• After the Battle of Hastings, King Harold's tattoos were used to identify his body.
• Elizabeth of York was the model for the Queen in the first deck of cards.
• Queen Victoria appears on the 1851 Census. She lists her occupation as `the Queen'.
• Henry VIII used a wheelchair and wore glasses.

This fun little book, with 400 fantastic facts about British royal history and more than 100 illustrations, will delight fans of British history everywhere!