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> "was 1066 really all that?" This article might exist just for this joke in the sub-headline. Pretty good. "1066 and all that" is a highly influential satiri
by robotresearcher 8mo ago
> "was 1066 really all that?"
This article might exist just for this joke in the sub-headline. Pretty good.
"1066 and all that" is a highly influential satirical history book from 1930, and "[X] and all that" a meme/idiom in UK English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066_and_All_That https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066_and_All_That
- joosters 8mo agohttps://archive.org/details/1066allthat00walt/page/n5/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/1066allthat00walt/page/n5/mode/2... for anyone who'd like to read it. Embarassingly for me, while the book advertises that it contains '2 genuine dates', 1066 is the only one I can remember.