Nope, all is fine, and due to Anne I's tragedy of all 17 children dying at birth or shortly before, we get the Georges. This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic, and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.

It also looks at fifteen influential monarchs whose actions helped to shape the power and position of the king or queen of the country today. The Cat and the King tells the story of a gentle, unworldly King and his very clever cat, and is illustrated throughout in two colours with Nick’s irresistible wit and humour.These include King Arthur, William Shakespeare, The Wars of the Roses, Life in Victorian Britain, The Civil War, Britain’s Kings and Queens and more.

If you have any interest in a fascinating look at some very dysfunctional, rulers, I highly recommend this compendium.Mart Matthews latest new quiz book arrives in time for Christmas to test all Blackburn Rovers' fans with 1000 questions about their beloved club. In this fascinating and witty look at kings and queens of England, Tony Robinson provides all the answers to these questions and many, many more. The authors try to convey a balanced account of both the most celebrated and the most maligned among their subjects and generally succeed in this venture.

It doesn't content itself with being a book of short biographies, but it never quite manages to be anything else. Despite its reputation as the longest established in Europe, the history of the English monarchy is punctuated by scandal, murders, betrayals, plots, and treason. If you are a history lover like me and are curious to know how Great Britain became Great Britain, this is a great place to start! Really good primer of British royal history and arcs across the different Houses (Tudor, Stuart, Hanover, Windsor, etc.

British Kings and Queens takes an overall look at the British monarchy, explaining what a monarchy is, how it works and who gets to sit on the throne. Although Crofton does mention interesting and/or menial notes and facts; nothing is detailed and therefore the reader is not left with a solid image of any of the monarchs. It is even recorded that George II died on the toilet, a victim to constipation – well and the stodgy English diet, I assume - or presume. Other notable titles in this insightful series include Royal Babies, The Queen and Her Family and Queen Elizabeth II.

But this book is just about the people who worn the British crown from William I to Queen Elizabeth II. The British monarchy is one of the oldest in the world – dating so far back that even its origins are the subject of debate. A sudden gust of wind sets off a marvellous London adventure for the Queen, the Queen's men and one very special hat. What this collection of concise portraits of every single English king and queen regnant from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II by various authors lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth. For each monarch there is a detailed timeline, and the narrative is further amplified by display quotations, feature boxes, and panels of key biographical facts.Often these were almost meaningless in terms of their lives, one (can’t remember which now – probably one of the Georges) died talking about the Church – not really one of his key interests while he was alive.