Kings & Queens of England is an entertaining account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. Divided into easy to reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties of Engl&, it follows the fascinating history of monarchs from the first Saxon kings to the Windsors of present day. Author Nigel Cawthorne paints vivid portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging from the drunken & debauched merry monarch Charles II to the idealized domesticity & colonial ambition of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert.