Genealogy Books - The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England

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Summary: Good springboard into British history
Comment: My dad gave me this lovely book for Christmas back in '99, and I have used it as a reference ever
since. Although it is a splendid read from cover-to-cover, I find that it is one of the best books
out there to really whet the appetite for more in-depth research into the monarch, rebel or time
period of your choice.

The genealogy charts are fun to puzzle out, and the
illustrations, including coats of arms, maps, tapestries and portraits, add extra personality to the
history, which is, in itself, fascinating.

Of course, a book of this length only
scratches the surface of the noble, scandalous, shocking and never-dull lives of the British
monarchs, their families, friends and enemies, so you must dig deeper if any one subject appeals to
you. All in all, a well-written, organized and illustrated overview of a sizeable chunk of history.

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Summary: Interesting overwiew
Comment: Well written and documented overwiew

But it lacks a bibliography for further reading

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Summary: Love her voice! Can listen to it when you're at the gym...
Comment: I am really enjoying the CDs. The only downside is that they stop the individual tracks at strange
places, sometimes in the middle of a king or queen. I imagine it would be good for a car ride - so
far, I've listened while doing laundry or at the gym.

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Summary: great reading
Comment: i bought this for my sister in law for christmas and it never got put down, when one was finished
another picked it up to look through it.

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Summary: Nice resource
Comment: I read this along with Plantagenet Somerset Fry's book "The Kings and Queens of England and
Scotland" prior to a visit to London. Both were excellent resources. This one lacked some of the
visual appeal of Fry's book, but it made up for that with more information. I am very happy to have
this book as part of my library now.

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