Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy by Panton, Kenneth J.

Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810857797)

Vendor: Kenneth J. Panton
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$155.00
$155.00
$155.00
Subtotal: $155.00
Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy by Panton, Kenneth J.

Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy

$155.00
Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy by Panton, Kenneth J.

Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy

$155.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
Description
x
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.

Author: Kenneth J. Panton
ISBN-10: 0810857790
ISBN-13: 9780810857797
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 02/24/2011
Pages: 722
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 2.20d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 68
Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 118
By Kenneth J. Panton
By Kenneth J. Panton
x
Kenneth J. Panton is professor emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was dean of the Honors College. His publications include Historical Dictionary of the United Kingdom (co-authored with Keith A. Cowlard), the Historical Dictionary of London and, most recently and again with Keith Cowlard, the Historical Dictionary of the Contemporary United Kingdom.

Recently Viewed Products