All About History Royal Dynasties - 3rd Edition 2022

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From scandals and secrets to betrayal and bloodshed, discover the
fascinating tales of history’s most influential monarchies
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How the world’s
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or centuries powerful royal families have dominated
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and shaped the social and political landscapes of
Europe and beyond.
Inside we explore the incredible tales of betrayal and
bloodshed and the scandalous stories and shocking
secrets of some of history’s most fascinating and influential royal
bloodlines, from the great British houses of Stuart and Windsor to
Europe’s legendary Habsburg-Lorraine and Bourbon dynasties. We
shine a light on the benevolent monarchs, cruel tyrants and doomed
despots that defined their families, as well as royalty’s lesser-known
but no less fascinating dukes, duchesses, princes and princesses.
We uncover how the Romanovs met their tragic end, discover the
rivalry that divided the Tudors, and meet the much-loved and still
current Orange-Nassaus of the Netherlands. And it’s not just the great
European royal houses covered inside – we’ll also take a tour of some
of the longest-serving and most influential families from around the
world, from the Solomon lineage of Abyssinia to China’s great Ming
dynasty. We also examine what the future holds for the world’s existing
royals and how they must adapt and evolve in order to survive in the
modern world. Enjoy!

ROYAL
DYNASTIES
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that saw the nation invaded, battle, with his dynasty reigning
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of religious and political turmoil most powerful nation before its
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monarchy, the House of Hanover loved dynasty – the last royal family of Russia – legacy of scandals, palaces, and personal
nothing more than a good family fight met its tragic fate after 300 years of rule dramas continue to captivate today
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rose to rule a united German who dominated the world stage for Gothas revolutionised the British
empire, and beyond almost five centuries monarchy, starting with their name
138 Around the world in six dynasties
From Abdullah I to Zhu Yuanzhang, join our tour of the world’s
most interesting royal dynasties
142 What does the future hold?
Over the centuries, the great dynasties have risen and fallen but it
seems like some are here to stay – or are they?
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he historic House of Wessex Saxon ships. He had little time to adjust to a force led by King Arthur) could not blunt the
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of Cerdic in honour of its Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, his host was forced to With Sussex, Kent, East Anglia and swathes
Germanic founder – has its do battle with a horde of natives, who in turn of Yorkshire falling to the Saxons, Cerdic left
roots in the ambitions of a were duly routed. behind an imposing realm when he died in 534
Saxon who would one day wage a relentless While it is safe to assume that both father CE. Succeeded by an impressive line of kings,
war across Britain with the aid of his son in and son will have been confronted with fierce the ferocious father of the House of Wessex
a ruthless quest for territory and plunder, a opposition, they managed to expand their established a line that would last for centuries
conflict that some believe pitted him against sphere of influence before solidifying their new and included men such as Egbert (who would
none other than King Arthur. kingdom of Wessex. In fact, so formidable were forge a kingdom so influential that it eventually
It’s believed that the fearsome Cerdic landed they that it is written that they scythed down a brought about the unification of England) and
on the coast of Hampshire in what is today king by the name of Natanleod and slew 5,000 of course the most famous name from all of
southern England with his equally ambitious of his men in 508 CE. Even defeat at the Battle Saxon Britain: Alfred the Great, king of Wessex
son Cynric in 495 CE aboard one of five of Mount Badon eight years later (allegedly to and the Anglo-Saxons.
King Cerdic, the Saxon warrior who While nothing certain is known about the location of the Battle of Badon,
sailed to Britain to carve out a kingdom what is beyond question is that it was a vital victory for the Britons
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