Unruly by David Mitchell

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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 – and won't let it off the hook for the mess it's made.

‘An enjoyable, rollicking read, definitely not a conventional history book’ -THE TIMES

‘Chatty, irreverent and liberally sprinkled with gags and opinions. Horrible Histories with added swearing’ -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

 'I can’t recommend this book enough. Very funny and interesting, it is above all a proper work of history' -CHARLIE HIGSON

  • Publisher: ‎ Penguin Books Ltd (23 May 2024)
  • Language: ‎ English
  • Paperback
  • 448 pages
  • ISBN: 9781405953191
  • Dimensions: ‎ 129 x 198 x 33 mm

About the Author

David Mitchell is a BAFTA Award-winning actor, writer and comedian who has starred in many of the UK's best-loved TV shows, including Peep ShowThat Mitchell and Webb Look and Upstart Crow. He is a team captain on Would I Lie to You? (BBC One), the host of The Unbelievable Truth on Radio 4 and one of the Observer's most popular columnists. Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens is his first history book.

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