Queen Victoria's Gene - Haemophilia and the Royal Family (Paperback, New Ed)

As though Elizabeth II hasn't had enough troubles, here come two authors who want to establish that Queen Victoria was illegitimate, and that therefore Her present Majesty has no right to the throne. So, we should all be subjects of House of Hanover. Ridiculous? Ah, but you see, one of Victoria's sons died of haemophilia, and none of her ancestors had the gene which produces that condition. Therefore - either one of her parents had a one in 50,000 random mutation or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man. The authors argue persuasively, and their argument seems unanswerable. Many readers will still prefer to believe that somehow, in this case, science is an ass. But... is it? (Kirkus UK)

Queen Victoria's son, Prince Leopold, died from haemophilia, but no member of the royal family before his generation had suffered from the condition. Medically, there are only two possibilities: either one of Victoria's parents had a 1 in 50,000 random mutation, or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man. However the haemophilia gene arose, it had a profound effect on history. Two of Victoria's daughters were silent carriers who passed the disease to the Spanish and Russian royal families. The disease played a role in the origin of the Spanish Civil War; and the tsarina's concern over her only son's haemophilia led to the entry of Rasputin into the royal household, contributing directly to the Russian Revolution. Finally, if Queen Victoria was illegitimate, who should have inherited the British throne? The answer is astonishing.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	D.M. Potts • W.T.W. Potts
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	190
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-1199-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General Books > Biography > Royalty
LSN:	0-7509-1199-9
Barcode:	9780750911993

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