Since its inception in 1826, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage has been rightly regarded as the definitive reference book on the British aristocracy, and has become an institution in its own right. 

Burke's is to many people the most prestigious name in genealogical and family history publishing, a prestige which rests on the development over one and three-quarter centuries of a variety of family history-related book titles, and certain unique features in displaying family history. Two such features are a narrative pedigree format and its arrangement into an easy-to-grasp series of intended paragraphs for each successive generation. Moreover, the development was largely the work of a single family. 

Two years in the making, the new 107th edition was published in December 2003. It is likely to be the last, to be replaced with electronic versions and printed updates only. It is fitting then that this edition has been expanded to include Knights, Scottish and Irish chiefs, and Scottish Feudal barons, and includes the details of 120,000 living people. Entrants include figures linked to historic families, the military, politics, the arts, industry, education and much more.

It is unquestionably the most comprehensive genealogical study of the British aristocracy to date, and will remain an essential reference source for years to come. It comes as a beautifully bound three-volume set.