This brand new dictionary gives a detailed history of the kings and queens of Britain, ranging from mythical and early pre-conquest rulers to the present House of Windsor. Covering English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs, the entries are ordered in sections, by regions for pre-1066 monarchs (Romano-British rulers, Viking York), and then by royal lines (Tudors, Hanoverian). From King Arthur to Queen Victoria, Owain Glyn Dwr to Vortigern, the dictionary gives comprehensive coverage of the rulers, their regnal dates, policies, characters, and the roles they played in shaping history.
Author(s): John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 415
EEn......Page 0
Contents......Page 5
List of Genealogies......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 9
Myths......Page 13
Romano-British Rulers......Page 16
Kent......Page 25
Sussex......Page 33
Essex......Page 35
East Anglia......Page 38
Deira......Page 43
Bernicia......Page 45
Northumbria......Page 49
Mercia......Page 53
Hwicce......Page 62
Wessex......Page 63
Viking York......Page 73
Pre-conquest England......Page 79
Ireland......Page 94
Picts and Early Scots......Page 98
Alba and Early Scotland......Page 102
Gwynedd......Page 109
Powys......Page 119
Deheubarth......Page 123
Smaller Welsh Kingdomsms......Page 130
House of Dunkeld......Page 131
Balliol and Bruce......Page 149
Stewarts......Page 156
Normans......Page 184
Angevins and Plantagenets......Page 199
Lancatrians and Yorkists......Page 236
Tudors......Page 257
Stuarts......Page 285
Hanoverians......Page 323
Windsors......Page 359
Acknowledgement of Sources......Page 375
Further Reading......Page 376
Glossary......Page 377
Index......Page 379
