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Royal Bastards: Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family
Peter Beauclerk-Dewar
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Description for Royal Bastards: Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family
Paperback. Offers a fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own - several of today's dukedoms are descended from them. Others were only acknowledged grudgingly or not at all. In the twentieth century this trend for royals to father illegitimate children continued, but the parentage, while highly probable, has not been officially recognised. This book - split into four sections: Tudor, Stuart, Hanoverian and, perhaps most fascinating, Royal Loose Ends - is a genuinely ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752446684
SKU
V9780752446684
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Ref
99-3
About Peter Beauclerk-Dewar
Roger Powell has been a professional genealogist for over 40 years. He was until his recent retirement a senior editor at Burke's Peerage and Gentry and Director of Debretts Ancestory Research. He was also a research assitant at the Royal College of Heralds. He is also related to the Duke of Monmouth, another bastard son of Charles II. He lives ... Read more
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