Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy

Kenneth J. Panton (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

704 Seiten

2023 | Second Edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-7576-7 (ISBN)

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The foundations of the British monarchy date from the era, more than a millennium ago, when Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, and Viking peoples competed for dominance. Early sovereigns exercised near-absolute power but over time that authority dwindled as the changing role of women, the democratization of society, dynastic intermarriage, financial demands, religious convictions, struggles for economic and political control, and territorial aggrandizement combined to promote change. The strengths and weaknesses of rulers such as William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth also contributed to the evolution of the monarchy and are documented here.

Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries that cover significant events, places, institutions, and other aspects of British culture, economics, politics, and society. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the British monarchy.

Kenneth J. Panton is professor emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh and King’s College, University of London, he taught at London Guildhall University before moving to the United States to lead Southern Mississippi’s British Studies program, taking 200 graduate and undergraduate students to the United Kingdom every summer. His publications include seven previous contributions to the Historical Dictionary series.

Preface

Notes on Names

Chronology

Introduction

THE DICTIONARY

Appendix 1: Chronology of British Monarchs

Appendix 2: British Monarchs, Biographical Summaries

Appendix 3: Royal Consorts, Biographical Summaries

Appendix 4: The Line of Succession to the British Throne

Bibliography

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	06.09.2023
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 239 mm
Gewicht	1148 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-5381-7576-2 / 1538175762
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-7576-7 / 9781538175767
Zustand	Neuware