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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom Hardcover – August 25, 1987

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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.

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2824 pages
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English
Publisher

Sutton Publishing
Publication date

August 25, 1987
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9 x 9 x 11 inches
ISBN-10

0904387828
ISBN-13

978-0904387827
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sutton Publishing; Microprint ed edition (August 25, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 2824 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0904387828
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0904387827
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.65 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 9 x 11 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #8,300,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Do not buy... the cover is deceiving ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2015

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Do not buy...the cover is deceiving. When you go into the book, the title page says that it is volume VIII and covers U to Z. The book is NOT the complete peerage!

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Johann Ahlers

Do not buy

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2014

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Bad scanning; incomprehensible OCR. Not even worth $1-...

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Robert Smith

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Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2015

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Donated to local library.

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Michael K. Smith

*Essential* for peerage research

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2001

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.

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C. Catherwood

By far the most enjoyable and complete peerage resource

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2004

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)

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rwjewell@hctc.net

Excellent update of Cokayne's Complete Peerage

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 1999

For those who are interested in the history of Britain, the Complete Peerage is a necessary reference. Unfortunately, CP does not come up to the present day. Addenda & Corrigenda brings the peer-by-peer history up to the present day, filling in the gaps and allowing a continuity of study of particular families and titles. A bit pricy, it is however a necessary completion for anyone who uses the Complete Peerage.

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Amelrode

For lovers of British History: A MUST

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2003

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maybe that sounds a bit silly to say this about "The Complete Peerage" as it is not even a book which you read in the strictest sense. Well, nevertheless it is for me: I was a student at the London School of Economics and Political Science when I first saw and used the 14 heavy volumes of the "The Complete Peerage". I always wanted to have them myself but first it is difficult to get hold of them and secondly even if you get hold of them they are just "dam" expensive. Well, the reprint in this concise version is the ideal solution for both problems. It is very nicely done and even compressed extremely readable (saying it just in case you get worried that is might be too small). If you are interested in British history, the peerage and genealogy this is the one book you want to have. Here one finds all the necessary information on titles and families. Well, I cannot judge whether there is an occasional error but I suppose one cannot do better in just one go having all the information. At least I could not resist to order the last volume on the newly created peers. I am looking forward to check my private files collected over a long period of time and compare them with the information given in the "The Complete Peerage". I could not resist to order the last volume on the newly created peers. Just a wonderful piece of work!!

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