| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
431 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A tale of power, glory and gore from Arthur to Elizabeth I"--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 405) and index. |
| Contents |
Pre-Willy -- Dukes of Hazard -- Here comes the reign again -- Everything's coming up roses. |
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Pre-Willy. King Arthur ; King King ; King Ceolwulf of Northumbria ; King Offa of Merica ; 'King hell, it's the 'king 'kings! ; King Alfred the great ; Kings Edward, Athelstan, Edmund, Eadred, Eadwig, Edgar and another Edward, and Queen Aethelflaed ; King Aethelred the unready ; See next you Tuesday ; A pair of cnuts ; King Edward the confessor ; King Harold of... ; ...Hastings -- Dukes of Hazard. King William I ; King William II ; King Henry I ; King Stephen ; King Henry II ; King Richard I ; King John -- Here comes the reign again. King Henry III ; King Edward I ; King Edward II ; King Edward III ; King Richard II -- Everything's coming up roses. King Henry IV ; King Henry V ; King Henry VI ; King Edward IV ; King Henry VI, the readeption ; King Edward IV, alone at last ; King Edward V ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; King Edward VI ; Lady Jane Grey ; Queen Mary I ; Queen Elizabeth I. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Royal houses -- England.
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Royal houses -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Monarchy -- History.
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Courts and courtiers.
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Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
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Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485.
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Courts and courtiers (OCoLC)fst00881829
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Kings and rulers (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Monarchy (OCoLC)fst01025055
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Royal houses (OCoLC)fst01100834
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England (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Great Britain (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Chronological Term |
449-1485
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Ridiculous history of England's kings and queens |
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England's kings and queens |
| ISBN |
9780593728482 (hardcover) |
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0593728483 (hardcover) |
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