THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \n\nA funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame. \n\nThink you know your kings and queens? Think again. \n\nTaking us right back to King Arthur (spoiler: he didn't exist), Unruly tells the founding story of post-Roman England up to the reign of Elizabeth I (spoiler: she dies). It's a tale of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and at least one total Cnut. \n\nHow this happened, who it happened to and why it matters in modern Britain are all questions David Mitchell answers with brilliance, wit and the full erudition of a man who once studied history – and won't let it off the hook for the mess it's made.