- Hardcover: 560 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; First edition (18 Mar 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593062728
- ISBN-13: 978-0593062722
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.2 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 167,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tremendously entertaining ... will surely shift more copies than all of this years bookish Gallic chronicles combined. --Sunday Times
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
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
Relentlessly and energetically rude about almost every aspect of French history and culture. --Mail on Sunday
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Ten centuries of French historical 'facts' bit the dust in Stephen Clarke's Sunday Times Top Five Bestseller.
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78 of 81 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
That great French icon the Corsican Napoleon Bonaparte once defined history as "a series of lies on which we agree" but is clear from reading this book that while there are plenty of lies told in the history of Anglo-French relations, there is little agreement between them.
Do not be fooled by the journalistic approach, chatty style, and episodes of facetiousness, this is a history book and a good one. It's a comprehensive account of where English (and sometimes Scottish, and later British) and French national histories meet, interact, overlap, or collide. It is well-researched and packed with information while being very readable - I found it a real page-turner, and as someone who reads a lot of history I can say that that's not always the case in this field! For those schooled on the "agreed lies" of history - and there are a lot of them in this area, where national pride plays such a part - it will be an eye-opener.
I wonder what sort of reviews it's getting on the French Amazon site.
Do not be fooled by the journalistic approach, chatty style, and episodes of facetiousness, this is a history book and a good one. It's a comprehensive account of where English (and sometimes Scottish, and later British) and French national histories meet, interact, overlap, or collide. It is well-researched and packed with information while being very readable - I found it a real page-turner, and as someone who reads a lot of history I can say that that's not always the case in this field! For those schooled on the "agreed lies" of history - and there are a lot of them in this area, where national pride plays such a part - it will be an eye-opener.
I wonder what sort of reviews it's getting on the French Amazon site.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This book is hilarious. If anybody thought that history was boring, they should read this. The author does actually like France and it is written tongue in cheek, but you can see where he is coming from. Like how the French blame the Brits for the death of Joan of Arc, when it was the French who ensured her downfall etc. I got the kindle version and loved it. This has prompted me to get more of the authors books. It really is laugh oyt lod funny in places, but it historically correct and informative. How about this? If you are a history teacher, give 'em this to try. It will get them interested. Au Revoir !
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A great book with lots of interesting information and clarifies a lot of the history between our two countries. Explains why we have always been (sometimes friendly) enemies with humour and plenty of historical detail. For lovers of France and the French way of life.
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1000 Years Of Annoying The French
After finding this book in a store and having a quick scan through, I thought it perfect for my own French mother. Read more
Published 6 days ago by BookLover101
Funny, entertaining and probably better than the author thinks
The basis of this book is that us Brits (and Americans once on the world stage) have continuously annoyed the French, knocking them off the pedestal of world leaders when we... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Darren Simons
If you're English
If you are English, this is a must-have for your bookcase. It is an amusing foray into the last 100 years of Anglo-French aggro. The real plus is that it is factual. Read more
Published 18 days ago by qaman1
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From The Norman Conquest to the end of the 1990's the book trails the interwoven history of two countries; England and France. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Blues Man
100 Years of Annoying the French
Excellent - definitely a History book for people who don't like History books. I learnt a lot & have recommended it to my Book Reading Group.
Published 1 month ago by Jane S. Malvern
Read it in France
Entertaining potted history.A bit glib and predictably one sided.Does he really dislike the French that much? Read more
Published 1 month ago by DJTY
1000 Years of Annoying the French
Absolutely hilarious. A lot of research has obviously gone into this book, and coupled with the authors wit and humour makes it a resounding good read (for the English ! Read more
Published 2 months ago by horlicks
1000 years of annoying the French
As a Francophile, this has to be interesting, purely for the bite size review of the relationship history of the two countries. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. R. Kerr
Brilliant !
I teach French, I love France (and most of the French). Bought this for an English friend who lives there. It is both educational and very funny. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. At Newsome
excellent read - entertaining & educating
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