English History Made Brief, Irreverent and Pleasurable

RamsFan1963

English History Made Brief, Irreverent, and Pleasurable | Lacey Baldwin Smith

so-so

Brief? Yes only about 9hrs long. Pleasurable? I guess so, the narrator's voice was pleasant, soothing without being dull. Irreverent? Not so much. If you're putting the word irreverent in your title, I'm expecting some humor, especially of the snarky variety. There was very little humor here, the history of England told in a straight forward, text-book manner. 3 💥💥💥 out of 5

CarolynM How disappointing! Have you read ?

1066 and All that: A Memorable History of England Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember, Including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings, and 2 Genuine Dates

catebutler Shoot! From the title, I would have expected some snarky humour as well! 😕 5y

RamsFan1963 @CarolynM No I haven't read it, but I'm definitely going to stack it, sounds like a very funny book. 5y

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audraelizabeth Btw i left my notebook and tape dispenser on the furniture pad. If you could put them in the breakroom that would be great if you dont get to it no biggie. 5y

RamsFan1963 @audraelizabeth Sorry I didn't see your message until I got home from work. 5y

audraelizabeth No biggie. 5y

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English History Made Brief, Irreverent, and Pleasurable | Lacey Baldwin Smith

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A quick overview of a lot of English history, focusing on royalty. Most historically figures seemed very human. I was a little puzzled by the representation of Queen Elizabeth. I‘m not a historian, so grain of salt here, but if a bunch of sexist men write horrible things about a woman in power, like that she throws “tantrums” I wouldn‘t assume it‘s true. Especially when many of her male relatives were...tantrum prone.

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