Divorced, Beheaded, Died...: The History of Britain's Kings and Queens

From Henry VIII dispatching his numerous wives to Edward VIII's unprecedented abdiction, Britain's monarchs have been responsible for shaping some of the most dramatic moments in British history.

Featuring tales of murder, adultery, beheadings, civil war, usurpation and madness, Divorced, Beheaded, Died takes you on a gallop through history of all of Egland's kings and queens, plus some of the less well-known Scots and Welsh rulers. Discover the sticky end that befell Edward II, the story of the princes in the Tower, the tale of the queen who reigned for less than a fortnight, and find out whether Macbeth really was a king of Scotland.

Presented in an accessible, chronological format, this essential guide will fill in all those gaps in your history knowledge, remind you of those details you'd forgotten, and provide some fascinating and amusing facts about one of the longest-running monarchies in the world.

Kevin Flude is the Creative Director of the Old Operating Theatre Museum in London and a lecturer at various universities. He has worked in the museum world for over thirty years, including the Museum of London and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is also the Course Director for the Road Scholar programme in London, which provides study tours, lectures and walks on the history, archaeology and museums of the city.