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Unruly : a history of England's kings and queens / David Mitchell.
By: Mitchell, David.
Publisher: UK : Michael Joseph, 2023Description: xv, 430 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781405953177 (hbk.) :; 1405953179 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Biography | Biography | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Biography & non-fiction prose | European history | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 | Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687DDC classification: 941.0099 Summary: Think you know the Kings and Queens of England? Think again. In 'Unruly', 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 sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear to us today in their portraits.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult book | Haydock Library Adult Non-Fiction | 941.009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 14/05/2024 | 38055400025217 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Think you know the Kings and Queens of England? Think again. In 'Unruly', 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 sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear to us today in their portraits.