The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But could it be that a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored or unknown for centuries? This book argues just such a case, maintaining that much of Scotland's history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that much of the population, ...

Manufacturer: McFarland
Written By: Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman, Donald N. Yates

Once again Gary Boyd Roberts has assembled all recent royal descent research, some yet unpublished, and produced an authoritative, up-to-date compendium. In the 2006 edition of The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants he added eighteen new immigrants to his previous 650. In this edition, he has added twenty-eight more, so that with a few disproofs (Curwens/Corwins of Massachusetts and New York, ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: Gary Boyd Roberts

Who invented the House of Windsor as a royal name? Who founded Westminster Abby? Which king had twenty-one illegitimate children? David Hilliam answers all these questions and many, many, more, covering unusual incidents of royal history which rarely appear in text books.

Manufacturer: Sutton Publishing
Written By: David Hilliam

Within three generations (1426 to 1485), and through the dark anddangerous years of the Wars of the Roses, the Pastons establishedthemselves as a family of consequence, both in their native Norfolk andwithin court circles. Ambitious and highly mobile - womenfolk as wellas men - they kept in touch by correspondence, usually but notinvariably through the medium of a clerk. These letters, a ...

Manufacturer: Boydell Press

Manufacturer: Chartwell Books
Written By: Brenda Ralph Lewis

Rosemary Wenzerul's lively and informative guide to researching Jewish history will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to find out about the life of a Jewish ancestor. In a clear and accessible way she takes readers through the entire process of research. She provides a brief social history of the Jewish presence in Britain, with descriptions of the principal communities all over the ...

Manufacturer: Pen and Sword
Written By: Rosemary Wenzerul

One of the relaunched Collins Pictorial Map titles, illustrating Scotland's clans, tartans and family names. / Over 140 clans listed with illustrations of their tartans, cap badges and mottos, and plant badges. / Map of Scotland, with height-shading, showing the territories of the principal clans at the beginning of the 17th century. / Illustrations of crests, flags and banners and an explanation ...

Manufacturer: Collins

This is the guidebook that most people interested in Cambridge will need. Combining an accessible style with accuracy of fact and a wealth of historical detail, it is a book that can be used to accompany a walking tour around the University and colleges, or read at leisure as an authoritative introduction. Packed with newly commissioned color illustrations and detailed maps, it provides a ...

Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Written By: Kevin Taylor

Through her marriage into the German royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and through the marriages of her nine children and her many grandchildren, Queen Victoria guided and manipulated the destiny of European royalty. Today the British Royal Family is connected by blood and marriage to the royal houses of Spain, Germany, Greece, Russia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Sweden, and Denmark. This ...

Manufacturer: Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
Written By: Marlene A. Eilers

Rich selection of royalty-free motifs from famous British reference. Striking, varied designs suitable for any number of graphic projects. Images include lions, tigers, wreaths, falcons, rosettes, human figures, mythical creatures, crowns, and much more. Add aristocratic flair to book and magazine illustrations, advertisements, newsletters, etc.

Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Written By: James Fairbairn