The Spencers: A Personal History of an English Family

by Charles Spencer and Charles Spencer

Book Overview

The history of the Spencer family -- intimately linked with the British monarchy for more than 500 years -- is in many ways the history of England.In this fascinating account, Charles Spencer traces the story of his family from its days as a medieval sheep-farming dynasty to the present. Remarkable characters abound, from Henry Spencer, who gave Charles I the astonishing sum of pounds l0,000 on the eve of the English Civil War; through the Lady Diana...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312266499
• ISBN13: 9780312266493
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"