Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours

For thousands of years bloodlines have been held as virtually unassailable credentials for leadership, with supreme political power perceived as a family affair across the globe and throughout history.

For thousands of years bloodlines have been held as virtually unassailable credentials for leadership, with supreme political power perceived as a family affair across the globe and throughout history.

Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK.

Dissenter from the Fourth Crusade, disseised earl of Leicester, leader of the Albigensian Crusade, prince of southern France: Simon of Montfort led a remarkable career of ascent from mid-level French baron to semi-independent count before his violent death before the walls of Toulouse in 1218.

Dissenter from the Fourth Crusade, disseised earl of Leicester, leader of the Albigensian Crusade, prince of southern France: Simon of Montfort led a remarkable career of ascent from mid-level French baron to semi-independent count before his violent death before the walls of Toulouse in 1218.

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland contains more than 3,800 entries covering the majority of family names that are established and current in Ireland, both in the Republic and in Northern Ireland.

This is the first major study in English of the queens of the Ottonian dynasty (919-1024).

This is the first major study in English of the queens of the Ottonian dynasty (919-1024).

The Earl, The Kings, And The Chronicler is the first full length biography of Robert (c.

The Earl, The Kings, And The Chronicler is the first full length biography of Robert (c.

This book is an examination of why and how the elective principle, already established in Transylvanian and Polish political culture in the late medieval period, was transformed in the early elections of the 1570s.

This book is an examination of why and how the elective principle, already established in Transylvanian and Polish political culture in the late medieval period, was transformed in the early elections of the 1570s.

The reign of Henry VII is important but mysterious.

In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader.

In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader.

This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research.

This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research.

This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.

The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a revolution in contraceptive behaviour as the large Victorian family disappeared.

This is the first Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology ever to be published.

How do names attach themselves to particular objects and people and does this connection mean anything?

In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

The concept of kinship is at the heart of understanding not only the structure and development of a society, but also the day-to-day interactions of its citizens.

The concept of kinship is at the heart of understanding not only the structure and development of a society, but also the day-to-day interactions of its citizens.

The stigmatization as 'bastards' of children born outside of wedlock is commonly thought to have emerged early in Medieval European history.

The stigmatization as 'bastards' of children born outside of wedlock is commonly thought to have emerged early in Medieval European history.

The Chivalric Turn examines the medieval obsession with defining and practising superior conduct, and the social consequences that followed from it.

The Chivalric Turn examines the medieval obsession with defining and practising superior conduct, and the social consequences that followed from it.

Ancestry played a continuous role in the construction and portrayal of Roman emperorship in the first three centuries AD.

Neurology abounds with eponyms--Babinski's sign, Guillain-Barre' syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, etc.

At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence.

"e;The ideal instructional guide and reference for anyone doing genealogical research"e; by the author of Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet (Midwest Book Review).

Bilder von Kaisern, Königen und Fürsten auf Siegeln und Münzen aber auch in literarischen Texten geben wichtige Aufschlüsse über allgemeine Herrschaftsvorstellungen ebenso wie über repräsentative Strategien einzelner Herrscherpersönlichkeiten.

Written by a renowned genealogy expert, this fully updated bestseller shows you how to use both traditional and online genealogy research methods.

The most complete and current guide to successful online genealogyConduct effective genealogical research using the experttechniques and innovative tools in this fully updated, bestselling resource.