1000 Years of Annoying the French

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O, delikatnie rzecz ujmując, skomplikowanych stosunkach pomiędzy dwoma wielkimi narodami, z humorem (często wyjątkowo czarnym! A bonus is that the humor is on point most of the times which by itself this saves the book in many cases.

During the Falklands War for example, the right wing press in the UK insisted that the French were helping Argentina because the equipment used in the invasion had been sold to them by the French.There was some history that I knew but interesting facts were added and history that I was unaware of. This book starts with the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings, where the Duke of Normandy (which is in France) had a very decisive victory against the British.

It’s not tactless or provocative – relations couldn’t be better between the British Embassy and their French hosts – it’s simply there. Luckily I have a French Canadian husband so he can do my speaking for me as I tend to freeze up when spoken to in French. The list is long because it being tongue in cheek, “1,000 Years” depicts a France that has nothing to be proud of. Stephen Clarke leaves no stone unturned as he charts events surrounding the momentous events from history involving the two countries.Stephen Clarke takes a penetrating look into those murky depths, guiding us through all the times when Britain and France have been at war – or at least glowering at each other across the English Channel. Whenever in history the British suffered a loss, the author always comes up with a handy excuse or turns it around so that the British come out as the moral victors. As well as plenty of passage highlighting reasons to love the French, it reminds us of the many things the world has to thank France for. In 2004, he self-published A Year in the Merde, a comic novel skewering contemporary French society.