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David McK (3369 KP) rated Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens in Books

Sep 29, 2024 - 2:53 PM (Updated Sep 29, 2024 - 2:56 PM)  
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens
David Mitchell | 2023
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David Mitchell, the comedian.

NOT David Mitchell, the author of "Cloud Atlas" (never read it).

I know the comedian best from his involvement in various TV panel gameshows, most noticeably BBCs "Would I Lie To You?", as well as as from the sitcom "Upstart Crow", where he plays William Shakespeare.

In all cases, his persona is of an uptight, repressed, middle aged man.

So I had a good idea what to expect of this, especially as I knew the audiobook was narrated by none other then he himself - indeed, the only reason I picked up the ebook version over the audiobook version is simply because the ebook was on sale (plus I find I can read faster than I listen).

Billed as 'Horrible Histories for Grownups' (as an aside, anyone remember the Horrible Histories with the links by Stephen Fry?), this is actually both quite entertaining and educational, with Mitchell taking it chapter about to tell the story of England's various Kings and Queens, from their earliest days and right up until the reign of Elizabeth I.

OK, the humour may be a bit, ummm, ribald (and sweary) in certain places, but if you go in knowing what to expect (as I did) ...