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ON’T KNOW YOUR Henry V from your Edward III? Not sure how and when England became England, or indeed English became English? Well, this is the book for you., except with a lot more swearing and authorly anecdotes, David Mitchell runs us through the creation of the monarchy and England’s borders, right from the Romans’ withdrawal in 410 to Queen Elizabeth I’s supposedly virginal reign.