by Stephen Clarke · Black Swan Books, Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552775755
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«1000 Years of Annoying the French» is Stephen Clarke's humorous essay, published by Black Swan Books in paperback (685 pages, in English).
Stephen Clarke reviews ten centuries of British-French relations with humour and debunks historical assumptions: the Battle of Hastings was not a French victory, Joan of Arc was condemned by the French for wearing trousers, and the guillotine was invented in Yorkshire.
The work was originally published in 2010; this edition is from 2011. The cover presents it as a The Sunday Times bestseller.
For readers of European history who appreciate British humour and anecdotes about the Franco-British rivalry.
Stephen Clarke is a British author. He writes mainly about France. He published six novels featuring a British protagonist named Paul West.
