Recounts the history of present and former ruling families of continental Europe and speculates on the role of monarchy in the future.

How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession?

This beautifully illustrated and colorful wallchart shows the lineage and coats of arms of the royal houses of Great Britain and Europe from the tenth century t

Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original d