![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 217, Edward V ‘was crowned immediately.’ He was initially accepted as king, but there was no coronation.ĭid Richard III ‘usurp’ the throne? Many scholars would disagree, yet it is stated as fact. 9, Vatican City is a contemporary ‘monarchy’? A few statements I checked made me suspicious of the general accuracy: The limited number of examples leads to oversimplification, a confused chronology, much repetition, supposition and assumption, plus unsupported and controversial statements. The author has created a synthesis of existing research, quoting from many essays and monographs and some primary sources (Notes occupy 30 pages further reading and bibliography, 46 pages.) A survey of how queens acquired and used power and influence, and the changing nature of queenship is a topic needing more than one volume to do it justice. ![]()
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