victorian periods. Each era is characterized by comedic verses that highlight significant figures and events, such as Boadicea's resistance against Rome, King Henry VIII’s matrimonial escapades, and the tumultuous times of the English Civil War. The author infuses wit and satire into the historical narrative, aiming to educate while entertaining readers with a delightful blend of facts and humor. In doing so, the book presents a unique and refreshing take on the history of England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain English wit and humor Humorous poetry Great Britain -- History -- Humor NC PR Text Humor Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Humour 143475 143308 2024-10-11T09:52:28.803959 2023-09-11T12:09:18.490939 text/html text/html 141062 2021-01-04T00:50:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1429169 2021-01-04T00:50:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1428150 2024-10-11T09:52:39.253941 application/epub+zip 1429488 2024-10-11T09:52:32.618974 application/epub+zip 106732 2024-10-11T09:52:29.511967 application/epub+zip 2918257 2024-10-11T09:52:42.511058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2904379 2024-10-11T09:52:36.130955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224336 2022-09-12T09:15:58.280553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92035 91936 2024-10-11T09:52:27.681996 2023-09-11T12:09:17.480920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 91816 2021-01-04T00:50:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32702 2021-01-04T00:50:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 91815 2021-01-04T00:50:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32663 2021-01-04T00:50:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22300 2024-10-11T09:52:42.660905 application/rdf+xml 30494 2024-10-11T09:52:29.605956 image/jpeg 5189 2024-10-11T09:52:29.558964 image/jpeg 1425733 2024-10-11T09:52:28.943990 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog