Greetings to All,
I have just received a book announcement for the above title by Michel L.
Call. Has anyone seen a review of this compilation or have any further
comments? How does it compare with Doug Richardson's latest volumes?
Here are the details from the advertising blurb:
"THE ROYAL ANCESTRY BIBLE"
a 3,400 pedigree chart compilation (plus index and appendix) containing
ROYAL ANCESTORS OF 300 COLONIAL AMERICAN FAMILIES
who are themselves ancestors of 70 million Americans
by Michel L. Call
The Royal Ancestry Bible is a set of three hard-bound volumes, 8.5" X 11",
with 1224 pages per volume, or a total of 3672 pages.
It represents an attempt to chart all known descents from English or French
kings or the Emperor Charlemagne for all colonists who have at least 20,000
American descendants. Many colonists are shown to have hundreds of
different descents from the Emperor Charlemagne and to have thousands of
known ancestors.
Also charted is the full known ancestry of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of
York (b. 21 Sep 1411) & Cecily Neville (b. 3 May 1415), who are ancestors
of numerous English and Scottish kings and queens and of various American
colonists.
This comprehensive compilation may provide more ancestry for more people
than any other work ever published. In this nine-year project, the author
has expanded and updated some of his earlier publications and reviewed and
incorporated much of the latest and best work, both published and
unpublished, of many of America's and Europe's best medieval scholars.
The price of the three-volume Royal Ancestry Bible is $270.00, plus $12.00
shipping and handling (22 pounds per set), for a total of $282.00.
"The Royal Ancestry Bible" - review?
Moderator: MOD_nyhetsgrupper
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Gjest
Re: "The Royal Ancestry Bible" - review?
I received this notice also. The price is steep, so I'd like to know
more as well. I searched Michael Call's name on this group and found
some disturbing things about him. I'll wait to see this work in a
library first.
more as well. I searched Michael Call's name on this group and found
some disturbing things about him. I'll wait to see this work in a
library first.
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Gjest
Re: "The Royal Ancestry Bible" - review?
In a message dated 11/16/2005 6:11:20 AM Pacific Standard Time,
wrightab@earthlink.net writes:
It represents an attempt to chart all known descents from English or French
kings or the Emperor Charlemagne for all colonists who have at least 20,000
American descendants. Many colonists are shown to have hundreds of
different descents from the Emperor Charlemagne and to have thousands of
known ancestors.
One wonders *how* exactly the author determined which colonists have 20,000
American descendents .....
Will Johnson
wrightab@earthlink.net writes:
It represents an attempt to chart all known descents from English or French
kings or the Emperor Charlemagne for all colonists who have at least 20,000
American descendants. Many colonists are shown to have hundreds of
different descents from the Emperor Charlemagne and to have thousands of
known ancestors.
One wonders *how* exactly the author determined which colonists have 20,000
American descendents .....
Will Johnson
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Gjest
Re: "The Royal Ancestry Bible" - review?
"Alan C. Wright" wrote:
Previous works seem not to have had particularly good reviews in the
group archives, for what it is worth.
Given that the author has previously published, perhaps a look through
his earlier books would assist you in forming an opinion.
MAR
Greetings to All,
I have just received a book announcement for the above title by Michel L.
Call. Has anyone seen a review of this compilation or have any further
comments?
Previous works seem not to have had particularly good reviews in the
group archives, for what it is worth.
Given that the author has previously published, perhaps a look through
his earlier books would assist you in forming an opinion.
MAR
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Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re: "The Royal Ancestry Bible" - review?
In message of 16 Nov, wrightab@earthlink.net ("Alan C. Wright") wrote:
Try to find out how it quotes its sources.
If it quotes none, don't buy it. If it provides a list of references
at the end don't buy it. If it provides a list of references at the end
of each article, don't buy it. If it provides separate references for
each fact, then look at those references.
If the separate references are to publicaitons of other souch volumes,
then ask if those volumes are any good by the same criteria. If the
separate references are to published accounts of primary documents,
then there is a chance that the chap has done some research and is well
worth reading.
And give it 20 years it will be getting dated as a load more ancient
doucments will have been found to refer to these people.
--
Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org
For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org
Greetings to All,
I have just received a book announcement for the above title by Michel L.
Call. Has anyone seen a review of this compilation or have any further
comments? How does it compare with Doug Richardson's latest volumes?
Try to find out how it quotes its sources.
If it quotes none, don't buy it. If it provides a list of references
at the end don't buy it. If it provides a list of references at the end
of each article, don't buy it. If it provides separate references for
each fact, then look at those references.
If the separate references are to publicaitons of other souch volumes,
then ask if those volumes are any good by the same criteria. If the
separate references are to published accounts of primary documents,
then there is a chance that the chap has done some research and is well
worth reading.
And give it 20 years it will be getting dated as a load more ancient
doucments will have been found to refer to these people.
--
Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org
For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org
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Chris Phillips
Re: "The Royal Ancestry Bible" - review?
Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote:
I agree it's preferable by far to have separate references for each fact,
but I think it's fair to point out that this criterion would rule out works
like Keats-Rohan's "Domesday" volumes, the new Dictionary of National
Biography and Europaische Stammtafeln (at least, for some of the volumes
that I've tried to use).
The big problem is that, as we know, all such compilations contain errors,
and they are so much more difficult to clarify when individual references
per fact aren't available.
Chris Phillips
Try to find out how it quotes its sources.
If it quotes none, don't buy it. If it provides a list of references
at the end don't buy it. If it provides a list of references at the end
of each article, don't buy it. If it provides separate references for
each fact, then look at those references.
I agree it's preferable by far to have separate references for each fact,
but I think it's fair to point out that this criterion would rule out works
like Keats-Rohan's "Domesday" volumes, the new Dictionary of National
Biography and Europaische Stammtafeln (at least, for some of the volumes
that I've tried to use).
The big problem is that, as we know, all such compilations contain errors,
and they are so much more difficult to clarify when individual references
per fact aren't available.
Chris Phillips