1000 Years of Annoying the French
| Author/creator | Clarke, Stephen Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Open Road Integrated Media, LLC |
| Description | 688 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Summary | Annotation Stephen Clarkes hilarious and enlightening history of the love-hate relationship between Britain and FranceThings have been just a little awkward between Britain and France ever since the Norman invasion in 1066. Over the subsequent thousand years of wars, treaties, and cultural rivalries, the strange relationship between these nations ranged from contentious to comic. From the Hundred Years War and Joan of Arc, to the American Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase, to the ascendance of Napoleon Bonaparte and dawning of the Victorian era, Clarke examines with insight and humor the misfortunes and missteps that marked British and Frenchand sometimes Americanrelations through the centuries.Fast-paced and endlessly entertaining, 1,000 Years of Annoying the French is a riveting history of western Europes oddest couple. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781453243589 |
| ISBN | 1453243585 (E-Book) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781453243589 |
| Stock number | 01521375 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |