Discover the British monarchy's murky past in this irresistible, family-friendly deep dive from comedy legend Charlie Higson. Using the famous schoolyard rhyme as his guide, Higson takes readers on a rip-roaring journey through the history of the institution, covering every ruler since Harold at the Battle of Hastings.

This engrossing and entertaining guide explores the lives of the monarchs, detailing everything from bloody treachery and unruly incest to the infamous War of Jenkins Ear. The narrative sweeps across major dynasties including the Normans, Plantagenets, Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians, and Windsors.

• An unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends.
• Covers the history of the British monarchy from the Normans through the Windsors.
• Written by Charlie Higson, with illustrations by Jim Moir.
• Praised as 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' by Bob Mortimer.
• Award recognition: A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 and A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025.

• Author: Charlie Higson
• Illustrator: Jim Moir
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 432 pages
• Dimensions: 129 x 38 x 198mm
• Weight: 268g
• Publication Date: 21 May 2026
• ISBN-13: 978-0008741099

Whether you are fascinated by history or looking for highly entertaining reading, Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee offers a grossly entertaining and utterly engrossing look at who ruled when and how effective they were.