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'''''1066, and All That''''' is a stage musical by Reginald Arkell (1882-1959) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Arkell] and Alfred Reynolds (1884–1969)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Reynolds_(composer)].

== The original text ==

Adapted from ''1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates'', a tongue-in-cheek reworking of the history of England entitled by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman and illustrated by John Reynolds. It first appeared serially in ''Punch'' magazine and was published in book form by Methuen & Co. Ltd. in 1930.

The musical comedy was first produced in 1935, with the book and lyrics by Reginald Arkell and the the music by Alfred Reynolds. It was revived at the Palace Theatre, London, in 1945.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==
1949: The musical was presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]’s University Dramatic Society at the [[Little Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Helen Houghton]].

== Sources ==
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066_and_All_That].

[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.137.

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