The British Monarchy For Dummies
Philip Wilkinson
Language: English
Pages: 411
ISBN: 0470056819
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Includes insights into the lives of the current royal family
Britain's heritage told through the colourful lives of its kings and queens
The monarchy is at the heart of British life. If you're going to understand Britain and its history, you need to understand the story of its royal family. This lively guide walks you through the history of the British monarchy from the earliest times to the present day and covers the colourful characters, extraordinary events, power struggles, and politics that have shaped one of the most famous institutions in the world.
Discover* The origins of the British monarchy* How the monarchy works* The relationship between the royal family and the general public* How the role of the monarch has changed over time* What the monarch and the rest of the royal family do all day
Saving the City: The Great Financial Crisis of 1914
Singled Out: How Two Million British Women Survived Without Men After the First World War
Coleridge: Early Visions, 1772-1804
Such as Mercia or Northumbria. Alfred gathered his army together and attacked the Viking horde at Edington in Wiltshire. He beat the invaders on the battlefield and then, when the Danish survivors retreated behind their defences, he surrounded them and laid siege. Alfred waited for 14 days before his enemies gave in. Alfred made it clear that he meant business and wanted to send the Vikings back to their homes in the north and east by setting the following terms: ߜ The Vikings gave hostages to.
Godwine to an important office of state. ߜ Edward should marry Godwine’s daughter Edith. ߜ Edward’s mother Emma, who might be too influential on the king, should have her wealth taken away and be put under house arrest in Winchester. ߜ Princess Gunnhild of Poland, a potential bride for Edward and rival to Edith, should be expelled from the country. These demands are big, especially the one about Queen Emma. It seems amazing that Edward should agree to his mother being placed under house arrest.
Rules: Edward III ...........................................................................120 Showing who’s boss ...........................................................................121 The Hundred Years War.....................................................................122 The Order of the Garter.....................................................................123 Parliamentary questions ...................................................................125 Sad, not Bad: Richard.
Again. Hero or villain? Richard cut a fine figure, dashing around the world fighting battles. He was brave on the battlefield, and his soldierly qualities made him both feared by his enemies and admired by his friends. In the Middle Ages, people expected kings to spend a lot of time on the battlefield defending their kingdoms or carving out new ones. And Europeans also saw crusading – which people today see as European land-grabbing in the East – as a noble occupation. But there was a problem.
Difficult to understand because few written sources exist and the records contain big gaps. Historians aren’t even sure of the exact origins of some of the people involved. The main players in the early history of Scotland are two peoples, the Picts, who seem to have occupied a large chunk of mainland Scotland, and the Scots, who came originally from Ireland and lived in a kingdom called Dalriada, in the west of Scotland and the Western Isles. Both these groups were in turn made up of several.