Thais have been outraged by the lies of Anne Leonowens for decades, since her 'books' were published and the first movie 'The King and I' came out.Leonowens stories were nothing but that, 'stories'. She barely met the King of Siam, as a woman of her stature (a lowly governess) would never have been allowed the access to the King she says she was given. King Mongkut was a highly-educated monarch, who knew more about foreign policy and diplomacy than most people in this era. In fact, Anna Leonowens was no more influential with King Mongkut than I am with Queen Elizabeth. She was just a good fiction writer.That Thais are not featured in the movies (in the latest one, the main actor is Chinese) says a lot about the validity of the information, and that both movies are banned in Thailand, where Thais revere King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn.Worthless reading if you want to actually learn something about the history of Thailand.