This book gives a brief, yet detailed, overview of the lives of British monarchs. Most of the names mentioned in the book are familiar to the average person, though this would be a good book for someone with some interest in this topic. There are a few people in this book that I would like to learn more about, and some that I have read about fairly extensively. I got this book at a Booksamillion going out of business sale, and picked it up simply because I enjoy this author. While it was not my favorite book by this author, it was sufficiently well written and detailed.