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Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:00 -0400
Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days.
Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400
An original copy of the Declaration of Independence was recently discovered in the British National Archives. Edward Hampshire, the diplomatic and colonial specialist at the archives, talks with Melissa Block about the discovery of the 26th copy of the document.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: Track School
Lauren Collins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
June marks the onset of what one Village resident refers to as “devil-baby season”--the time of the year when the temperature climbs and New Yorkers start doing crazy stuff. This year, the weather stayed cold, and damp. Things still got weird. On Long Island, a newborn was found . . .
James Surowiecki: Caveat Mortgagor
James Surowiecki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
In 1937, the Massengill Company began selling a health product called Elixir Sulfanilamide, which contained one of the antibiotic sulfa drugs. Unfortunately, it also contained diethylene glycol, a solvent that happens to be deadly to humans. In a matter of months, the elixir killed more than a hundred consumers. The . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
The most improbable of America’s mass movements for civil rights--improbable at the time, inevitable in retrospect--got its start at a most improbable hour in a most improbable place. The hour: two in the morning, forty years ago. The place: the sidewalk in front of the Stonewall Inn, a . . .

 

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Queens of England, Scotland, France, Spain - Genealogy and GEDCOM files for many European royal families.
Meta Description: [ A genealogy collection of European families. ]

500 Almanach de Gotha - Publisher's information about the Almanach de Gotha publication (formerly often considered the most influential royal genealogical reference book ever produced). Re-launched in England 1998 following a break of fifty four years.

Almanach de Polska: The Polish Aristocracy - A Guide to Polish Titles - A comprehensive guide to the Polish Aristocracy. Detailed information on Polish Heraldry, Polish noble genealogy and Polish Orders of Chivalry. The nature of Polish nobility and the history of every legitimate Polish aristocratic title is explained.

An Online Gotha by Paul Theroff - The Online Gotha is envisioned as a Who's Who among European royal families, showing who the members are at present and in the recent past.

Avigdor - The Avigdor (d'Avigdor Duca di Acquaviva and d'Avigdor-Goldsmid) family is one of Europe's most important noble and banking dynasties.

Burke's Peerage - Burke's Peerage specializes in publishing books on ancestry, aristocracy, history as well as many volumes on the aristocracy and imperial and royal families of the world.
Meta Description: [ Brief notes on the history of the Barony of Fulwood & Dirleton at Renfrewshire and East Lothian in Scotland and its heraldry achievements and historical context, The Present Baron is The Much Honoured Camilo Agasim-Pereira of Fulwood, The Baron of Fulwood and Dirleton, The Heir to the Barony ... ]

Casa de S.M. el Rey de España - Official website of the royal house of Spain. Includes the King's lineage back to Fernando II and Isabel, as well as information on the current royal family.
Meta Description: [ Página oficial de la Casa de Su Majestad el Rey. Información sobre las actividades de la Familia Real. Biografías. Palacios y Reales Sitios. Discursos y Mensajes. ]

College of Arms - The College of Arms is the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants.

Cyndi's List - Royalty and Nobility - Links to royal genealogy resources.
Meta Description: [ More than 263,250 links! 254,850 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 180 categories. Another 8,350+ uncategorized new links in the works. ]

Database of Higher European Nobility - This system (by Herbert Stoyan) allows access by a variety of criteria such as: name, date range, location, relationship, classification/title. The data includes family trees and sometimes biographies, portraits and arms. The original version of the system is in German; the English translation is not always clear.

404 Directory of Royal Genealogical Data - Genealogy database of the British Royal family which includes 30,000 individuals from the earliest times to the present - by Brian C. Tompsett, University of Hull.

European Royalty and Nobility - Site by Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Leo van de Pas containing biographies, articles, links and substantial genealogical information.

European Royalty during World War II - A site by Glenn A. Steinberg that captures the personalities, circumstances, and genealogies of the royal houses of Europe during a particular moment in their history.

European Royalty Message Board: Personality Traits - Message Board relating to inherited personality traits in European Royalty.

European Royalty: Inherited Personality Traits - Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European Royalty. The major traits are narcissism, perfectionism and aggression.
Meta Description: [ Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European Royalty. The major traits are narcissism, perfectionism and aggression. ]

Frequently Asked Questions (British Royalty and Nobility) for alt.talk.royalty - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about the British Royal Family and British nobility.

Frequently Asked Questions (Royal and Noble Families of the World) for alt.talk.royalty - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about royal and noble families of the world.

Frequently Asked Questions for soc.genealogy.medieval - The newsgroup soc.genealogy.medieval (see below) is unmoderated and is used for the discussion of genealogy and family history among people researching individuals who lived in medieval times; thus, it is not only about royalty. The FAQ document lists many useful links.

From Johan Willem Friso to Queen Beatrix - Genealogy of the Orange-Nassau family, Royal House of The Netherlands.

From Johann V of Nassau to William III of Orange - Genealogy of the Orange-Nassau family, Royal House of The Netherlands.
Meta Description: [ Genealogy of the Orange-Nassau family, Royal House of The Netherlands. ]

Genealogics by Leo van de Pas - An extensive genealogical database containing more than 400,000 persons. Much of the emphasis is on medieval ancestry, as well as on modern royalty and nobility. The data are mostly taken from good-quality secondary sources, which are specified for each entry.

Genealogy of the Lords of Strijen - Descend of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands from the lords of Strijen.

500 Genealogy--Family Trees - Family trees for Albert the Great, Charlemagne, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lady Godiva and others.

Genealogy.eu - Family trees of many European royal and noble families compiled by Miroslav Marek.
Meta Description: [ Royal genealogy index page ]

Give Your Pedigree the Royal Treatment: Researching Noble Lines - Hints and resources for discovering if you come from a Royal heritage.
Meta Description: [ Every family historian hopes to find royal lines in their family tree. But the quest for family truth may be more difficult than it appears. ]

Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles - Definition of the various imperial, royal, princely, and noble titles encountered in Europe. A work of lexicography.
Meta Description: [ imperial titles, royal titles, princely titles, noble titles ]

HereditaryTitles.com - A collection of coats of arms and information about the hereditary Peerage, Baronetage, and Royal Family of the United Kingdom. Contains searchable database of over 7,000 current, abeyant, and extinct titles.
Meta Description: [ Collection of Coats of Arms and information on the Royal Family, Hereditary Peerage, and Hereditary Baronetage of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. ]

King Edward III of England - Ancestors of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault from the Churchyard/Orr Family Museum.

Kongehuset: Official Website of the Danish Monarchy - In English or Danish. Includes genealogical data and lineages of the Danish royal family.

Legendary Descent of High Kings of Ireland - Learn more about the legendary descent of the High Kings from Adam and Eve.
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Mewar Kingdom, Rajasthan - History and genealogy of Mewar Rulers from Rajasthan, India.

Monarchies of Europe - Genealogy tables for European royal families.
Meta Description: [ Monarchies of Europe including Queen Victoria's Descendants ]

Non-European Dynasties - Present situation, genealogy and short history of most non-European states since the 18th century. [ Title: Almanach de Bruxelles

North European Regal Lines - The lines of kings and regents in England, Denmark, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, since the dawn of nations in Northern Europe.

Official website of Charles, Earl Spencer - Spencer-side genealogy of the late Princess of Wales and her children, the Princes William and Henry of the United Kingdom. Includes genealogical data and family trees, photos, and historical information, as well as the full, online version of Lord Spencer's book, The Spencer Family
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Order of British Peerage - Summary of how titles of nobility, or peerages come about.

Paul Theroff's Dynastic Genealogy Files - Large number of text files with genealogies of many European dynasties and noble families as well as ancestries of key historical persons.

404 Polish Nobility Association - This association is open to individuals whose names appear in the Polish-Lithuanian Nobility records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth archives and reference sources.

Protasyev Ugol Online: The Pleasures of Memory - Information on genealogy and heraldry of many Russian noble families. Provides some findings on V. A. Tropinin and V. L. Borovikovsky, along with a description of Grzymala coat of arms.

Records of Anglo-Norman House of Glanville - Transcription of William Urmston Searle Glanville-Richards's genealogical book published in 1882.
Meta Description: [ Transcription by Jay Glanville of the Records of the Anglo-Norman House of Glanville AD 1050 to 1880 by William Urmston Searle Glanville-Richards, published London 1882 by Mitchell and Hughes ]

500 Regnal Chronologies - An archive of king lists showing both individuals and dynasties, as well as eras of foreign rule and non-monarchic periods for most regions of the world, from earliest times to the present. Includes some national heraldry.

500 Romanov Genealogy - Genealogy of the Romanov Imperial Family
Meta Description: [ Genealogy of the Romanov Imperial Family ]

ROOTS-L Resources: Royalty - A summary of some royalty resources.

404 Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web - Provides information about royalty and royal families around the world, as well as the genealogy of United States presidents.

RoyaList Online - Searchable genealogy of the British royal family through 1,000 years of history.
Meta Description: [ Royal genealogy of Britain through 1,000 years of history, with features including biographical notes, kinship calculation and lines of descent. ]

Saudi Royal Family Database - Database of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family.

Starke Genealogy Index of German and Austrian Nobility - A searchable index of more than 100 volumes of the German Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels published by C. A. Starke Verlag.

The British Monarchy: History of the Monarchy - Includes family trees of royal houses (in PDF format).
Meta Description: [ Introductory page for the History of the Monarchy section. ]

The Counts of Holland - Includes descendancy of Charlemagne, the counts of West Frisisa, Holland, Holland-Hennegau, Bavaria-Holland, and the dukes of Burgundy.

The Descendants of William the Conqueror - The result of 25 years work which still continues. Although new to the web, it will grow rapidly and eventually be more comprehensive than the Plantagenet Roll. There is a second element to the site - it acts as a link to other History sites on the net.

The European Nobility: Noble Families of Jewish Ancestry - A comprehensive survey of those families of Jewish ancestry who are members of the titled European nobility

The Ghiai-Chamlou Royal Tribe - History of one of Persia's oldest tribe. A dynasty of powerful landlords who have redefined themselves as a dynasty of master builders in the 21st century.

The Hashemite Family Tree - Hashemite Family Tree showing the lineage from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to King Hussein. King Hussein is the 42nd generation direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad. Biographical information available on a number of descendents of the Prophet.
Meta Description: [ The Hashemite Family Tree showing the lineage from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to King Hussein. King Hussein is the 42nd generation direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad. Biographical information available on a number of descendents of the Prophet. ]

The Imperial House of Mexico - The official site of the house of Habsburg Iturbide of Mexico with genealogies, histories and biographies of the emperors Agustin and Maximilian and leading figures.
Meta Description: [ Emperador de Mexico, Habsburgo y Iturbide. Monarquía Mexicana website con genealogías y biografías. Con la ayuda de la cabeza de la Casa Imperial de México, Don Maximiliano de Götzen – Iturbide. En Español y English ]

The Peerage - A genealogy of the peerage of Great Britain, and of the nobility and royalty of Europe.
Meta Description: [ Genealogy Royal Noble Peer Duke Count Lord Baron Baronet Sir Database ]

The Royal Forums - Forum focusing on royals. Free to all.
Meta Description: [ The Royal Forums - The noblest of all Royal forums! The place to exhange information about your favorite royal. Join FREE today! ]

The Royal House of Valois - Genealogy, detail and images of the Valois kings of France. In English or French.