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Burke's Peerage Limited is a British genealogicalpublisher founded in 1826, when the Irish genealogist John Burke began releasing books devoted to the ancestry and heraldry of the peerage, baronetage, knightage and landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. His first publication, a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom, was updated sporadically until 1847, when the company began releasing new editions every year as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (often shortened to just Burke's Peerage).
Other books followed, including Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Colonial Gentry, and Burke's General Armory. In addition to the peerage, the Burke's publishing company produced books on royal families of Europe and Latin America, ruling families of Africa and the Middle East, distinguished families of the United States and historical families of Ireland.
A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Sixth Edition 1839 (known better simply as Burke's Peerage)
From 1974 to 1983, Jeremy Norman was chairman of the company, taking the role while Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd was editor.[1][2]His fellow directors included Patrick, Lord Lichfield, and John Brooke-Little. Under Norman's chairmanship, new volumes were published on royal families, Irish genealogy, and country houses of the British Isles. In 1984, the Burke's Peerage titles were separated and sold: Burke’s Peerage itself was acquired by Frederik Jan Gustav Floris, Baron van Pallandt, while Burke’s Landed Gentry and other titles were sold to other buyers.[3]
Criticism
In 1877, the Oxford professor Edward Augustus Freeman criticised the accuracy of Burke's[4] and said that it contained pedigrees that were
purely mythical – if indeed mythical is not too respectable a name for what must be in many cases the work of deliberate invention [... and] all but invariably false. As a rule, it is not only false, but impossible [...] not merely fictions, but exactly that kind of fiction which is, in its beginning, deliberate and interested falsehood.[5]
Oscar Wilde in the play A Woman of No Importance wrote: "You should study the Peerage, Gerald. It is the one book a young man about town should know thoroughly, and it is the best thing in fiction the English have ever done!" In 1901, the historian J. Horace Round wrote of Burke's "old fables" and "grotesquely impossible tales".[4]
More recent editions have been more scrupulously checked and rewritten for accuracy, notably under the chief editorship, from 1949 to 1959, of L. G. Pine and Hugh Massingberd (1971–1983).[6][7] Pine was particularly sceptical regarding many families' claims to antiquity, saying: "If everybody who claims to have come over with the Conqueror were right, William must have landed with 200,000 men-at-arms instead of about 12,000."[8]
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Burke s redirects here For other uses see Burke Burke s Peerage Limited is a British genealogical publisher founded in 1826 when the Irish genealogist John Burke began releasing books devoted to the ancestry and heraldry of the peerage baronetage knightage and landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland His first publication a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom was updated sporadically until 1847 when the company began releasing new editions every year as Burke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage often shortened to just Burke s Peerage Burke s Peerage LimitedTypePrivate limited companyIndustryPublishingPredecessorBurke s Peerage 1826 Limited 2013 2016 Founded1826 197 years ago 1826 in London EnglandFounderJohn BurkeHeadquartersBury St Edmunds Suffolk EnglandWebsiteburkespeerage wbr comOther books followed including Burke s Landed Gentry Burke s Colonial Gentry and Burke s General Armory In addition to the peerage the Burke s publishing company produced books on royal families of Europe and Latin America ruling families of Africa and the Middle East distinguished families of the United States and historical families of Ireland Contents 1 History 2 Criticism 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 5 1 Online editionsHistory Edit Arms of office of Sir Bernard Burke A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Sixth Edition 1839 known better simply as Burke s Peerage The firm was established in 1826 by John Burke 1786 1848 progenitor of a dynasty of genealogists and heralds His son Sir John Bernard Burke 1814 1892 was Ulster King of Arms 1853 1892 and his grandson Sir Henry Farnham Burke 1859 1930 was Garter Principal King of Arms 1919 1930 After his death ownership passed through a variety of people Apart from the Burke family editors have included Arthur Charles Fox Davies Alfred Trego Butler Leslie Gilbert Pine Peter Townend and Hugh Montgomery Massingberd From 1974 to 1983 Jeremy Norman was chairman of the company taking the role while Hugh Montgomery Massingberd was editor 1 2 His fellow directors included Patrick Lord Lichfield and John Brooke Little Under Norman s chairmanship new volumes were published on royal families Irish genealogy and country houses of the British Isles In 1984 the Burke s Peerage titles were separated and sold Burke s Peerage itself was acquired by Frederik Jan Gustav Floris Baron van Pallandt while Burke s Landed Gentry and other titles were sold to other buyers 3 Criticism EditIn 1877 the Oxford professor Edward Augustus Freeman criticised the accuracy of Burke s 4 and said that it contained pedigrees that werepurely mythical if indeed mythical is not too respectable a name for what must be in many cases the work of deliberate invention and all but invariably false As a rule it is not only false but impossible not merely fictions but exactly that kind of fiction which is in its beginning deliberate and interested falsehood 5 Oscar Wilde in the play A Woman of No Importance wrote You should study the Peerage Gerald It is the one book a young man about town should know thoroughly and it is the best thing in fiction the English have ever done In 1901 the historian J Horace Round wrote of Burke s old fables and grotesquely impossible tales 4 More recent editions have been more scrupulously checked and rewritten for accuracy notably under the chief editorship from 1949 to 1959 of L G Pine and Hugh Massingberd 1971 1983 6 7 Pine was particularly sceptical regarding many families claims to antiquity saying If everybody who claims to have come over with the Conqueror were right William must have landed with 200 000 men at arms instead of about 12 000 8 See also EditAlmanach de Gotha The Complete Peerage Debrett s Peerage amp Baronetage Social Register Carnet Mondain International Register of Arms formerly Burke s Peerage amp Gentry International Register of ArmsReferences Edit Noel Gerard Bursting out of the closet The Spectator 22 November 2006 accessed 27 January 2021 Norman Jeremy 2006 No Make Up London Elliott amp Thompson pp 131 136 ISBN 9781904027508 Burke s Peerage History Burke s Peerage accessed 27 January 2021 a b Round J Horace 1901 Studies in Peerage and Family History London ISBN 0 8063 0426 X retrieved 25 March 2018 Freeman Edward A June 1877 Pedigrees and Pedigree Makers Contemporary Review vol XXX pp 11 to 41 Burke s Landed Gentry 18th Edition 1972 editorial preface Hugh Montgomery Massingberd Norman Jeremy 2006 No Make Up 1st ed London Elliott amp Thompson pp 131 136 ISBN 9781904027508 Twentieth Century Squires Time 10 December 1951External links Edit Media related to Burke s Peerage at Wikimedia Commons Official website Burke s Peerage Foundation websiteOnline editions Edit 1st edition 1826 Hathitrust 3rd edition 1830 Hathitrust 4th edition 1832 Vol 1 Hathitrust 4th edition 1832 Vol 2 Hathitrust 4th edition 1832 Vol 2 Google Books 4th edition corrected to 1833 Vol 2 Hathitrust 5th edition 1838 Google Books 6th edition 1839 Hathitrust 7th edition 1843 Vol 2 Hathitrust 10th edition 1848 Hathitrust 12th edition 1850 Hathitrust 20th edition 1858 Hathitrust 22nd edition 1860 Hathitrust 23rd edition 1861 Hathitrust 27th edition 1865 Google Books 30th edition 1868 Google Books 30th edition 1868 Vol 1 Hathitrust 30th edition 1868 Vol 2 Hathitrust 31st edition 1869 Vol 1 Hathitrust 31st edition 1869 Vol 2 Hathitrust 37th edition 1875 Vol 2 Hathitrust 40th edition 1878 Hathitrust 48th edition 1886 University of Dusseldorf 53rd edition 1891 University of Dusseldorf 76th edition 1914 to page 1274 Archive org 77th edition 1915 Archive org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burke 27s Peerage amp oldid 1127306349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
