Queen Victoria's Gene
D M Potts
Queen Victoria's son, Prince Leopold, died from haemophilia, but no member of the royal family before his generation had suffered from the condition. Medically, there are only two possibilities: either one of Victoria's parents had a 1 in 50,000 random mutation, or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man. However the haemophilia gene arose, it had a profound effect on history. Two of Victoria's daughters were silent carriers who passed the disease to the Spanish and Russian royal families. The disease played a role in the origin of the Spanish Civil War; and the tsarina's concern over her only son's haemophilia led to the entry of Rasputin into the royal household, contributing directly to the Russian revolution.
Kategorije:
Godina:
2011
Izdavač:
The History Press
Jezik:
english
ISBN 10:
0752471961
ISBN 13:
9780752471969
ISBN:
7A6060BD-8D66-44C3-B03D-88FA1344624A
Fajl:
MOBI , 1.02 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011