Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa

by Roderick E. Stuart and Stuart

This is the revised edition of the first book ever to document the complete known genealogy of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa. Since this is the usual lineage through which a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806313447
• ISBN13: 9780806313443
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great bargain

This book is a great bargain for anyone interested in early and middle medieval history and genealogy. Accumulating this data by acquiring other books would cost at least 10 times as much. A caution: legendary, mythical and even fictional lineages are mixed in with the historical lineages, so care should be taken when using the book. Applicable references are given with most of the lineages, so the list of references can be checked for the known scholarly sources (Schwennicke etc), especially on anything before AD 1000. There are also silly errors (I'm my own grandpa type stuff), but most can be spotted by careful reading.

A must buy for those claiming descent from John of Gaunt

This book is an excellent resource for those claiming a descent from John of Gaunt. It presents the most extensive ancestry for John of Gaunt published to date and is accompanied by exhaustive sources for each ancestral line.