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Historical dictionary of the British monarchy /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Notes on names -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Appendix I: Chronology of British monarchs -- Appendix II: British monarchs : biographical summaries -- Appendix III: Royal consorts : biographical summaries -- Appendix IV: The line of succession to the British throne -- Appendix V: Genealogies of Britain's monarchs. Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- A note on names -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Appendix I: Chronology of British monarchs -- Appendix II: British monarchs : biographical summaries -- Appendix III: Royal consorts : biographical summaries -- Appendix IV: The line of succession to the British throne -- Appendix V: The family tree of British monarchs. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxix, 665 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-664). |
| ISBN: | 9780810874978 0810874970 9781282991873 1282991876 |