{"product_id":"9780593728482","title":"Unruly","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink you know the kings and queens of England? Think again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnruly,\u003c\/i\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, \u003ci\u003eUnruly\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who has ever wondered how the British monarchy came to be—and who is to blame.","brand":"David Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Crown |  Hardback  |  2023-10-03","offer_id":44227676307711,"sku":"9780593728482","price":42.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_855c41c2-9fe4-4ede-955a-d76569c76679.jpg?v=1692921158","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593728482","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}