{"product_id":"unruly-the-ridiculous-history-of-englands-kings-and-queens-by-david-mitchell-paperback","title":"Unruly : The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens By David Mitchell (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA rollicking history of England’s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell [is] a funny man and a skilled historian.”?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink you know the kings and queens of England? Think again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnruly,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 today in their portraits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us back to King Arthur (spoiler: he didn’t exist), Mitchell 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, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and a few Cnuts, 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 anointed king.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow this happened, who it happened to, and why the hell it matters are all questions that 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA funny book that takes history seriously, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnruly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is for anyone who has ever wondered how the British monarchy came to be—and who is to blame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Indian Book Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490999783560,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/3830\/2344\/files\/81fUJSsa7-L._SL1500.jpg?v=1788616199","url":"https:\/\/www.theindianbookstore.in\/products\/unruly-the-ridiculous-history-of-englands-kings-and-queens-by-david-mitchell-paperback","provider":"The Indian Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}