The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom [Hardcover]

G.E. Cokayne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0904387828 | ISBN-13: 978-0904387827 | Edition: New edition

Comprising a full historical and genealogical account of all peerages created in England, Scotland and Ireland between the Conquest and the early 20th century, the text includes details of every peer's birth, parents, honors, offices, marriage, death and burial. Footnotes include additional detail, dealing with individual's wills, incomes, royal charters, rent rolls, illegitimate children, romances, treason, public achievements, works of art and works of literature. Firts published in eight volumes between 1887 and 1898, the work was replaced between 1910 and 1959 by a new edition in 13 volumes. This new edition is printed in a more manageable, four-page to view, six-volume set. Although compressed, there is no need for a magnifying glass.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2824 pages
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing; New edition edition (August 25, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0904387828
• ISBN-13: 978-0904387827
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 18 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,099,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *Essential* for peerage research, October 23, 2001

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Michael K. Smith (South Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (Hardcover)

Begun by George E. Cokayne, the Clarenceaux King-of-Arms, this set is to the British peerage what the Oxford English Dictionary is to the English language -- absolutely the best thing of its kind. Citations to primary sources frequently fill 3/4 of the page and anecdotal text-notes put some meat on the bones. Far superior to the 19th century Burke's Peerage publications. Don't attempt serious British research without it! The numerous appendices at the ends of the volumes also are highly recommended as instructive essays.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but not current, February 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (Hardcover)

This is a reprint, printed in 2000, reducing 4-1 the pages of the orignal 13 volumes into 6 volumes. The orignal was published between 1910 and 1938, so this set does not include information more recent then 1938. Be sure to track down Vol. XIV, published in 1998, to complete the information. Otherwise this is excellent information.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By far the most enjoyable and complete peerage resource, August 17, 2004

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C. Catherwood "writer" (Cambridge UK and Richmond VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (Hardcover)

This is by far the most complete and enjoyable peerage resource, in that it gives the full history of EVERY peerage created up to the 20th century. You cannot get more complete than this. The new edition means that people can actually buy it without going bankrupt and it will be an invaluable resource for genealogists and for people who like to look up old books just for fun as well. Christopher Catherwood, author of CHURCHILL'S FOLLY: HOW WINSTON CHURCHILL CREATED MODERN IRAQ (Carroll and Graf, 2004)