King Power: Leicester City's Remarkable Season by Richard III - Hardback - Football History Satire - New UK Edition

Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Hardback ISBN: 9780008203504 Publisher: 4th Estate Age Range: Adult / General Readership Overview: King Power: Leicester City's Remarkable Season is a wickedly funny slice of sports satire that reimagines the 2015/2016 Premier League title win through the eyes of a most unlikely narrator: King Richard III. Rediscovered beneath a Leicester car park and reburied at Leicester Cathedral just as the Foxes' fortunes turned, the long-dead monarch becomes an unofficial patron saint of the club's astonishing triumph. Blending genuine match drama with archaic, mock-regal commentary, this hardback is a witty, original gift for football fans, history lovers, and anyone who still can't quite believe Leicester City became champions of England. About the Book: On 25th March 2015, King Richard III was laid to rest in Leicester Cathedral while his adopted football club sat bottom of the Premier League, seemingly doomed to relegation. What followed was one of the most extraordinary turnarounds in sporting history, told entirely in the voice of the reburied king. Written in a deliberately archaic, Shakespearean-tinged style, the narrative follows Leicester City's rise from 5,000-1 outsiders to champions, covering key goals, games and dressing-room moments, filtered through Richard III's droll, regal commentary on fate and football. The humour lies in the collision of eras: a medieval king bewildered by Mahrez, Vardy and Ranieri, reflecting on his own turbulent life while marvelling at modern football. For readers who lived through the title-winning season, the book offers a joyful, affectionate retelling; for newcomers, it's an entertaining way into a modern sporting fairytale. Clever, irreverent and genuinely funny, it rewards readers who enjoy history, football and a good literary joke in equal measure. Key Benefits: A genuinely original take on Leicester City's famous 2015/2016 title-winning season. Clever, satirical narration in the voice of King Richa