Product Description

A reference guide including complete genealogical details of all members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain, from 800 AD to Princess Eugenie of York and Columbus Taylor. The bibliographic data relates not only to every monarch, but to their families and greater families. Drawing on countless authorities both ancient and modern, this book explores the royal family tree in unprecedented depth, presenting many obscure facts in their dynastic context.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #898474 in Books
• Published on: 1996-01-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 386 pages

Review
`A gem of a book. A must have reference book.'
--The Bookfriend's Kingdom

From the Publisher
New updated edition to coincide with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

About the Author
Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. She is the author of the bestselling Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry VIII: King and Court.

Customer Reviews

Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy
This book is a must for anybody studying British history both ancient or recent. The Genealogy places every major or minor royal in his or her historical place giving the student a grid reference for further study. Tremendous detail is provided and it is very easy to lose a couple of hours flicking through this book. Ms. Weir spent 22 year researching and has produced an excellent resource.

The Ultimate Royal Family Reference!
Amazing book, for anyone interested in the family histories. Weir breaks them down by house, and it's very good reading besides containing every royal from 800 to present and all their children, grandchildren, etc. I had a copy "smuggled" to me by a friend in '96 (it's not published over here...), and now it's falling apart, it's always one of the first reference works I go to! Waiting eagerly for an update, this is still an amazing, difinitive work.

A reference book is only as good as its footnotes
This is a really useful book, but where are the references? Especially to illegitimate medieval children - one can't follow up the years of research! This is a real shame: just to include the sources would have made this first rate.