Not so much a potted history as a potty history. A '1066 and all That' for adults. A spoof, a parody.
Extract. (Taken from Chapter 2)
'' We all know as we have been told by Shirley Valentine that mans' greatest invention was the wheel, what is not readily known is that it was in fact a woman who invented it. Firstly it happened that one day Mr Caveman was sitting on the shore picking some fluff out of his belly button contemplating the most important questions i.e. that of the universe and when would dinner be ready? When an irrate missus came storming out of the cave shouting,
"Get your arse into gear and find me some meat!"
She also threw a log at him...
What Readers Say
From an Historian
'A kind of History, but whose?'
From a Woman
'Grate, I always knew women were the smarter secs.'
From a Fashion Designer
' A sad tale of sexual confusions. just up my street'
From a Solicitor
'Largely Politically incorrect.'
From a Royal Gentleman
' A total load of old crap, but entertaining as a piece of worthless literature and a complete waste of paper. I find I am unable to put it down-mainly because my copy was still wet with glue.'
So it goes on.
A work in progress...