A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

Packed with dinner-party-worthy anecdotes, the kind which will delight history buffs and newcomers alike... a whirlwind of fascinating, globe-traversing history... a lively, wacky book, fizzing with energy and character... entertaining and accessible. -- Alice Loxton * Telegraph * If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. It is laugh-out-loud funny, but there is also a love of history and story here that is pure JOY. -- Conn Iggulden, author of the <i>Emperor</i> and <i>Conqueror</i> series This book made me proud to be British. Ever since Britain existed as a nation, we’ve chosen only the fiercest and most fascinating enemies, and we usually put up a pretty good fight. And luckily, only recently have we started to lose to them on penalties. -- Stephen Clarke, author of <i>1000 Years of Annoying the French</i> Finally a book by Terry Deary that I don’t have to sneak into my children’s bedroom at night to steal once they’ve gone to asleep. And who better to tell us about Britain’s enemies than history’s greatest ally. Terry Deary has once again delivered a book ram-packed with mind-blowing facts, hilarious characters, and little-known tales. -- Dan Schreiber, author of <i>The Theory of Everything Else</i> and host of No Such Thing As a Fish and We Can Be Weirdos Terry Deary in his inimitable style somehow manages to keep it down to just ten enemies. Hopefully none of them are unfinished business! -- Al Murray, author of <i>Arnhem Black Tuesday</i> (and special guest drummer on <i>Horrible Histories</i>)