Brewer's British Royalty

by David Williamson

Book Overview

An A-Z guide covering over 1000 years of the monarchy in the British Isles. The text covers their history and development, exploring their lives, palaces, ceremonies, customs and rites. It looks at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030434933X
• ISBN13: 9780304349333
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Cassell Academic
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Brewer's British Royalty-A Phrase and Fable Dictionary

This is an excellent, thoroughly readable, book on the British Royalty and related subjects. It is very blunt, at times, calling it like it is/was! In the back are 37 charts, pedigrees, etc., on the earliest kings of Kent, Wessex, East Anglia, Essex, Mercia, and so on, the most extensive collection of such information I have ever seen. It is a treasure for anyone doing genealogy on British royalty, and the charts alone are worth the price of the book. Most highly recommended!

A good, if not spectacular, basic reference

Though not perfect, this is a useful basic reference to the history of Britain's Royal Family. Most of the emphasis is on the individuals who made up that history, and so whether you're researching Diana, Princess of Wales, or Gruffydd ap Rhys I, Prince of Deheubarth (1090-1137), you'll find at least enough info here to get you started.