TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell,David TI - Unruly: the ridiculous history of England's kings and queens SN - 9780593728482 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Crown KW - Royal houses KW - England KW - Great Britain KW - Monarchy KW - History KW - Courts and courtiers KW - Kings and rulers KW - Biography KW - Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 KW - Medieval period, 1066-1485 KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - "A tale of power, glory and gore from Arthur to Elizabeth I"--Dust jacket; Includes bibliographical references (page 405) and index; Pre-Willy --; Dukes of Hazard --; Here comes the reign again --; Everything's coming up roses N2 - In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more ER -