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The Restless: A History of the English Kings and Queens

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The Restless: A History of the English Kings and Queens
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If you think you know enough about the kings and queens of England, think again! David Mitchell's book, "The Restless," will reveal that the monarchs of early England, formidable rulers who shaped the destinies of their subjects, were, in real life, just as narrow-minded and eccentric as they appear in their portraits today. They were simply luckier than most!

Beginning with King Arthur (spoiler alert: he didn't exist), Mitchell tells the story of England up to the reign of Elizabeth I. It's a story of narcissism, self-control, rebellion, civil war, and hypocrisy. It tells how the English evolved from victims of a bandit who robbed them of their harvests to subjects bowing before their divinely chosen monarch and paying him taxes. How it happened, who it happened to, and why the hell it matters—Mitchell answers all these questions brilliantly, wittily, and with the erudition of someone who once studied history and has no intention of forgiving it for the mess it made.
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