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A rollicking history?of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of?narcissists, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars,?and more, from?award-winning British actor and comedian David MitchellThink you know the kings and queens of England? Think again.In Unruly , David Mitchell explores how early England?s monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects? destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky bastards who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear to us today in their portraits.Taking us right back to King Arthur ( he didn?t exist), Mitchell tells the founding story of post-Roman England right up to the reign of Elizabeth I ( she dies), as the monarchy began to lose its power. It?s a tale of bizarre and curious ascensions, inadequate self-control, and at least one total Cnut, as the English evolved from having their crops stolen by the thug with the largest armed gang to bowing and paying taxes to a divinely .
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Author : David Mitchell
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ISBN-10 : 152034931-unruly
ISBN-13 : 9780593728499
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