The final book on the porphyria debate
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This book is a follow-up on Macalpine and Hunter's famous "George III and the Mad-Business". In the 70's their theory was not believed, because at that time most porphyria research had been done on the population of South Africa only. With new insights, research and techniques, including DNA research, Röhl, Warren en Hunt present very convincing additions to the diagnosis of porphyria for George III and many of his family members and some descendants.
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An excellent read
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Very interesting & well written overview of a disease that plagued not only George III but apparently his ancestors & decendents...Especially interesting to learn about the sad life of Feodora, Queen Victoria's first great-granchild, and how Alexandra, the last Tsarina's, medical problems affected the Russian monarchy...Excellent research!
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was George III the only royal to suffer from porphyria?
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Though difficult to read at times, mainly because of the wealth of scientific and medical details, this book is well-researched and opens up a whole new avenue of interest to fans of royal biography. At times this book reads like a medical dictionary, yet at others it reads like a first-class detetctive novel and each chapter opens up a new line of enquiry as to whether porphyria has indeed afflicted the Britsh royal family and its European offshoots for generations.The amount of royal personages covered is vast, yet the authors do a commendable job in pulling the many different threads together.
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