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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... buried at Kew , but his remains were later reinterred at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle . ÁED ( ? -878 ) . In 877 , Áed succeeded his older brother , Constantine I , as leader of the realm that their father - Kenneth MacAlpin ...
... buried at Kew , but his remains were later reinterred at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle . ÁED ( ? -878 ) . In 877 , Áed succeeded his older brother , Constantine I , as leader of the realm that their father - Kenneth MacAlpin ...
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... buried at Steyning, but his remains were later moved to Winchester, the most important settlement in Wessex and the burial place of many of the kingdom's leaders. Aethelwulf is also known as Ethelwulf. See also ELGIVA; JUDITH OF ...
... buried at Steyning, but his remains were later moved to Winchester, the most important settlement in Wessex and the burial place of many of the kingdom's leaders. Aethelwulf is also known as Ethelwulf. See also ELGIVA; JUDITH OF ...
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... buried in the cathedral at Bayeux. The cause of her death is not clear, but some writers claim she may have resisted the match and died of a broken heart. AIR TRAVEL. In 1936, King Edward VIII became the first British mon- arch to ...
... buried in the cathedral at Bayeux. The cause of her death is not clear, but some writers claim she may have resisted the match and died of a broken heart. AIR TRAVEL. In 1936, King Edward VIII became the first British mon- arch to ...
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... buried beside him in a mausoleum at Frogmore . Benjamin Disraeli , who later became prime minister and developed a close friendship with the widowed queen , commented at the time of the prince's death that " we have buried our sovereign ...
... buried beside him in a mausoleum at Frogmore . Benjamin Disraeli , who later became prime minister and developed a close friendship with the widowed queen , commented at the time of the prince's death that " we have buried our sovereign ...
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... buried, close to several of his predecessors, in Dunfermline Abbey. See also ALEXANDER OF SCOTLAND; DAVID OF SCOT- LAND; MARGARET, QUEEN OF NORWAY. ALEXANDER JOHN, PRINCE (1871). Alexander John was the sixth and last addition to the ...
... buried, close to several of his predecessors, in Dunfermline Abbey. See also ALEXANDER OF SCOTLAND; DAVID OF SCOT- LAND; MARGARET, QUEEN OF NORWAY. ALEXANDER JOHN, PRINCE (1871). Alexander John was the sixth and last addition to the ...
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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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Aethelred Aethelred the Unready Alan Sutton Anglo-Saxon Anne army Battle born British brother buried Cambridge Catherine Charles child Church COUNTESS court crown Date of accession Date of birth Date of coronation Date of death David died duchess duke of York Dunfermline Abbey earl Edinburgh Edmund Edward III eldest Eleanor England English father France Gloucester Harthacanute heir Henry VI House husband Isabella James VI John July June King Edward King George king’s kingdom later King London Malcolm Margaret marriage married Mary Mary of Teck Matilda monarch mother nobles Normandy November Oxford parliament Place of birth Place of burial Place of coronation Place of death PLANTAGENET political prince of Wales princess royal queen consort Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth II queen of Scots reign Relationship to successor Richard royal family Scotland Scottish sovereign STEWART Stroud Stuart succeeded throne Tudor University Press unknown wedding Wessex Westminster Abbey wife William Windsor Castle