A chronological biographical gazetteer of every king and queen from the legend of King Arthur and the time of William the Conquerer throught the glories of Elizabethan England and Victoria's Empire to the present day. In-depth illustrated surveys of over 120 of the most important castles, palaces and stately houses including the Tower of London, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the castles of Edinburugh, Tintagel, Caernarvon and Windosr. Over 1,000 photographs, fine-art paintings, drawings, maps, and family trees tracing the Royal Line of Succession from earliest times to the present plus timelines and fact boxes highlighting important information.

Includes index.