Bill Attwell is the country’s leading authority on the Attwell family. His books on the History of the Attwell Family are now recognised as the authoritative source of information on the subject and are frequently cited as references by other writers. Bill has spent more than forty years researching the Attwell / Wells family, tracking it back to its roots in the 1200s. Rather than simply tracing his family tree back as far as he could, he attempted to find out as much as possible about his ancestors’ lives, what they did, where they went, their highs and lows and the conditions and political climate in which they lived. What he found was a wealth of wonderful stories about people of all walks of life. Some good, some malicious, deceitful or crooked. Many accumulated great wealth, while others lost it or never had any to lose. Quite a few mixed with royalty and achieved high rank. Then there were those who were persecuted relentlessly and suffered terrible deaths. The latest edition of Bill Attwell’s books on the Attwell family have been extensively updated to include dozens of family tree charts, information on hundreds of individuals, detailed biographical details, life stories, colour photographs old paintings and a wealth of other fascinating material. All this makes for captivating reading.