Kingdoms of Europe: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs from Ancient Times to the Present

by Gene Gurney

Kingdoms of An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs from Ancient Times to the Present

Genres: History

627 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Colonel Gene Gurney was a U.S. Air Force officer and a prolific author on many different subjects. Although much of his work was concerned with aviation history, he wrote books on several other topics as well.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is a good reference book but the commentary is laughably biased and almost ruins it.

[Jodi · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent source book on the ruling monarchs from Ancient Times to the late 1970s, this book filled a niche before the days of the internet. It provided illustrations of the diverse and changing European monarchies in an encyclopedic form.

[Bill Tucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A necessary reference book for any historian!

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really nice short histories of the rulers of the various kingdoms, including a number that no longer exist. Nice to have a pretty comprehensive list of monarchs. Nice that he gives some of the lesser studied kingdoms a fairly thorough study. A good reference guide for students and armchair historians.