1,000 years of annoying the French

By Stephen Clarke

Subjects: France, history, Great britain, history, History, Diplomatic relations, Large type books, France, foreign relations, great britain, Foreign relations, Great britain, foreign relations, france

Description: Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? Non! It was invented in Yorkshire. Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since 1066.