Publisher's Synopsis
King Charles II of England and Scotland could well have been called the Father of his Country. Although he had no children by his Queen, he recognized 15 illegitimate children by seven different women. This series seeks to trace out the thousands of descendants of those 15 children. Along the way, brief biographical information will be presented of those families featured in each volume. Volume 1 focuses on the descendants from Charles's eldest son, the Duke of Monmouth. Also included in this volume are biographical sketches of the King, his Queen, and his mistresses, as well as the four families that make up the bulk of Monmouth's descendants, the Montagu Douglas Scotts, Stopfords, Douglas-Homes, and the Boyces. Additionally, due to their limited number, the descendants of King Charles's daughter, Charlotte, Countess of Yarmouth, are also discussed.
