TY - BOOK AU - Panton,Kenneth J. TI - Historical dictionary of the British monarchy SN - 9780810874978 AV - DA28.1 U1 - 941.009/9 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Scarecrow Press KW - Queens KW - Great Britain KW - Biography KW - Dictionaries KW - Monarchy KW - History KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Historical KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - Courts and courtiers KW - fast KW - Kings and rulers KW - Court and courtiers KW - Dictionary KW - Electronic books KW - dictionaries KW - aat KW - Biographies KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf KW - Dictionnaires N1 - 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; Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-664); 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=358499 ER -