Many of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at school. Back then -~The Origins of the Industrial Revolution' somehow seemed less com

Elucidates the bizarre events, ridiculous characters and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945.

Following his hugely popular account of the previous 2000 years, John O Farrell now comes bang up to date with a hilarious modern history asking How the hell di

Consuming History examines how history works in contemporary popular culture. Analysing a wide range of cultural entities from computer games to daytime televis

This reference identifies and explains the cultural, historical, and topical allusions in the filmMonty Python’s Meaning of Life, the Pythons’ third and fin