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Dolan, Richard L. "Buttressing a monarchy literary representations of William III and the Glorious Revolution /." unrestricted, 2005. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04142005-124115/.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgia State University, 2005.
Ttitle from title screen. Tanya Caldwell, committee chair; Malinda G. Snow, Stephen B. Dobranski, committee members. 333 p. [numbered vi, 325]. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 26, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-325).

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Murray, Frances. "The representation of weeping rulers in the early Middle Ages." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15646.

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This thesis examines the representation of weeping rulers in early medieval sources, focusing on the Carolingian empire between 790 and 888. The meanings applied to tears are culturally specific: thus, exploring how, why, when and where rulers cried can illuminate the dynamics of power and ideals of kingship in this period. This thesis provides a survey of a poorly understood phenomenon. It also challenges several assumptions about the nature of early medieval power. Rulers wept not only over their own sins (a well-recognised phenomenon), but also over the sins of others and out of a desire for heavenly glory. Thus, they wept in a ‘monastic' or ‘priestly' way. This was something associated more with certain rulers than others. As such, tears can be used as a lens through which developments in ideas about the relationship between secular rulers and the ecclesiastical hierarchy can be traced. The thesis is divided into six sections. The historiographical importance of this topic is discussed in the introduction. Chapter one assesses the understanding of tears in biblical, Roman and Merovingian sources. Chapter two focuses on the representation of tears in texts associated with the court of Charlemagne (d. 814). Chapter three explores how authors loyal to Louis the Pious (d. 840) used tears to respond to criticisms of him and his wife, the Empress Judith (d. 843). Chapter four turns to exegetical material written between 820 and 860 and examines how biblical rulers were represented weeping. In particular, the reception of these previously unrecognised images in royal courts and their influence on narrative sources will be considered. Chapter five explores sources from the later ninth century, focusing particularly on the writings of Hincmar of Reims (d. 882) and Notker of St Gall (d. 912). Chapter six considers tears in three case studies drawn from post=Carolingian sources. Finally the concluding section outlines the significance of this thesis for our understanding of Carolingian and post Carolingian political culture and the history of weeping in the middle ages.

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Fish, Jeffrey Brian. "Philodemus, De bono rege secundum Homerum : a critical text with commentary (cols. 21-39) /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Hauenstein, Hanne. "Zu den Rollen der Marke-Figur in Gottfrieds "Tristan" /." Göppingen : Kümmerle-Verl, 2006. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0710/2006483030.html.

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Vilhelmsdotter, Gisela. "Riddare, bonde och biskop : studier kring tre fornsvenska dikter jämte två nyeditioner /." Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1999. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41056661z.

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Fox, Matthew Aaron. "Augustan accounts of the regal period." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1991. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:37fc131a-7c65-4c61-86db-2fe30e7edf47.

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This thesis examines accounts of the regal period in Cicero's de republica, Varro, Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Livy, as well as references to the period in Propertius IV and Ovid's Fasti. Cicero, Varro and Dionysius all present idealized accounts of the period, responding to the aetiological traditions concerning it, and making Rome's founders represent ideal originators, in different ways depending on the nature of their interests. Cicero acknowledges the problems of idealizing history, pointing to the influence of historical context on views of history. Dionysius' historiographical theories are examined, revealing a coherent theory in the light of which Dionysius' idealization can be seen as an informed attempt at an historical reconstruction. Livy too gives the regal period an originative function, to display in microcosm many themes important in later history. His interest in the origin of Rome's problems prevents him from idealizing the period. Instead he demonstrates political and social development under the kings which leads to a republic where the tensions of Rome's later history can be foreseen. Elegy had traditionally rejected history, but in Propertius IV history is included, much of it regal. Propertius establishes a particular relationship between the regal period and the elegist which is continued in Ovid's Fasti. Both poets reinterpret history, applying the self-conscious skill which had hitherto rejected historical material, and subverting expectations of the relationship of past to present. Ovid also displays kinship to themes of the Augustan revival, celebrating the present as the culmination of the past. The main unifying feature of all accounts is the dominance of the author's view of the present in shaping his version of history, stemming from the importance of the regal period as the period of Rome's origins. In the conclusion, these writings are placed within their Augustan context.

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Gera, Deborah Levine. "The dialogues of the Cyropaedia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:fd2e7159-de3a-4186-9d4f-f320eec2a40a.

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This thesis is an examination of the dialogues of Xenophon's Cyropaedia. Chapter I opens with a brief introduction to the Cyr. - its genre, date, epilogue and place in modern scholarship. The second half of the chapter is devoted to an overall survey of the work's dialogues. The dialogues are listed and divided into seven main categories; various formal features of the dialogues - their length, number of speakers, presence of an audience, dramatic background etc. - are noted. The second chapter deals with the "Socratic" or didactic dialogues of the Cyr. These conversations are first compared to Xenophon's actual Socratic dialogues, particularly those of the Memorabilia, and are shown to have several of the same characteristics: a leading didactic figure, discussion of ethical questions, the use of analogies and a series of brief questions and replies etc. A detailed commentary on the "Socratic" dialogues of the Cyr. follows; some of these dialogues are seen to be livelier and more dialectical than Xenophon's genuine Socratic conversations and his hero Cyrus is not always assigned the role of teacher. Symposium dialogues are the subject of the third chapter. These conversations are shown to have several features or themes in common, such as a blend of serious and light conversation, a discussion of poverty and wealth, a love interest and rivalry among the guests. The symposia of the Cyr. are compared to earlier literary symposia, including those of Plato and Xenophon, and some of the more Persian features of these parties are pointed out. Chapter IV deals with the novelle or colourful tales of the Cyr. - the stories of Croesus, Panthea, Gobryas and Gadatas. The characters and plots of these stories are found to have much in common with the novelle of Ctesias and Herodotus. Nonetheless, it is argued in a detailed commentary on these dialogues that Xenophon displays considerable skill and originality in the telling of these tales. The fifth chapter is a brief commentary on the remaining categories of dialogues: short or anecdotal conversations, negotiation, planning and information dialogues. These dialogues are compared to similar conversations in other works by Xenophon. Finally, there are three appendices. The first questions whether Cyrus is portrayed as an ideal hero even after the conquest of Babylon, and the second discusses the problem of Persian sources in the Cyr. The third appendix is a list of the speeches of the Cyr.

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Krause, Andrew Robert. "II Samuel 5-8 as royal apology in light of Hittite royal apology genre [microform] : /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p048-0327.

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Lazar, Jessica. "1603 - the wonderfull yeare : literary responses to the accession of James I." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a0b0e575-da98-405d-81d8-8ddd0bf53924.

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'1603. The Wonderfull Yeare: Literary Responses to the Accession of James I' argues that when James VI of Scotland was proclaimed James I of England on 24 March 1603, the printed verse pamphlets that greeted his accession presented him as a figure of hope and promise for the Englishmen now subject to his rule. However, they also demonstrate hitherto unrecognized concerns that James might also be a figure of threat to the very national strength, Protestant progress, and moral, cultural, and political renaissance for which he was being touted as harbinger and champion. The poems therefore transform an insecure and undetermined figure into a symbol that represents (and enables) promise and hope. PART ONE explores how the poetry seeks to address the uncertainty and fragility, both social and political, that arose from popular fears about the accession; and to dissuade dissenters (and make secure and unassailable the throne, and thereby the state of England), through celebration of the new monarch. Perceived legal, political, and dynastic concerns were exacerbated by concrete difficulties when James was proclaimed King of England, and so he was more than fifty miles from the English border (only reaching London for the first time in early May); his absence was further prolonged by plague; this plague also deferred the immediate sanction of public festivities that should have accompanied his July coronation. An English Jacobean icon was configured in literature to accommodate and address these threats and hazards, neutralizing fears surrounding the idea of the accession with confidence in the idea of the king it brings. In the texts that respond to James's accession we observe his appropriation as a figure of hope and promise. PART 2 looks to more personal hopes and fears, albeit within the national context. It considers how the poets engage with the King's own established iconography and intentions, publicly available to view within his own writing - and especially poetry. The image that is already established there has the potential either to obstruct or to enable national and personal causes and ambitions (whether political, religious, or cultural). The poetry therefore develops strategies to negotiate with and so appropriate the King's own self-fashioning.

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Coules, John N. "Good kings, bad kings." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Rankin, Mark. "Imagining Henry VIII cultural memory and the Tudor king, 1535-1625 /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1179496104.

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Coffey, Alexandra. "Höllischer Ehrgeiz und himmlische Macht : Herrschafts- und Magiediskurse im Theater der englischen Renaissance /." München : Utz, 2009. http://d-nb.info/988230267/04.

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Hanna, Elizabeth H. "Arthur and the Scots : narratives, nations, and sovereignty in the later Middle Ages." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9750.

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Hughes, Marianelly. "Monarcas, tiranos y tiranicidios la ideología de Juan de Mariana en la obra de Lope de Vega /." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1155647816.

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Chan, Wai-yu, and 陳慧瑜. "The idea of kingship in ancient Chinese and Japanese mythologies: a comparative study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31228185.

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Wright, Janet. "A critical examination of current theories regarding the extent to which sacral kingship functioned in ancient Israel as reflectled in the royal Psalms." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Sponsler, Kenneth A. "The problem of kingship in the book of Judges." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Chang, Sok-chung. "An exegetical study on 2 Kings 17 a historiographical approach to the Deuteronomistic history /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Liphadzi, Azwifaneli Erson. "A study on king and justice in Proverbs 28-29." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Milin, Gaël. "Le roi Marc aux oreilles de cheval." Genève : [Paris] : Droz ; [diff. Champion], 1991. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb354617632.

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Holder, David. "The Davidic kingship ideal in the Old Testament its function and development /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Eisenberg, Andrew. "Retired emperorship and the politics of succession in the northern dynasties of China: 386-581 /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10336.

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Leung, Siu-kit, and 梁紹傑. "The issue of imperial succession and factional politics in Late Ming China (1586-1621)." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31233739.

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Kim, Jeong Bong. ""Come out after Saul and after Samuel!" a case for tex[t]ual analysis of 1 Samuel 11:1-11 /." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11062008-140956/.

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Lee, Sau-kwan. "The death of Empress Zhangsum and the revolt of Prince Chengqian Changsun huanghou zhi si yu tai zi Chengqian zhi luan /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31950887.

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Lam, Hung-yee, and 林雄兒. "A study of the governmental policy of Emperor Yang of theSui Dynasty." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953074.

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Lee, Sau-kwan, and 李秀君. "The death of Empress Zhangsum and the revolt of Prince Chengqian." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31950887.

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Babendererde, Cornell. "Sterben, Tod, Begräbnis und liturgisches Gedächtnis bei weltlichen Reichsfürsten des Spätmittelalters." Ostfildern : Thorbecke, 2006. http://books.google.com/books?id=hDnaAAAAMAAJ.

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De, Bruyn Joseph Jacobus. "Die christologie van die Eerste Testament met spesifieke verwysing na die Psalms 'n praktiese toespitsing op Psalm 110 /." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262008-143608/.

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Azize, Joseph. "Who wrote the Assyrian King list?" Phd thesis, School of Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7154.

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Ngubane, Mlungisi. "Sources of succession disputes in respect of ubukhosi / chieftainship with regard to the Cele and Amangwane chiefdoms, KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/436.

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Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Zululand, 2005.
This dissertation seeks to take up the challenge of contributing to such an understanding of chieftainship by looking at the chieftainship succession disputes in the Cele clan of Phungashe and AmaNgwane clan of Bergville in the Province of KwaZulu -Natal, South Africa. The incorporation of indigenous political structures within the wider South African state has a long history, starting from the movements of people from one area to the other, the formation of smaller chiefdoms and bigger chiefdoms and to the rise of the Zulu kingdom. The entire process of Zulu state formation has been through a series of succession disputes which exist among many clans even nowadays. Also, the role of successions runs from the arrangements of indirect rule at the latter part of the nineteen-century to the pivotal role played by traditional leaders in the homeland administration and after 1994, the recognition of the institution, status and role of traditional leadership in the country's first democratic constitution and the enactment of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act. No. 41 of 2003 which makes provision for the establishment of the Chieftainship Dispute Resolution Commission.

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Geyser, Anna Barbara. "1 & 2 Kronieke as 'n magsteks." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05242006-144255/.

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Suriano, Matthew James. "The formulaic epilogue for a king in the Book of Kings in the light of royal funerary rites in ancient Israel and the Levant." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1679385691&sid=32&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Christoforou, Panayiotis. "Living in an age of gold : being a subject of the Roman Emperor." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:eb667a08-6cd5-4de4-a23d-f5e045277799.

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This thesis explores the perception of the emperor in the mentalités of his subjects, exploring the different ways he was understood. Drawing upon written material from Augustus to Alexander Severus, this thesis explores the roles he was cast in, alluding to a discourse concerning who the emperor was and what he should be, exploring similarities across the period. It is argued the participants in this conversation are not restricted to an elite, but also involved scrutiny from a wider population. Accordingly, this thesis is an alternative history about how the Emperor seemed. It is split into three parts according to episodes of an emperor's life: Part 1 and Chapter 1 explore the nature of the succession, including a discussion of the scholarship concerning the nature of the emperor's power and its transmission. It explores the nature of the succession, the imperial family, and perception of this issue from the perspective of his subjects. Part 2 explores the discourse about the emperor's conduct during his reign. Chapter 2 discusses the issues with the evidence, and how to glean a wider perspective. Chapter 3 is a thematic treatment of the 'topics of conversation' within the discourse, and each help to describe the 'thought-world' concerning the emperor, involving the fears and expectations of his roles in government, culture, and society; from the banal to the fantastic. Part 3 and Chapter 4 concern the emperor's legacy. It discusses the impression of the emperor's timelessness, and the comparability of the emperorship. This is reflected in the afterlife of an emperor, showing the relevancy of dead emperors to subsequent generations, and is manifested in diverse ways, from historical discourse to the appearance of false emperors. Finally, comparability is stressed, opening possibilities for further study on the nature of the emperorship as an example of autocracy.

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Vincent, Schneider Robert J. "Vincenti Belvacensis De morali principis institutione." Turnholti : Brepols, 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32647198.html.

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Evans, Jason Wyeth. "On his own terms : ecclesiastical reform, kingship, and the personal piety of William the Conqueror /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1418017.

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Soggie, Neil A. "Ai, a temporary city at "the ruin" the revision of Vincent's framework as a rational and adequate alternative to the conclusions of Albright, Marquet-Krause, Callaway and Zevit /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Cha, Louis. "The imperial succession in Tang China, 618-762." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/252203.

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Groenhout, Fiona Elizabeth. "Debauchery, disloyalty, and other deficiencies : the impact of ideas of princely character upon indirect rule in central India, c.1886-1946." University of Western Australia. History Discipline Group, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2010.0006.

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This thesis examines a series of episodes in the history of indirect rule that resulted in rulers being deposed or otherwise removed from power. It does so from the conviction that such episodes provide a valuable opportunity to explore the conceptions of princely character held and articulated by British officials, and to assess to what extent such conceptions informed British expectations of the princes, and thus shaped the daily and local practice of indirect rule in colonial India. The study is intended to contribute to the growing body of work on the history of the princely states, a subject that until recently was considered marginal to understanding colonial South Asia, but whose importance is increasingly being recognised. Its geographical focus the states of the Central India Agency attempts to redress the comparative neglect of this region to date; it also seeks to achieve a balance between the relative merits and shortcomings of single-state and 'all-India' studies, by allowing for intensive analysis of an interconnected group of rulers and officials, whilst maintaining a sufficiently diverse sample of situations and individuals to enable broader conclusions to be suggested. Moreover, the approach adopted firmly locates this thesis within the emerging study of the cultural history of empire: the rulers of the princely states occupied a position within the colonial hierarchies of class, race and gender that was uniquely liminal within India and rare elsewhere. They failed to fit neatly any of the pre-ordained categories of colonial society and consequently had the potential to disrupt the conventions of deference, distance and difference on which such a society was based. Analysis of how the British attempted to characterise the princes, therefore, should complement existing analyses of the operation of such important concepts as race, masculinity, sexuality, sanity, class and tradition in colonial India. This study argues that British ideas and ideals of princely character were neither fixed nor hegemonic: conflict over the meaning and significance of a ruler's conduct regularly arose between the many levels of the imperial bureaucracy. There was not a single, consistent and explicitly defined normative discourse of princely conduct: officials' expectations of rulers shifted over time in response to the changing outlook and interests of the British in India, as well as varying across the significant differences of faith, race, region and status that they perceived to divide the princely order. Furthermore, rulers themselves whether through negotiation, evasion or contestation played a significant role in the constant redefinition of such ideas. However, British officials' conceptions and representations of princely character were not wholly constitutive of their power over the princes and their states. Although assessments of a ruler's character as inadequate, even incurably deviant, could be advanced as justification for intervening in a state, the impact of such ideas upon the actual practice of indirect rule was substantially qualified by an array of other considerations. Orientalist conceptions of princely character may have been highly influential in shaping the conduct of 'political relations', but they were often ignored or abandoned by officials when the dividends of a more pragmatic approach to the princes were thought to be higher.

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Kilburn, Matthew Charles. "Royalty and public in Britain, 1714-1789." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0c41d96a-02d8-4126-ba75-2d27f34a7035.

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The thesis sets out to examine the interaction between the British royal family and its 'public' in the period between the Hanoverian succession and the recovery of George in from 'insanity' in 1789. Throughout, emphasis is given to the reception of royal activity by the press, who circulated information around the kingdom. It argues that the emergence of the domestic, popular monarchy in the middle of the reign of George III was the result of longterm considerations which arose from the activities of earlier generations of eighteenthcentury royalty, and were further developed by George III and his siblings. The growth of the royal family, and the physical and social limitations of the eighteenth-century court, led to its members finding avenues for self-expression outside the court and consequently to the expansion of the public sphere of the royal family. The subject is approached through six chapters: the move from traditional - usually sacerdotal - manifestations of royal benevolence, to sponsorship of voluntary hospitals and similar charities; accession and coronation celebrations during the century; royal public appearances in general, including the theatre and the masquerade, as well as visits to the provinces; the royal residences; royal support for scientific endeavour; and the legacy of the seventeenth century on eighteenth-century royalty, including portraiture and the family's martial connections, and the appearance or absence of mythologized seventeenth-century images in relation to the Thanksgiving of 1789. The thesis is intended to complement recent work on the emergence of national consciousness in Britain in the eighteenth century, as well as on royalty itself. It attempts to identify some of the questions concerning the place the royal family had in the society of eighteenth-century Britain, how its public image reflected that context, and how this helped the monarchy to survive as a stronger institution.

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Hamusunse, Pamela. "The role of traditional leadership in supporting municipal service delivery : a case study of Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1578.

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Thesis (MPA. (Public Administration)) -- University of Limpopo, 2015
The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the role of traditional leaders in supporting service delivery in the communities of Polokwane Municipality as a third sphere of government. Moreover, not much research has been conducted in this field especially in Limpopo Province. The latest policy document on Transforming Public Service Delivery stipulates that public services are not a privilege in a civilised and democratic society, they are a legitimate expectation. Hence, meeting the basic needs of all citizens is one of the five key programmes of the government’s Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). From the literature review, it was evident that service delivery is essential in the communities and traditional leaders and the municipality have a critical role to play. Therefore this study also aimed at examining the problems and challenges the community is confronted with during the provision of services and also reflects on the strategic importance of the municipality in service delivery. This information may be used as a point of departure in showing the municipalities and traditional leaders the perception of communities and their level of satisfaction and serves as a yardstick in terms of their effectiveness in delivering services to the community. The study used data collection instruments such as interview schedule, questionnaires and supporting documents, such as the Polokwane Integrated Development Plan and relevant scientific articles to collect data in the four selected villages. The participants ranged from the youth, adults, to people with disabilities and the elderly. The main patterns of concern that emerged from the data related to the low levels of satisfaction among the community in terms of service delivery in general. From the analysis of data it was realised that the lack of proper service delivery impacts negatively on members of the community. It is advisable for the Municipality to take note of these findings and concerns. In an effort to improve and ensure effectiveness in this sphere as stipulated in the White Paper on Transforming Public Service Delivery and the Reconstruction and Development Programme documents. Therefore, it can be concluded that the provision of service delivery in the municipality is of a substandard quality, and that the provision of quality services in the municipality is required. This can be achieved through the participation of traditional leaders, municipalities and community members.

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Pépin, Guilhem. "The relationship between the kings of England and their role as dukes of Aquitaine and their Gascon subjects : forms, processes and substance of a dialogue (1275-1453)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670166.

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Shiweda, Napandulwe Tulyovapika. "Mandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angola." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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Mandume has fought two colonial powers, Portugal and British-South Africa from the time he became king in 1911 to 1917. This thesis looked at the different ways in which Manume is remembered in Namibia and Angola after these countries had gained their independence from colonialism. His bravery in fighting the colonizers has awarded him hero status and he is considered a nationalist hero in both Namibia and Angola. However, he is memorialized differently in Namibia and Angola. The process of remembering Mandume in different ways is related to where his body and head are buried respectively. This is because there is a belief that his body was beheaded, and his head was buried in Windhoek while the rest of his body is buried in Angola. The monument that is alleged to host his head is claimed to belong to him to this day. However, this monument was erected for the fallen South African troops who died fighting him. The author argued that this belief was in response to the need to reclaim a monumental space to commemorate Mandume in the capital city.

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Ahn, Doohwan. "British strategy, economic discourse, & The Idea of a Patriot King, 1702-1738." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283894.

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Goswell, Gregory Ross. "For my eyes have seen the King: kingship, human and divine, in the Book of Isaiah with special reference to Isaiah chapters 36-39." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18995.

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Simelane, Antonio L. "The origin of the Mkhwanazi tribe under Mkhontokayise J. Mkhwanazi." Thesis, University of Zululand, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1192.

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Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree B.A. Honours in the Department of History at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1993.
The History of the Mkhwanazi tribe between the UMhIathuze and the UMlalazi rivers in the east and west respectively and the Indian Ocean and the Ongoye moun tains in the South and North is an off shoot of the Mkhwanazi tribe of the chief Somkhele in the Hlabisa district • Its history can be clearly' understood by first looking at the history of the Mkhwanazi tribe in the Hlabisa district.

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Phelpstead, Carl Luke. "Dialogues on sainthood : a Bakhtinian reading of saints' lives in the Icelandic Kings' Sagas." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285428.

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Hudspeth, Logan Matthew. "Rulers, Rhetoric, and Ray-Guns: A Post Colonial Look at 90's Alien Invasion Media." TopSCHOLAR®, 2014. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1439.

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This thesis opens discussion on American alien invasion films of the 90s as a self-critique, a reaction to being an imperial power at the end of the Cold War. The alien menace in these films is not the "other" but rather the U.S. itself being the colonizer or conqueror looking to expand its sphere of influence. Furthermore, it discusses how Presidential rhetoric in the films play a role in this postcolonial reading. Specific works studied are: Independence Day (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998), and The Puppet Masters (1994).

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Cochell, Trevor D. Kennedy James Morris. "An interpretation of Isaiah 6:1-5 in response to the art and ideology of the Achaemenid Empire." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5146.

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Cezula, Ntozakhe Simon. "Theocracy : reflections of the relationship between God and King in Samuel-Kings and Chronicles." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3479.

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Thesis (MDiv (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
One of the challenging questions for the religious people is whether theocracy is still relevant in a pluralistic society like the South African society. In this assignment I argue that theocracy is relevant for all times. It can just change form as the context changes to adapt to new circumstances. To test this assertion, this study concentrates on the study of Old Testament views regarding theocracy in different contexts. This is done by comparing the narratives of kings Saul, David, Solomon and Rehoboam as told by the Deuteronomist and the Chronicler. The focus is on how contextual influences are reflected in their telling of the stories of these kings and thereby also purport a certain form of theocracy befitting their particular contexts. The study then concludes that theocracy is relevant for all times but the change in context should be taken into consideration.

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