Charles Mosley (genealogist)

For other people named Charles Mosley, see Charles Mosley (disambiguation).

Charles Gordon Mosley
Born	September 14, 1948 (1948-09-14) (age 63) London
Residence	London
Nationality	British
Education	Eton and Cambridge
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Occupation	Editor, author, broadcaster, publisher
Known for	Genealogy

Charles Gordon Mosley, born 14 September 1948,^[1] is an author, broadcaster, editor, and publisher, best known for having been Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (106th edition) and of the re-titled 107th edition, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage.

Biography

Mosley was born in London, England. Mosley attended Eton College from 1962 to 1967, having been elected a King's Scholar. He attended King's College, Cambridge from 1967 to 1970, studying English Literature, Philosophy and History, and obtaining a BA and MA. He served in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and has lived in Italy, Ireland, and France. From 2008 to 2010 Mosley was a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.

Career

Mosley has had a long career as an editor, becoming renowned as an international expert on genealogy and royal families. Mosley began his career as a supply teacher in East Sussex from 1970 to 1971. Mosley then worked on the editorial staff of the Encyclopaedia Britannica from 1971 to 1973 as a sub-editor and a librarian. From 1974 to 1977, Mosley served in the Information Research Department of the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. From 1977 to 1979 Mosley was based in Rome, teaching English as a second language and helping put into shape a data bank of statistics on European Community member countries. In 1980 Mosley began his association with Debrett's Limited, becoming the first editor of Debrett's Handbook (1981), the forerunner of Debrett's People of Today (1983-1987). In 1983 Mosley returned to the staff of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, serving first as Deputy London Editor then as London Editor. In 1989 Mosley became Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, a position he held until 2004, whereafter he renewed his association with Debrett's, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Debrett's Limited until 2006. He is no longer associated with Debrett's. He is now a full-time author and broadcaster.

Writing

Mosley has also written many books, including a special jubilee volume on the English Monarchy entitled Blood Royal - From the time of Alexander the Great to Queen Elizabeth II, published in 2002. His latest books are The Art of Oratory, published in 2007, and an e-book Constraint and Charles Dickens: A celebration of his life and work, both published in 2011. Mosley also has contributed to periodicals and newspapers such as The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and The Times. Mosley has appeared on Sky One's 'So You Think You're Royal?', a genealogical tracking/tracing programme, opining on whether a given claim would entitle the claimant to an entry in Debrett's Peerage, also numerous episodes of BBC1's genealogy show 'Who Do You Think You Are?'.

See also

• Genealogy
• Heraldry

Notes

1. ^ Most of the information in this article comes from the Curriculum Vitae of Charles Mosley, on file in the OTRS system as ticket 2008060310012938

Persondata
Name	Mosley, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Author, Editor, Publisher
Date of birth	14 September 1948
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
Place of death