An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

119. World Cup of Kings & Queens preview

November 12, 2021

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Who's England's greatest monarch? Voting starts on Saturday 13th November, go to @TheRestHistory on Twitter to get involved. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour...
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Books Referenced

Crown and Scepter, A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II

Author: Tracy Borman

Context:

Mentioned as Tracy Borman's new book on the monarchy, which is being discussed in relation to her involvement in the World Cup of Kings and Queens tournament

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Author: Bede

Context:

Referenced as 'Bede's history of the English church' which Alfred sponsored, discussing the use of the word 'Anglia' as a synonym for what would become England

Kings and Queens of England

Author: Various (Ladybird Books)

Context:

Referenced as 'the Lady Bird, Kings and Queens of England books' that the speaker read as a child, which gave them their basic chronology of English and British history

History of England Between the Wars

Author: A.J.P. Taylor

Context:

Referenced for a famous footnote describing George V, including the detail that he 'creased his trousers at the sides rather than front and back'