“THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here – and who is to blame. ‘Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell \u2013 a funny man and skilled historian \u2013 tells stories that are interesting and fun. Here is Horrible Histories for grownups\u2019 GERARD DEGROOT, THE TIMES ‘Just fantastic. Delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous. Very, very funny\u2019 JESSE ARMSTRONG, CREATOR OF SUCCESSION AND PEEP SHOW ‘Clever, funny. Makes you think quite differently about history\u2019 DAN SNOW, HISTORIAN AND BROADCASTER —- Think you know your kings and queens? Think again. 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. 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 \u2013 and won’t let it off the hook for the mess it’s made. *The Times Number One Bestseller October 2023* —- \u2018An enjoyable, rollicking read, definitely not a conventional history book\u2019 THE TIMES \u2018Chatty, irreverent and liberally sprinkled with gags and opinions. Horrible Histories with added swearing\u2019 GUARDIAN ‘Mitchell clearly knows his history, with a book that owes as much to Monty Python as it does to Simon Schama’ ANDREW MARR, BROADCASTER ‘Who knew a history of England’s rulers could be this hilarious?’ i ‘I can\u2019t recommend this book enough. Very funny and interesting, it is above all a proper work of history’ CHARLIE HIGSON”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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