"Middle Ages in England. Romans. Saxons and Angles and Jutes. Canute. Some Vikings. Alfred the Great. The Battle of Hastings. People giving away crowns that weren't theirs to give away. William the Conqueror. Some really, truly icky bits as various kings killed each other and their relatives. The Black Plague. The end of feudalism. Henry VII, not to be confused with the other Henrys. And finally we're in the modern age."

Parker paused. "I know I left some stuff out, but....."