Unruly by David Mitchell - 9781405953191

Unruly

A History of England's Kings and Queens

By David Mitchell

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A seriously FUNNY, seriously CLEVER history of our early kings and queens by one of our favourite comedians and cultural commentators.

This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of England you'll have ever read.

Certainly, the funniest.

Because David Mitchell will explain how it is not all names, dates or ungraspable historical headwinds, but instead show how it's really just a bunch of random stuff that happened with a few lucky bastards ending up on top. Some of these bastards were quite strange, but they were in charge, so we quite literally lived, and often still live, by their rules.

It's a great story. And it's our story. If you want to know who we are in modern Britain, you need to read this book.

ISBN:
9781405953191
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
448
Published:
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Weight:
344 g

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Phil Young
"Unruly" by David Mitchell. Don't bother me with the facts! I've made up my mind.

The book title is a typical play on words by Mitchell - a look at the 'unruly' rulers of Britain from the legendary King Arthur to Elizabeth 1. Mitchell is merciless and funny and historically well versed. He asks why some people are royalty, how did they become royal, how did and how do we accept this claim to royalty? How is royal status gained and maintained?

His thoughts and analyses are cleverly and entertainingly presented against the backdrop of the social circumstances of the time...from food to money, to swords and religion, to power and social control. Is the notion of borders and consolidated power a natural extension of simple tribal visions of fancifully desired dominance?

Mitchell is historically accurate, irreverent, realistic, insightful and funny! A great presentation of the questions many of us have asked but not pursued.

I am presently enjoying "Unruly" very much, and I thoroughly recommend it to you.