Recent Penguin Monarchs acquisitions (only $2 each!):
📖 Stephen by Watkins
📖 Henry II by Barber
📖 Richard I by Ambridge
📖 Henry III by Church
📖 Henry VI by Ross
📖 Edward IV by Pollard
#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans #LetUtahRead
Recent Penguin Monarchs acquisitions (only $2 each!):
📖 Stephen by Watkins
📖 Henry II by Barber
📖 Richard I by Ambridge
📖 Henry III by Church
📖 Henry VI by Ross
📖 Edward IV by Pollard
#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans #LetUtahRead
If Bill Bryson used cuss words and wrote a book about the British monarchy, this would be it. Funny, irreverent, and I afraid of finding the hilarity in a whole system that claims a gold hat makes you a ruler. The book flits between the facts of each monarch but doesn‘t go too deep with any of them. Come for the history, stay for the humor.
I found this witty and irreverent commentary on the history of the British monarchy really refreshing and fun. I enjoyed the healthy mix of well researched and interesting historical fact mixed with Mitchell's clever, cutting humour. Being an Irish person I took particular pleasure in the absolute buffonery of it all! 😆
Next up . . . Not sure why this Scottish person wants to read this but I'm looking forward to it
There‘s an unexpected amount of honest-to-goodness history in this book written by an English comedian. I expected more of a “royals behaving badly” with rude jokes and sarcastic asides. There‘s some of that, but there‘s also real scholarship. Some of the snark felt out of place and Mitchell went on random rants about modern science deniers and governments, but overall, I enjoyed this brief history of English monarchs.
Catherine Howard has been portrayed as a #dramaqueen in history…youthful, flamboyant, a massive flirt, and supposedly “broke” Henry VIII‘s heart with her affairs. Also, she‘s a distant relation to Anne Boleyn.
The tagged book has been on my tbr, and it‘s about time to read it!
Confession: I love Matchbox Twenty - talk about ‘90s alt music. She‘s So Mean is from about 10 years ago. Definite drama queen. The video is a riot. #TitlesAndTunes