52 Times Britain was a Bellend: The History You Didn't Get Taught At School

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The stories use facts without context. Just like a journalist using a single sentence sound bite over an article. TIMES BRITAIN WAS A BELLEND will complete your knowledge of this sceptred isle in ways you never expected. So if you’ve ever wondered how we put the ‘Great’ in ‘Great Britain’, wonder no more . . .

It's an entertaining read and no doubt has opened my eyes to some moments in history the United Kingdom would like to forget.Perfect combination of historical fact and wit - a really great insight into history that isn't typically explored in the classroom. The narrator is a serious let down, though. More so than the material, he comes across as patronising and annoying. A TV series based on the book by James Felton, which focuses on the "painfully funny history of Britain you were never taught at school". A great combination of lively writing and painfully accurate history easily digested in an evening. From a British POV - a lot of this history was skimmed over, or not even taught in school (cough, COLONIALISM, cough). I actually ended up studying Russian and German history in more depth in my later years of education - while this was definitely interesting, I would have preferred to know more about the country in which I reside. This is a good introduction to that, and I look forward to finding out more, however negative or positive it is.

Britain may have done some good things, but we also did some bad things - in the case of the Indian famine even while we were doing good thigs (helping to defeat Hitler) we were doing bad things (letting millions die). If we cannot critically examine our own pasts as nations and as people, then we deny ourselves the scope for growth and instead fall into the hubris of unthinking pride.We have gone round the world like a spoiled brat, taking and smashing other people's things in petulant ridiculous rages. For anyone with a good knowledge of history, you won't learn anything new in here. For those who would like a deeper and more nuanced look at these events, you'll also be disappointed. TIMES BRITAIN WAS A BELLEND will complete your knowledge of this sceptred isle in ways you never expected. So if you've ever wondered how we put the 'Great' in 'Great Britain', wonder no more . . . A collection of slightly random stories of horrible histories, light on depth and detail and unashamedly skirting over each subject, using too much profanity to remain amusing.