Monarchs, Murderers and Mistresses

by David Hilliam, Christopher Hibbert

Covering 1000 years of British royal history, from Alfred to the Windsors, David Hilliam's informative volume is a useful quick reference that covers all the major royal events down the ages, be they respectable or otherwise.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

366 pages, Hardcover

First published May 10, 2000

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite the stupid title, this was an excellent book for anyone who enjoys factoids of the British royals from Saxon times to present day.

Highly recommended!

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Nicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a book to sit down and read straight through, I think -- the format means that all kinds of events are jumbled together, regardless of chronology -- but fun to dip into. James VI was married by proxy on my birthday, apparently -- and there were many suspicions of witchcraft. I love the 'headlines' that come underneath each date, which result in bizarre ones like "William III dies, killed by a mole".

[Elmira · Rating 4 out of 5]

The events weren’t necessarily fun, but I learned a lot and it was a way to get me reading when I was in reading slumps. I would recommend to anyone wanting a new way to learn British history🥰

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a really a collection of British Royalty historical tidbits for each day of the year. There is not real plot or progression, and no real method for picking the events on each day. It appears well-researched and documented with the tidbits, and was a fun read. I read each day's entry on each day along the year. It was quite fun and I looked forward to the few minutes each day, and learning something new.

I would recommend this book, but not for reading straight through. It is definitely the kind of book you want to dip in and out.

[Regina Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only thing I didn;t like about this book is that there was no order in timeline.

[Shishir · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tidbits of history very briefly outlining events; Lacking context this makes it a little unappealing

[Angela Reeves · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read, loaded with interesting details, but marred with a few glaring editorial mistakes.