World Monarchies and Dynasties: Fr-M
- ISBN-10
- 0765680505
- ISBN-13
- 9780765680501
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 1063
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sharpe Reference
- Author
- John Middleton
Description
Attemting to "present monarchy as a central political and religious institution," this set includes nearly 400 entries on those individual monarchs "whose reigns and actions significantly impacted history," and more than 450 on specific royal dynasties. Additionally, 140 subject-related entries cover broad concepts such as accession, conquest, descent, and funerals.
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