An Utterly Impartial History of Britain Author:John O'Farrell From 55BC to 1945, An Utterly Impartial history of Britain elucidates, informs, but most of all laughs at the seemingly incomprehensiblee events that combine to make up the story of Great Britain. All that stuff you've vaguely heard about but never quite undertood: those niggling questions that seemed too obvious to ask: John O'Farrell explains ... more »all of it here with a passion, clarity and a certain amount of prejudice, attempting to unpick the causes and the consequences before giving up and saying, 'Oh well, you had to be there, really...'
Packed with great characters trapped in impossible dilmemas, this true-life story will have you on the edge of your seat, thinking, 'I wonder which of them dies in the end?' (Obviously they all die at the end, it was hundreds of years ago; the 'ending-up-dead' bit ia foregone conclusion.)
A book about then that is also incisive and illuminating about now. This is a hilarious, highly informative and cantanerous journey thorugh Great Britian's bizarre and fascinating story. As entertaining as a witch-buring and a lot more laughs.« less