Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, DL (born 20 May 1964), styled Viscount Althorp between 1975 and 1992, is a British peer, author, journalist, and broadcaster. He is the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and is the maternal uncle of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
Books in order of publication:
Althorp: The Story of an English House (1998). London: Viking .
The Spencer Family (1999). London: Viking. US edition: The Spencers: a Personal History of an English Family (2000)
Blenheim: Battle for Europe (2004). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; paperback edition by Phoenix, 2005.
Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier (2007). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I (2014). London: Bloomsbury
Impressions of Althorp: Thoughts on My Spencer Heritage (2015). Spencer 1508 Ltd
To Catch A King: Charles II’s Great Escape (2017). London: William Collins
The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream (2020). London: William Collins
A Very Private School: A Memoir (2024). London: William Collins
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