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Alison Weir
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ISBN | 978-009953973 | ||
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Synopsis
'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot, daughter of a Wapping shoemaker, who is said to have borne him three children. Documents relating to the alleged marriage, bearing the Prince's signature, were impounded and examined in 1866 by the Attorney General. Learned opinion at the time leaned to the view that these documents were genuine. They were then placed in the Royal Archives at Windsor; in 1910, permission was refused a would-be author who asked to see them. If George III did make such a marriage when he was Prince of Wales, before the passing of the Royal Marriages Act in 1772, then his subsequent marriage to Queen Charlotte was bigamous, and every monarch of Britain since has been a usurper, the rightful heirs of George III being his children by Hannah Lightfoot, if they ever existed' - From Britain's Royal Families."Britain's Royal Families" is a unique reference book. It provides, for the first time in one volume, complete genealogical details of all members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain - from 800AD to the present. Here is the vital biographical information relating not only to each monarch, but also to every member of their immediate family, from parents to grandchildren. Drawing on countless authorities, both ancient and modern, Alison Weir explores the royal family tree in unprecedented depth and provides a comprehensive guide to the heritage of today's royal family.
Alison Weir
Review
A gem of a book - for dipping into and for when you have watched, heard or read something historical and want to know how did he fit in ? was she so and so's daughter ? when was that ? Also great for finding an unusual name for your child and for settling arguments !
As well as full biographical details, there are fascinating bits of information. For instance that Queen Elizabeth the Second is a direct descendant of the Saxon King Cerdic (not Cedric a later misspelling), that the commonly recognised first Scottish Kings was Alpin, did his crest include a crane ? (think about it - Mac is son of), that James IV fathered 13 children, that the Scots practiced tanistry ?
The distillation of years of research by the author, who must be applauded also for the brevity, how difficult to stick to the subject.
A must have reference book.
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