Historical Dictionary of the British MonarchyScarecrow Press, 24 февр. 2011 г. - Всего страниц: 722 The monarch is the United Kingdom's head of state, exercising powers that are circumscribed by common law, convention, and statute law. Nowadays, many of the sovereign's functions are ceremonial but in the past the balance between ceremony and decision-making was very different. The foundations of the modern monarchy were laid more than a millennium ago, in Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Britain, so its modern form is a stage in an evolution that has been shaped by attitudes towards divorce, the changing role of women, the democratization of society, dynastic intermarriage, financial demands, religious convictions, struggles for economic and political power, and territorial aggrandizement. Covering some of the most famous figures in world history, including William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, and Queens Victoria, Elizabeth I, and Elizabeth II, the Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy provides a chronology starting with the year 495 and continuing to the present day, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and other aspects of British culture, society, economy, and politics. This book is a must for anyone interested in the British monarchy. |
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... Aethelred, Athelred, and Ethelred (along with other forms) and his wife is known as Aelfgifu, Aelflaed, Aelgifu, Effleda, Elfreda, and Elgiva. The prob- lem, however, is not confined to the first royal families; the younger son of ...
... Aethelred, Athelred, and Ethelred (along with other forms) and his wife is known as Aelfgifu, Aelflaed, Aelgifu, Effleda, Elfreda, and Elgiva. The prob- lem, however, is not confined to the first royal families; the younger son of ...
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... and Aethelbert, his younger brother, replaces him as king of Wessex and of Kent. 862 13 April: King Donald I dies and is succeeded by King Constantine I. 865 Aethelred succeeds his older brother, Aethelbert, as king. 868 xiii Chronology.
... and Aethelbert, his younger brother, replaces him as king of Wessex and of Kent. 862 13 April: King Donald I dies and is succeeded by King Constantine I. 865 Aethelred succeeds his older brother, Aethelbert, as king. 868 xiii Chronology.
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James Panton. 865 Aethelred succeeds his older brother, Aethelbert, as king. 868 King Alfred the Great marries Ealhswith. 871 23 April: King Aethelred dies and is succeeded by his younger brother, Alfred the Great. 877 King Constantine I ...
James Panton. 865 Aethelred succeeds his older brother, Aethelbert, as king. 868 King Alfred the Great marries Ealhswith. 871 23 April: King Aethelred dies and is succeeded by his younger brother, Alfred the Great. 877 King Constantine I ...
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... Aethelred the Unready marries Emma of Normandy, a union that indirectly leads to the invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. 13 November: Aethelred orders the massacre of all Danes living in England in an effort to reduce ...
... Aethelred the Unready marries Emma of Normandy, a union that indirectly leads to the invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. 13 November: Aethelred orders the massacre of all Danes living in England in an effort to reduce ...
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James Panton. 1014 3 February: King Sweyn dies, and King Aethelred the Unready re- turns to rule England. 1016 23 April: King Aethelred the Unready dies in London and is suc- ceeded by his son, who rules as King Edmund II. 18 October ...
James Panton. 1014 3 February: King Sweyn dies, and King Aethelred the Unready re- turns to rule England. 1016 23 April: King Aethelred the Unready dies in London and is suc- ceeded by his son, who rules as King Edmund II. 18 October ...
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H | 227 |
I | 261 |
J | 267 |
K | 289 |
L | 295 |
M | 309 |
N | 353 |
O | 359 |
Photospread | 366 |
Y | 529 |
Chronology of British Monarchs | 531 |
British Monarchs Biographical Summaries | 537 |
Royal Consorts Biographical Summaries | 559 |
The Line of Succession to the British Throne | 577 |
Genealogies of Britains Monarchs | 579 |
Bibliography | 589 |
About the Author | 665 |
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