Canute began by being a Bad King on the advice of his Courtiers who informed him (owing to a misunderstanding of the Rule Britannia) that the King of England was entitled to sit on the sea without getting wet 1066 & All That is a book that has itself become part of our history The authors made the claim that All the History you can remember is in the Book & for most of us they were probably right But it is their own unique interpretation of events that has made the book a classic; an uproarious satire on textbook history & our confused recollections of it The first date in English History is 55 BC in which year Julius Caesar (the memorable Roman Emperor) landed like all other successful invaders of these islands at Thanet This was in the Olden Days when the Romans were top nation on account of their classical education etc ...

Recreate the infamous Battle of Hastings!A promise has been broken an evil omen is in the sky a crown is at stake & history is about to be made 1066 Tears to Many Mothers is an asymmetric competitive tactical card game in the style of Magic the Gathering but non-collectable Each player as either Normans or Saxons musters troops & resources to overcome the various obstacles in their way before the two armies clash on the battlefield at Hastings Every card in the game is inspired by a real person or event from the time With a focus on quick tactical play & a thematic reimagining of the events of the time there is no deck building required each player simply grabs their deck & shuffles then play begins Honours 1066 Tears to Many Mothers was a runner up in the Golden Geek Awards & was nominated in the Origins Awards for & Best Historical Board Game& Note on title In April of 1066 Halley&s Comet was in its perihelion orbit & writers at the time said it was four times the size of Venus & shining with a light equal to a quarter of that of the Moon Many thought it was an evil omen or even the end of the world
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David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas On the way via Kepler & Newton he explains what calculus really means gives a brief history of pi & even takes us to chaos theory & imaginary numbers Every short chapter is carefully crafted to ensure that no one will get lost on the journey Packed with puzzles & illustrated by world famous cartoonists this is one of the most readable & imaginative books on mathematics ever written ...

In the past year the narrator of 1004 has enjoyed unexpected literary success been diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition & been asked by his best friend to help her conceive a child Now in a New York of increasingly frequent superstorms & political unrest he must reckon with his biological mortality the possibility of a literary afterlife & the prospect of (unconventional) fatherhood in a city that might soon be under water In prose that Jonathan Franzen has called 'hilariouscracklingly intelligentand original in every sentence' Lerner's new novel charts an exhilarating course through the contemporary landscape of sex friendship memory art & politics & captures what it is like to be alive right now ...

In 1972 two years after the demise of the Beatles the pop world was still looking for a new Fab Four Manchester pop quartet 10CC were hoping they'd fill that not insubstantial gap & got closer than most Tracklist Side AJohnny Don't Do It Sand In My Face Donna The Dean & IHeadline Hustler Side BSpeed Kills Rubber Bullets The Hospital Song Ships Don't Disappear In The Night (Do They?) Fresh Air For My Mama ...

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