Purple Secret: Genes, 'Madness' and the Royal Houses of Europe

by John C.G. Röhl, John C. G. Rh̲l, David Hunt, et al.

Book Overview

First published in 1998, this is a study, based on DNA sequencing, that traces the porphyria stain through the genealogical maze of Europe's royal dynasties to the present day descendants of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552145505
• ISBN13: 9780552145503
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The definite book on George III and porphyria

This book is a follow-up on Macalpine and Hunter's famous "George III and the Mad-Business". In the 70's their theory was not believed, because at that time most porphyria research had been done on the population of South Africa only. With new insights, research and techniques, including DNA research, Röhl, Warren en Hunt present very convincing additions to the diagnosis of porphyria for George III and many of his family members and some descendants.