Author Description

This work, in three volumes, takes the documented ancestry of Beverly Jo Pipe Maher to notable historical figures in medieval history. To name just a few, in these pages you will find numerous Holy Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, kings of England, France, Scotland, Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Ireland. Many Catholic and Orthodox saints are also highlighted. The bulk of this work focuses upon Great Britain, specifically England and as well as Denmark, the Holy Roman Empire, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe. There are many ancestors who came from Russia, Spain, and France, as well. These volumes contain 119 of our illustrations, 1,172 pages, 410,750 words and 5,497 footnotes and references. The references that are used, in most cases, are the same as those used by hereditary societies to track the ancestry of their applicants. These are listed in the bibliography at the end of each volume.This book is a narrative history in so far as the narrative is an aid to comprehension. There is more to every person than just their name and vital statistics. Every person who lived has a unique story; long or short, simple or complex, illustrious or infamous, noble or base, all have a story to be told that should be told and remembered. Some serve as good examples to be emulated others as bad examples to abhor and avoid. My goal is to tell the story of those who came before us. The lineage extends to Merovech, founder of the Merovingian dynasty, Hengist, the Jute mercenary who became King of Kent, Ercc, ancient King of Dalriada, Cerdic, the earliest King of Wessex, and even St. Gregory the Illuminator in the third century. His is the earliest credible descendancy into the modern world that is accepted by genealogists. The documented references stop at this point as we move from the very early medieval period to the late Roman era and from history to legend. Tradition carries these lineages back further, but it is tradition and cannot be reliably, historically documented…yet.COA