Kings And Queens Of Europe

Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0276428064

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Kings & Queens of England by Brenda Ralph Lewis Pdf

Explore the fascinating history of the British monarchy with The Kings & Queens of England from Reader's Digest. The scandal, the murders, and the intrigue - history has never been so exciting Charting the progress of the monarchy from the invasion of the Normans in 1066, to the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII's divorce and Charles I's execution, right up to the present day, this is a definitive guide to the rule of the kings and queens of England. The Kings & Queens of England looks at each royal dynasty in turn, concentrating on the most exciting aspects of each era, including war, conspiracy, treachery, betrayal and unrequited love. Read about the mysterious death of William II, shot by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest in 1100, or about the retinue of mistresses Charles II kept in grand style in houses all over London during the Restoration period. The book follows the royal family histories right up to the present day, looking at the adulteries and divorces of the House of Windsor, and the tragic death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997. Including analysis about how the Monarchy has managed to survive the scandals that have followed it down the centuries, and

Author : Paul Kléber Monod
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300090668

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The Power of Kings by Paul Kléber Monod Pdf

This sweeping book explores the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Once viewed as godlike beings, by 1715 monarchs had come to represent the human, visible side of the rational state. The author offers new insights into the relations between kings and their subjects and the interplay between monarchy and religion.

Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Europe
ISBN : 1435132750

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A Dark History by Brenda Ralph Lewis Pdf

Author : Robert Hazell,Bob Morris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509931026

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The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy by Robert Hazell,Bob Morris Pdf

How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The book is written by experts from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It considers the constitutional and political role of monarchy, its powers and functions, how it is defined and regulated, the laws of succession and royal finances, relations with the media, the popularity of the monarchy and why it endures. No new political theory on this topic has been developed since Bagehot wrote about the monarchy in The English Constitution (1867). The same is true of the other European monarchies. 150 years on, with their formal powers greatly reduced, how has this ancient, hereditary institution managed to survive and what is a modern monarch's role? What theory can be derived about the role of monarchy in advanced democracies, and what lessons can the different European monarchies learn from each other? The public look to the monarchy to represent continuity, stability and tradition, but also want it to be modern, to reflect modern values and be a focus for national identity. The whole institution is shot through with contradictions, myths and misunderstandings. This book should lead to a more realistic debate about our expectations of the monarchy, its role and its future. The contributors are leading experts from all over Europe: Rudy Andeweg, Ian Bradley, Paul Bovend'Eert, Axel Calissendorff, Frank Cranmer, Robert Hazell, Olivia Hepsworth, Luc Heuschling, Helle Krunke, Bob Morris, Roger Mortimore, Lennart Nilsson, Philip Murphy, Quentin Pironnet, Bart van Poelgeest, Frank Prochaska, Charles Powell, Jean Seaton, Eivind Smith.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996-09
Category : Europe
ISBN : 080786501X

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Kings and Queens of Europe by Anonim Pdf

This beautifully illustrated and colorful wallchart shows the lineage and coats of arms of the royal houses of Great Britain and Europe from the tenth century to the present, from Aethelred the Unready to Charles and Diana. Featuring 164 heraldic shields, the chart traces all of Europe's royal lines.

Author : Philip J. Potter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786491032

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Monarchs of the Renaissance by Philip J. Potter Pdf

During the Renaissance, the monarchy became the dominant ruling power in Europe. It was an era of formidable kings and queens who crushed the feudal rights of their nobles, defended the Catholic Church against the encroachments of Protestantism, fought self-aggrandizing wars and were great patrons of art, architecture, literature and music. This work chronicles the lives and reigns of the 42 monarchs in England, Scotland, France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire between 1400 and 1600, presenting in the context of their era their personalities, accomplishments and failures.

Author : Estelle Paranque
Publisher : Springer
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030223441

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Remembering Queens and Kings of Early Modern England and France by Estelle Paranque Pdf

This collection examines the afterlives of early modern English and French rulers. Spanning five centuries of cultural memory, the volume offers case studies of how kings and queens were remembered, represented, and reincarnated in a wide range of sources, from contemporary pageants, plays, and visual art to twenty-first-century television, and from premodern fiction to manga and romance novels. With essays on well-known figures such as Elizabeth I and Marie Antoinette as well as lesser-known monarchs such as Francis II of France and Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Remembering Queens and Kings of Early Modern England and France brings together reflections on how rulers live on in collective memory.

Author : William Monter
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300173277

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The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300-1800 by William Monter Pdf

In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs—the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great) as well as the obscure (Charlotte of Cyprus, Isabel Clara Eugenia of the Netherlands)—describing how each of them achieved sovereign authority, wielded it, and (more often than men) abandoned it. Monter argues that Europe's female kings, who ruled by divine right, experienced no significant political opposition despite their gender.

Author : David Williamson
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Europe
ISBN : 086350194X

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Debrett's Kings and Queens of Europe by David Williamson Pdf

Author : Brenda Ralph-Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782744711

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Kings and Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph-Lewis Pdf

Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Europe
ISBN : 1907446702

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Dark History of the Kings & Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis Pdf

Author : Peter Gibson
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015239182

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The Concise Guide to Kings and Queens by Peter Gibson Pdf

Author : Gordon Kerr
Publisher : Omnipress
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : 0955942527

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Timeline of Kings and Queens by Gordon Kerr Pdf

Author : Alison Rattle,Allison Vale
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781435138865

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Mad Kings & Queens by Alison Rattle,Allison Vale Pdf

A frank and fascinating history of forty of Europe’s most loony, deluded, and downright dangerous monarchs. In Mad Kings & Queens co-authors Alison Rattle and Allison Vale reveal a legion of kings and queens who have abused the pedestal of power in spectacular style. The respectability of the royal position is well and truly tossed aside by the whimsy and wanton depravity of these mad European monarchs, including: The queen who murdered her husband with a red-hot spit. The bloodthirsty monarch who impaled tens of thousands of his subjects. The vampiric ruler who bathed in the blood of young women. The king of excess who beheaded his wives. Mad Kings and Queens explores seven hundred years of royal eccentricity, detailing a catalogue of madness and exploring the finer intricacies of royal breeding that lay at its root.

Author : Jeroen Deploige,Gita Deneckere
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9789053567678

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Mystifying the Monarch by Jeroen Deploige,Gita Deneckere Pdf

The power of monarchs has traditionally been as much symbolic as actual, rooted in popular imagery of sovereignty, divinity, and authority. In Mystifying the Monarch, a distinguished group of contributors explores the changing nature of that imagery—and its political and social effects—in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present day. They demonstrate that, rather than a linear progression where perceptions of rulers moved inexorably from the sacred to the banal, in reality the history of monarchy has been one of constant tension between mystification and demystification.