To protect their kings, ancient Mesopotamians discovered how to predict eclipses, which were associated with the deaths of rulers. This eventually led to the birth of astronomy.
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American men see manhood in opposition to womanhood. Danes, on the other hand, see manhood as not acting immaturely, as a boy would.
The ‘divine right of kings’ may sound obsolete, but it has resonances today. Richard II asks what it means to have power, to take power – and what we’re left with when it’s gone.
During a two-decade period of English history known as the Anarchy, a woman sought to make the then-unprecedented move of ascending to the English throne.
With much public discussion of President Donald Trump as, potentially, a king, a scholar of Roman history and rhetoric sees 2,000-year-old parallels.
A forensic dig into early British history means we can finally understand the heroes and stories that created a composite king.
The divine right of kings was dismantled after a bloody conflict nearly 400 years ago. The impulse which led to that change should protect us from the reign of the White House emperor.
Experts believe that Henry I lies beneath a Reading car park. But some royal burials are even more mysterious.
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Associate Professor, Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership, Bournemouth University
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Reader in Medieval History, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Bournemouth University
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Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow in Classical Studies, Temple University
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Professor, Classics and Archaeology; Philosophy, Queen's University, Ontario
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