Royal Bastards
Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family

Good read and for me, a lot of fun. It's easy to get lost in the changing titles that come with mutilple remarriages. Several pages of black and whites, with reproductions of different coats of arms help the reader not only visualize the family trees, but see the adjustments of the coat of arms to s......more

It’s not entirely fair to describe this as boring but it was very dry - and I like dates and family trees!There was just too much genealogy and not enough narrative. There is little known to pad out the lives of medieval monarchs illegitimate offspring but from Charles 11 onwards there is much more......more

This was an interesting read! It was one that kicked around my house for a few months as it was easy to pick up, read for a bit, and put down again. The information was well researched and resources provided in most of the entries. I really enjoyed learning about Queen Victoria's views of her 10 ill......more

While the topic is intriguing the execution leaves much to be desired. There was practically no editing done and large sections read like Burke’s Peerage, a simple list of relations, titles and military ranking. I’m not sure if I would recommend this book to a fellow British history due to all these......more