{"product_id":"9780224101196","title":"Gimson’s Kings and Queens : Brief Lives of the Forty Monarchs since 1066 by Gimson, Andrew","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Gimson, Andrew\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBritish \u0026amp; Irish history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 August 2015 by Vintage Publishing (Square Peg) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 272 pages, B\u0026amp;W integrated by Martin Rowson\u003cbr\u003e143 x 224 x 23 | 366g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEWLY REVISED AND UPDATEDA book for all lovers of history: the experienced and the novice, the serious and the silly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGimson's Kings and Queens whirls us through the lives of our monarchs - from 1066 and William the Conqueror right up to Queen Elizabeth II and the present-day - to tell a tale of bastardy, courage, conquest, brutality, vanity, vulgarity, corruption, anarchy, absenteeism, piety, nobility, divorce, execution, civil war, madness, magnificence, profligacy, frugality, philately, abdication, dutifulness, family breakdown and family recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in Andrew Gimson's inimitable style, and illustrated by Martin Rowson, this is both a primer and a refresher for anyone who can't quite remember which were the good and bad Edwards or Henrys, or why so-and-so succeeded to the throne rather than his second cousin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most entertaining and instructive book on the English monarchy you will ever read' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58038874603901,"sku":"9780224101196","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780224101196.jpg?v=1776168591","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9780224101196","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}