A must read! It's so refreshing to find an accurate, well researched history book, delivered in such a way as to be informative as well as humorous.. I also appreciated the fact this covers such a vast period of time, going from 1066 all the way up to world war 1, showing how one event leads to another rather than fragmenting the tales. I think this would be an excellent gift to any history lovers wanting a fun book, or teenagers who dislike history as a way to educate them without them even knowing it. I'd class this as along a similar line to the Terry Deary books, and of an equal standard, so kudos to the author