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Comic History of England

Public domain audiobook

Comic History of England

by Bill Nye

English· 2:53:46· 19 chapters
Edgar Wilson “Bill” Nye (1850 – 1896) was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist. Jim “jimmowatt” Mowatt is a distinguished LibriVox volunteer, widely known for his continued devotion both to regularly producing the LibriVox Community Podcast and to regularly creating more and more history audiobooks for the public domain, renowned for his humor and his historically kind demeanor, lately recognized as holding a diploma as well as a mic. In light of that new holding, in celebration of graduation, this bit of history has been recorded with Jim in mind, owing to all that we owe him, glowing with glee that we know him, it’s what we’ve done just to show him that he’s a jolly good fellow. (Summary by Anita and Alan)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    02:11
  2. Chapter 2

    Invasion of Caesar: The Discovery of Tin and Subsequent Enlightenment of Britain

    08:26
  3. Chapter 3

    The Various Roman Yokes: Their Growth, Degeneration, and Final Elimination

    07:05
  4. Chapter 4

    The Advent of the Angles: Causes Which Led to the Rehabilitation of Britain on New Lines

    09:13
  5. Chapter 5

    The Influx of the Danes: Facts Showing Conclusively Their Influence on the Britain of Today

    08:51
  6. Chapter 6

    The Troublous Middle Ages: Demonstrating a Short Reign for Those Who Travel at a Royal Gait

    08:07
  7. Chapter 7

    The Danish Oligarchy: Disaffections Attending Chronic Usurpation Proclivities

    10:32
  8. Chapter 8

    Other Disagreeable Claimants: Foreign Foibles Introduced, Only to be Expunged with Characteristic Pugnacity

    12:04
  9. Chapter 9

    The Norman Conquest: Complex Commingling of Facetious Accord and Implaccable Discord

    11:43
  10. Chapter 10

    The Feudal System: Successful Inauguration of Homogeneal Methods for Restricting Incompatable Demagogues

    06:43
  11. Chapter 11

    The Age of Chivalry: Light Dissertation on the Knights-Errant, Maids, Fools, Prelates, and Other Notorious Characters of that Period

    11:53
  12. Chapter 12

    Conquest of Ireland: Uncomfortable Effects Following the Cultivation of an Acquisitorial Propensity

    10:05
  13. Chapter 13

    Magna Charta Introduced: Slight Difficulties Encountered in Overcoming an Unpopular and Unreasonable Prejudice

    08:12
  14. Chapter 14

    Further Disagreements Recorded: Illustrating the Amiability of the Jew and the Perversity of the Scot

    08:35
  15. Chapter 15

    Irritability of the French: Interminable Dissension, Assisted by the Plague, Continues Reducing the Population

    09:50
  16. Chapter 16

    More Sanguinary Triumphs: Onward March of Civilization Graphically Delineated with the Historian's Usual Completeness

    10:48
  17. Chapter 17

    Unpleasant Caprices of Royalty: Introduction of Printing as a Subsidiary Aid in the Progress of Emancipation

    09:06
  18. Chapter 18

    Biography of Richard III: Being an Allegorical Panegyric of the Incontrovertible Machinations of an Egotistical Usurper

    07:11
  19. Chapter 19

    Disorder Still the Popular Fad: General Admixture of Pretenders, Religion, Politics, and Disgruntled Monarchs

    13:11