World Royal Families - Hardcover

Riley, Edward P.; Bryant, Steven; Forty, Sandra; Millidge, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906347948 ISBN 13: 9781906347949

Publisher: Compendium Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Everyone is fascinated by royalty - their wealth, privilege and glamour. World Royal Families examines both the crowned and the uncrowned heads of the world's ancient and noble families since 1900. It includes the deposed - and murdered - Romanovs of Russia, the Imperial families of Ethiopia and Iran; the deposed monarchs of Greece, Brazil and Bulgaria; and of course, the story of the last emperor of China. The existing monarchs covered ranges from the Imperial Court of Japan to the Arab House of Saud as well as the British House of Windsor. It also explores how the descendants of some of the great names of history live today. Lavishly illustrated with some fantastic images of blue-blooded royalty World Royal Families showcases many wonderful palaces and castles, with each monarch being examined with details of history, lineage, wealth, palaces and family trees.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Riley is a writer with a wide range of interests with a great love of history and found the stories of the royal families within this book particularly fascinating. Author and historian Sandra Forty has been interested in how royalty has been retained by a few families over the generations and how they have adapted for the modern world - or not. Judith Millidge has been a writer and editor for many years, specialising in the fields of history and popular culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Compendium Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906347948
• ISBN 13: 9781906347949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400