The fascinating story of William the Conqueror's American ancestors and how this often rebellious lineage will help shape the future King of Great Britain. In this fresh and forward-thinking narrative, American Crown is an absorbing blend of American history and royal family biography that brings to life the past generations that will shape the role of the Prince of Wales in the future of Britain, America, and the world. For the first time, Britain will have a monarch whose ancestors fought against the very crown he now bears. Everything begins with the roots of Diana, Princess of Wales, whose Spencer family had a friendship with the Washington family of Sligrove Manson, who produced America's founding father. But more interesting is Diana's maternal side—her American ancestors who fought in the Revolution in New England, became successful in the new country, and then (like many families of the Gilded Age) sent a daughter across the Atlantic to marry into British royalty. Other Spencers on the British side defied the social trends of the 1770s, even gathering funds for the American revolutionaries. Incorporating more interconnected history than any of his predecessors, William's sense of his role in the world is markedly different from anyone who has ever held the throne. With extensive locations ranging from battlefields to Buckingham Palace and major figures such as Nathan Hale, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Winston Churchill, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II, Stephanie Green's American Crown tells the story of a very new type of royal family—a family with the potential to bring two nations closer during turbulent times and to bring the "special relationship" into the next century.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- Narrative
- Theme
- History of America
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Release Date
- 07/07/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
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- ISBN-13
- 9798897101054
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