A funny book about a serious subject Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got
here - and who is to blame THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER History humour and a dash of
chaos - the perfect Christmas gift from the one and only David Mitchell 'Clever amusing
gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell - a funny man and skilled historian - tells
stories that are interesting and fun. Here is Horrible Histories for grownups' GERARD DEGROOT
THE TIMES 'Just fantastic. Delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous. Very very
funny' JESSE ARMSTRONG CREATOR OF SUCCESSION AND PEEP SHOW 'Clever funny. Makes you think
quite differently about history' DAN SNOW HISTORIAN AND BROADCASTER ---- Think you know
your kings and queens? Think again. Taking us right back to King Arthur (spoiler: he didn't
exist) Unruly 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 excessive beheadings
middle-management insurrection uncivil wars and at least one total Cnut. How this happened
who it happened to and why it matters in modern Britain are all questions David 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. *The Times Number One Bestseller October
2023* ---- 'An enjoyable rollicking read definitely not a conventional history book' THE
TIMES ' Chatty irreverent and liberally sprinkled with gags and opinions. Horrible Histories
with added swearing' GUARDIAN 'Mitchell clearly knows his history with a book that owes as
much to Monty Python as it does to Simon Schama' ANDREW MARR BROADCASTER 'Who knew a history
of England's rulers could be this hilarious? ' i ' I can't recommend this book enough. Very
funny and interesting it is above all a proper work of history' CHARLIE HIGSON
