{"product_id":"unruly-book-david-mitchell-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\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid brings a delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous eye to the history of the English monarchy.--Jesse Armstrong, writer and creator of \u003ci\u003eSuccession\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThink you know the kings and queens of England? Think again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49898229989649,"sku":"CIN0593728483G","price":13.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50485111161105,"sku":"CIN0593728483VG","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51004476064017,"sku":"NIN9780593728482","price":31.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51909737971985,"sku":"CIN0593728483A","price":11.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53117269508369,"sku":"GOR014736514","price":12.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ BOOKAZINE","offer_id":54594794651921,"sku":"NBZ9780593728482","price":31.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593728483.jpg?v=1786057524","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/unruly-book-david-mitchell-9780593728482","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}