Unfortunately, they seem to be working from an old article, since they name-check
Daniel Boone, whose Royal Descent has since been disproved.
It is a shame, since there are so many other famous people
they could have mentioned.
This is the short version.
Copy here.
See 6:10
to 9:25.
See also the extended version ("QI XL"),
part 2 of 5,
see 4:18
to 7:31.
(Nothing extra on our section.)
Ryan Tubridy
was shocked to discover he descends from
Edward III.
It may be some comfort to his Irish nationalist beliefs
to learn he also descends
(through Anne Mortimer)
from
Brian Boru.
Contrary to the program,
Rosanna Davison
does not descend from the half-brother of William the Conqueror.
However she does descend from
William the Conqueror
himself many times over.
In fact, she descends from Edward I.
My father, with whom I went on family tree research trips for 25 years,
died of a sudden and unexpected illness on 27 Feb 2008.
His family is heartbroken.
He was a great father. I was very close to him.
