THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A funny book about a serious subject Unruly is for anyone
who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame.'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
