Gimson's Kings and Queens

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<p><b>Totally gripping</b><b>a factually accurate version of<i>1066 And All That</i></b> Boris Johnson</p><p><b><i>Gimsons Kings and Queens</i>whirls us through the lives of our monarchs</b>­­ 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.</p><p>Written in Andrew Gimsons inimitable style, and illustrated by Martin Rowson,<i>Gimsons Kings and Queens</i>is both a primer and a refresher<b>for anyone who can't quite remember which were the good and bad Edwards or Henrys</b>, or why so-and-so succeeded to the throne rather than his second cousin.</p> <p><b><i>Gimsons Kings and Queens</i></b><b>is the most entertaining and instructive book on the English monarchy you will ever read.</b></p><p><b><i>Gimson's Prime Ministers</i>will be released in March 2018.</b></p>

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<b>Andrew Gimson</b>is the author of<i>Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson</i>, published by Simon&Schuster in 2006 and described as brilliant, scintillating and an effervescent delight. He writes for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, and is a contributing editor to ConservativeHome.com. He lives in London.

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