Purple Secret by John C G Rohl

Purple Secret by John C G Rohl

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Taking advantage of the recent development of DNA sequencing techniques and the new science of 'molecular biology', the authors trace the porphyria strain through the genealogical maze of Europe's royal dynasties and reach the inescapable conclusion that the royal houses of Britain and Europe are still haunted by the ghost of George III.

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Purple Secret by John C G Rohl

In the 1960s a theory was advanced that King George III suffered from a rare incurable blood disorder known as porphyria. It is an inherited disorder, and questions such as were his ancestors or descendents affected also, and with what consequences are addressed. Taking advantage of the developments in DNA sequencing techniques the porphyria strain is traced through the geneological maze of Europe's royal dynasties. This leads the text to the family of the German Kaiser, to the exhumation in Poland of a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and to Patients A and X, present-day descendents of the houses of Hanover and Windsor. In a collaboration between science and history, they reach the conclusion that the royal houses of Britain and Europe are still haunted by the ghost of George III.
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ISBN 13 9780593041482
ISBN 10 0593041488
Title Purple Secret
Author John C G Rohl
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 1998-07-02
Number of pages 320
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