Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November): The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks [Hardcover]

'Bit rusty on the old Brit history? Feel like a thicko when it comes to talking about the past? Need to swot up for the pub quiz? Then this is the book for you, an easily digestible way to sounding clever.' --Fresh Direction, October 08 issue

'Claiming there are only 150 key things you really need to know that have shaped in the story of Britain, this book delivers them in easy to swallow, bite-sized chunks.' --Best of British, November 2008

After some painstaking and painful fact pruning Judy's resulting narrative is refreshingly concise and date-linked. --The Lady, November 2008

Judy Parkinson's topically titled Remember Remember (The Fifth of November), offers a potted history of Britain to digest along with the toffee apples.

Judy's resulting narrative is refreshingly concise and date-linked.

A compact overview, a masterclass in how to prune out the boring stuff and stick to the basics'

beautifully produced...a lot of fun

Focused, scholarly and highly informative.

Britain and its people have a long and noble history that is now over 2000 years old. Like all the best stories it is one of blood, death, love, sex and betrayal, yet also a tale of courage, honour, pride, skill, invention, endurance and, sometimes, just pure luck. "Remember, Remember" is a history of Britain in bitesize chunks, containing all of the important dates, people and events that we should know, reminding us of what we've forgotten from school and perhaps teaching us something new.Go back in time to: sneer at Bad King John as he is forced to sign the Magna Carta; suffer the agonies of the black death; charge with Henry V against the French at Agin court; see the birth of the Industrial Revolution; watch the coronation of the nineteen-old-princess who gave us the term 'Victorian'; and take heart from the courage and endurance of the men who fought and endured the horrors of both world wars. Concise, authoritative yet wonderfully entertaining, "Remember, Remember" makes history interesting and accessible for everyone once again.

Judy Parkinson is an author and compiler, her most recent book for Michael O'Mara was the bestselling title / Before E (Except After C).