Preloved & Used Antique books are fragile 1066 and All That is a satirical history book first published in 1930 (not 1931) by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman. It’s a parody of English history, written in a humorous style, and became a classic of British comic literature
Authors: W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, both Oxford graduates and WWI veterans.
Publication: First serialized in Punch magazine, then published in book form by Methuen on 16 October 1930. Later hardback and paperback editions followed.
Illustrator: John Reynolds provided the original illustrations.
Full title: 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember, Including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates.
Genre: Parody/humour, poking fun at the way English history was taught in schools.
Key conceit: History is only what you can remember — hence the book reduces centuries of events to a handful of “Good Things,” “Bad Kings,” and two “Genuine Dates” (55 BC and 1066)