The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty [Paperback]

Richard Buskin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028623460
• ISBN-13: 978-0028623467
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,466,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars they need someone who knows british royalty to write it, October 17, 1999

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temashana (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty (Paperback)

I was browsing this book to decided if I should buy it when I came across the family trees in the back. Whether it was the author or the proofreader who should be held responsible is unclear, however it states that Elizabeth II and Margaret were the daughters of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Anyone who knows anything about this century, can tell you that is simply WRONG! As most people know, George VI was father to Liz and Maggie, and that is why Liz is queen. Her father became king when his BROTHER, Eddy abdicated the thrown so he COULD marry Wallis!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Big Mistake in Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty, April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty (Paperback)

Enjoyable sleaze, but there is a big mistake in the House of Windsor Family Tree on page 284. A misplaced line of descent shows Queen Elizabeth and Ptrincess Margaret Rose, (and consequently, all of their descendants) as originating from the marriage of Edward VIII AND Wallis Simpson! Obviously, the line should be shown as coming from the marriage of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. A simple typo, no doubt, but it changes the course of English history!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book, April 15, 2002

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John G. Hilliard (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty (Paperback)

I bought this book for my wife who for some reason is afflicted with an intense interest in all things royal. I thought I would look though it becuase on this topic I could be called an idiot. Well, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the book. It is well laid out, it holds your attention and does a very good job in describing many items that I would normally glaze over. For the causal observer of the royals this is probably a very good guide. With that said, I have read in some of these other reviews that there are a few errors in the family trees of the book. That was not an important part of my enjoyment or use of the book, and speaking from experience (my wife's collection) if you are that into the royals there are many (many) books that detail family trees down to the family pets. Overall this is an enjoyable book to get the basics and I now can at least understand some of what my wife talks about on this topic.