This was a great read. History is covered with a light approach that would make it easily consumable by most readers. My only criticism would be to break this up into two volumes.

A book that picks apart various key moments in British history and delivers them in a very interesting and humorous way. I never got on with history at school and learnt more in two chapters than I did in five years at secondary school. It is so much easier to learn with a smile on your face.
I loved the section about railways, the first death on the railway, Brunel and town clocks being set by sundials.
Would make an excellent coffee table book, easy to pick up and quickly read through your chapter of choice.
Thanks to NetGalley and Unbound for providing me with an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I didn't warm to this book at all.
The author's basically attempted to produce a grown-up version of one of Terry Deary's Horrible History books. Because history is dull and boring yeah? Let's try to liven it up by putting in lots of swearing and making it fun! Sadly, it ultimately fails on both counts being crude and vulgar rather than ever genuinely funny and combined with the author's unusual and sometimes dubious political views, it's no use as a history book either.
Avoid.

This was a fun look at about 700 years of English history. A lot of interesting facts are brought to the readers’ attention in spite of the light hearted manner of the book. I always wondered about the family name Plantagenet which is well explained in the book. There are many other little gems that pop up from time to time.

I’m appreciative to NetGalley for an early reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.