Unruly - A History of England's Kings and Queens

A funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame.<BR>THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER<BR>'Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell - a funny man and skilled historian - tells stories that are interesting and fun. Here is Horrible Histories for grownups' GERARD DEGROOT, THE TIMES<BR><BR> 'Just fantastic. Delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous. Very, very funny' JESSE ARMSTRONG, CREATOR OF SUCCESSION AND PEEP SHOW<BR><BR>'Clever, funny. Makes you think quite differently about history' DAN SNOW, HISTORIAN AND BROADCASTER<BR><BR> ----<BR><BR> Think you know your kings and queens? Think again.<BR><BR> Taking us right back to King Arthur (spoiler: he didn't exist), Unruly tells the founding story of post-Roman England up to the reign of Elizabeth I (spoiler: she dies). It's a tale of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and at least one total Cnut. <BR><BR>How this happened, who it happened to and why it matters in modern Britain are all questions David Mitchell answers with brilliance, wit and the full erudition of a man who once studied history - and won't let it off the hook for the mess it's made.<BR><BR>*The Times Number One Bestseller October 2023*<BR><BR> ----<BR><BR>'An enjoyable, rollicking read, definitely not a conventional history book' THE TIMES<BR>'Chatty, irreverent and liberally sprinkled with gags and opinions. Horrible Histories with added swearing' GUARDIAN <BR><BR> 'Mitchell clearly knows his history, with a book that owes as much to Monty Python as it does to Simon Schama' ANDREW MARR, BROADCASTER<BR><BR> 'Who knew a history of England's rulers could be this hilarious?' i<BR> <BR> 'I can't recommend this book enough. Very funny and interesting, it is above all a proper work of history' CHARLIE HIGSON