1066 AND ALL THAT


Meaning of 1066 AND ALL THAT in English

1066 And All That /ˌten sɪksti ˈsɪks ənd ɔːl ˌðæt $ -ɒəl-/ BrE AmE

(1930) a humorous book about British history written by R. I. Yeatman and W. C. Sellar. The writers claim that there are only two dates in British history which all British people remember: the arrival of Julius Caesar in Britain in 55BC, and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.