Litsy

Elizabeth the Queen: The Woman Behind the Throne | Sally Bedell Smith

I mostly read nonfiction in April, so this was a hard choice.
#SallyBedellSmith #ElizabethTheQueen #QueenElizabeth #history #england #uk #UnitedKingdom #nonfiction #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #BookBracket

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Lcsmcat

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens | David Mitchell

1. Yes, 2,894 currently, but I have a book on order, so . . .
2. Highly recommend the tagged book! If you want to play, consider yourself tagged. #two4Tuesday
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TheSpineView I'm impressed. A to the Book count! Thanks for playing 2w

Lcsmcat @TheSpineView Clearly I have a problem. 😂 2w

TheSpineView @Lcsmcat You are in good company here. 2w

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Lcsmcat

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens | David Mitchell

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Hilarious without being trivial; factual without being stuffy. If you like Mitchell, or history, or things English, you should read this book. If you don‘t like those things, you should read this book and maybe you would. Favorite quote below.

Lcsmcat “Henry VI never met his father but he wouldn‘t have remembered if he had. That‘s not because he was useless, though he was useless, but because he was only 8 months old when his father died. This wasn‘t an ideal situation: the King of England was a baby and the King of France was mentally ill and likely to die quite soon, at which point the baby would take over as King of France as well. Who came up with this system?” 2w

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GingerAntics

Elizabeth the Queen: The Woman Behind the Throne | Sally Bedell Smith

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Lovely and meandering in the best possible way. Seriously, I‘m not sure how Queen Elizabeth‘s handbags haven‘t gotten some kind of honour for their decades of silent and faithful service. I got oddly emotional at points, especially later in the book (maybe because I personally remember the emotion of those moments). I‘m glad it ended shortly after William and Kate‘s wedding, because I bawled at the end of The Crown and could not handle that again.

GingerAntics This portrays Charles as hard done by and far more innocent in the collapse of his first marriage that is fair. Even though this is written by an American, it still does a wonderful job of telling the story of the late Queen. #SallyBedellSmith #ElizabethTheQueen #ElizabethII 1mo

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PathfinderNicole

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens | David Mitchell

Hello Litsy realm! After a truly, truly craptastic March. It‘s finally April and I‘m back! That said, today would have been my brother‘s 34th birthday (he died in a car accident in 2008 when he was 17…actually 16 days after his birthday). So today has been very emotional. But I‘m out having a quiet moment with a book, some food, and some beers at my favorite place to try and breath through the grief.

Jess861 Sending good vibes your way! 1mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo

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Doppoetry

Hop-Frog | Edgar Allan Poe

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A satisfying revenge story, plain and simple.

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bekakins

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens | David Mitchell

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David Mitchell writes exactly how he speaks 🤣 really enjoyed this for #doublespin in Dec - going over well trod territory but adding his own spin - def recommended for anyone interested in history