{"product_id":"9781405953191","title":"Unruly : A History of England's Kings and Queens","description":"\u003cp\u003eA funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\n\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Just fantastic. Delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous. Very, very funny' JESSE ARMSTRONG, CREATOR OF SUCCESSION AND PEEP SHOW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Clever, funny. Makes you think quite differently about history' DAN SNOW, HISTORIAN AND BROADCASTER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e ----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Think you know your kings and queens? Think again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*The Times Number One Bestseller October 2023*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e ----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An enjoyable, rollicking read, definitely not a conventional history book' THE TIMES\n\u003cbr\u003e'Chatty, irreverent and liberally sprinkled with gags and opinions. Horrible Histories with added swearing' GUARDIAN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Mitchell clearly knows his history, with a book that owes as much to Monty Python as it does to Simon Schama' ANDREW MARR, BROADCASTER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Who knew a history of England's rulers could be this hilarious?' i\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'I can't recommend this book enough. Very funny and interesting, it is above all a proper work of history' CHARLIE HIGSON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49647850127608,"sku":"EB_HI0800_C14-02_SYDNEY","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781405953191-1.jpg?v=1784222513","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781405953191","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}