Featuring tales of murder, adultery, beheadings, civil war, usurpation and madness, Divorced, Beheaded, Died…takes you on a gallop through the history of all of England’s kings and queens, plus some of the less well-known Scots and Welsh rulers.
Kevin Flude is the Creative Director of the Old Operating Theatre Museum in London and a lecturer at various universities. He has worked in the museum world for over thirty years, including the Museum of London and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is also the Course Director for the Road Scholar programme in London, which provides study tours, lectures and walks on the history, archaeology and museums of the city.
An essential guide to the British monarchy for those who should
already know everything but don't. Written with a lively wit but
crammed with factual information, this is the perfect way to mug up
on your British history
*The Oldie*
One way we remember history is by means of a good yarn... Flude's
gem of a book works on this premise – that it is the human stories
of our monarchs we remember – and he breaks them down into
delightful bite-sized chunks
*Family History Monthly*
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