The Shortest History of England

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REVEALED: Why Taylor Swift MISSED premiere of Beyonce's concert film... even though Renaissance singer attended HER Eras Tour movie eventNice touch! How little things make the difference when it comes to 'true gent' Charles and Queen Camilla - as these pictures show... Marty Krofft has died age 86: TV producer and the pioneer among many iconic children's shows sadly passed due to kidney failure From luxury skincare to must-have make-up collections - get Christmas all wrapped up with dream gifts they'll love It does feel like this book was written in response to Brexit along the usual liberal lines of the outcome of the 2016 referendum being the result of self-harm valence voting along ancient grievances, casting the tribal divides in England as just part of the nation's destiny. Hawes in this way creates an England that is reactionary, divided and politically irrational (something which may well be true).

In 2005 Random House published his novel Speak for England, which predicted Brexit so accurately that the Observer later declared "it deserves some kind of prescience prize" (Observer 23.4.2017). His Kafka biography, Excavating Kafka (2008), was adapted as a BBCTV documentary, Kafka Uncovered (2009). Englanders and Huns, a detailed history of Anglo-German relationships from 1864 to 1914, was shortlisted in the Paddy Power Political Books of the Year 2015.

History is always on the move and hard to pin down beyond the basic pegs of dates, names and places. History is about shifting consensuses: the context in which the Colston statue went up in the first place is just as valid as the context in which it came down. Both actions and their motivations are part of a historical narrative and nothing, literally nothing, is being erased. Would YOU be able to tell these doughnuts are healthier? From Double Chocolate to Peanut Caramel Protein and Strawberry Cheesecake - these treats all have less, fat, sugar AND calories

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