Britain's Royal Families

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<p><b>Fascinating and authoritative of Britain's royal families from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria, by leading popular historian Alison Weir</b></p><p><i>'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot. If George III did make such a marriagethen his subsequent marriage to Queen Charlotte was bigamous, and every monarch of Britain since has been a usurper, the rightful heirs of George III being his children by Hannah Lightfoot...'</i> <i></i> <i>Britain's Royal Families</i>provides in one volume, complete genealogical details of all members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain - from 800AD to the present. Drawing on countless authorities, both ancient and modern, Alison Weir explores the crown and royal family tree in unprecedented depth and provides a comprehensive guide to the heritage of today's royal family with fascinating insight and often scandalous secrets.</p><p><b>'Staggeringly useful... combines solid information with tantalising appetisers.<i>Mail on Sunday</i></b></p>

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<b>Alison Weir</b>is one of Britains top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include<i id=yui_3_16_0_1_1496747613956_6576>The Six Wives of Henry VIII</i>,<i>Eleanor of Aquitaine</i>,<i>Elizabeth of York</i>and, most recently,<i>The Lost Tudor Princess</i>. Her novels include<i>Innocent Traitor</i>,<i>Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen</i>and<i>Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession</i>. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces. She is married with two adult children and lives and works in Surrey.

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