A review by britcorm
Crown and Country: A History of England Through the Monarchy by David Starkey

2.0

So far I'm not terribly impressed but I am also aware of my own biases. The first section is entirely dedicated to the origins of an English monarchy and I am only now reaching the "Edwards". It was terribly boring for me up until hitting the monarchy involved in the crusades because of my knowledge of the legend of Robin Hood. Other than that the first section was really dull. But again, I am biased because I only really like Henry VIII up until the passing of Elizabeth I. Though I have recently (since 2007) found the "Georges" and Elizabeth II much more interesting than in previous years... likely because it is becoming more "old" history than "contemporary" history. So I am looking forward to those sections of the book so... stay tuned!