Book description
'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a
Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot, daughter of a Wapping shoemaker, who
is said to have borne him three children. Documents relating to the
alleged marriage, bearing the Prince's signature, were impounded and
examined in 1866 by the Attorney General. Learned opinion at the time
leaned to the view that these documents were genuine. They were then
placed in the Royal Archives at Windsor; in 1910, permission was refused
a would-be author who asked to see them. If George III did make such a
marriage when he was Prince of Wales, before the passing of the Royal
Marriages Act in 1772, then his subsequent marriage to Queen Charlotte
was bigamous, and every monarch of Britain since has been a usurper, the
rightful heirs of George III being his children by Hannah Lightfoot, if
they ever existed.' From Britain's Royal Families Britain's Royal
Families is a unique reference book. It provides, for the first time in
one volume, complete genealogical details of all members of the royal
houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain - from 800AD to the
present. Here is the vital biographical information relating not only to
each monarch, but also to every member of their immediate family, from
parents to grandchildren. Drawing on countless authorities, both ancient
and modern, Alison Weir explores the royal family tree in unprecedented
depth and provides a comprehensive guide to the heritage of today's
royal family. Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. Her books include
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
, Children of England
, Eleanor of Aquitaine
, Mary, Queen of Scots
, Henry VIII: King and Court
, Elizabeth the Queen,
and, most recently, Isabella
.
