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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Royal houses"”.
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The First Battle for Scottish Independence: The Battle of Dunnichen, A.D. 685.
… related to the Northumbrian and the Pictish royal houses in the seventh century. The Picts, the Scots and the Celtic Britons fell into subjugation under the control of the expansionist Northumbrian kings and remained there for most of the seventh century. Northumbrian expansion was halted by …
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The influence of traditional leaders on teacher appointments in Limpopo schools
… three primary schools and three traditional royal houses. The findings indicate that traditional leaders did not have influence on teacher appointments. In this context, teacher appointments remained the prerogative of the Provincial Head of Department. However, traditional leaders applaud …
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Centrepieces: Compositions for the adornment of the European formal table in the long eighteenth century
… displays were staged at the residences of the royal houses, the nobility, and the emerging upper bourgeoisie. Alongside the orderly display of the service à-la-française and the highly artistic vessels laden with food, impressive table-top ensembles, now generally called centrepieces, were …
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Ammon in the Hebrew Bible: a Textual Analysis and Archaeological Context of Selected References to the Ammonites of Transjordan
… of interrelationships which existed between the royal houses of Ammon and Israel. Many Ammonite references cluster around two important themes--tribal/kindred loyalty and honor for Yahweh's temple (or a lack thereof).</p> <p>Chapter 4 gives a topographical and archaeological background for …
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Publishing the Stuarts: Occasional Literature and Politics from 1603 to 1625
… for an audience comprised of more than the royal family, nobles, and courtiers, I seek to show a different vision of the Stuarts, one that is international, multi-centric, popular, and poly-vocal. Each chapter focuses on a major court event and the literary response to it: the 1606 state …