{"product_id":"1000-years-of-annoying-neb-9780552779937","title":"1000 YEARS OF ANNOYING NEB","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas the Battle of Hastings a French victory?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNon!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWere the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNon!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWas the guillotine a French invention?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNon!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e It was invented in Yorkshire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen centuries'' worth of French historical ''facts'' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003ebeen going on since 1066 ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Norman (not French) Conquest, to XXX, it is a light-hearted - but impeccably researched - account of all out great-fallings out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn short, the French are quite right to suspect that the last 1,000 years have been one long British campaign to infuriate them.  And it''s not over yet...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTremendously entertaining * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eRelentlessly and energetically rude about almost every aspect of French history and culture * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who's ever encountered a snooty Parisian waiter or found themselves driving on the Boulevard Peripherique during August will enjoy this book * Daily Mail *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735303434583,"sku":"9780552779937","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552779937.jpg?v=1723810119","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/1000-years-of-annoying-neb-9780552779937","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}