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Alexander I (Scotland)
Alexander I 1078?-1124, king of Scotland (1107-24), son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. He succeeded his brother Edgar, who had divided the kingdom so that Alexander ruled only N of the Forth and Clyde rivers, while his brother David ruled in the south. Early in his reign he decisively... Read more |
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Theodoric I
Theodoric I or Thierry I , d. 534, Frankish ruler, son of Clovis I . On his father's death (511) he shared equally with his brothers, Clodomer, Childebert I , and Clotaire I , in the division of the Frankish kingdom. His capital was at Reims. With Clotaire he subjugated the Thuringians. He... Read more |
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Robert II (Normandy)
Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054-1134, duke of Normandy (1087-1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father. Father and son became reconciled, but Robert was later exiled. At William's death he inherited Normandy.... Read more |
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Malcolm III
Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore), d. 1093, king of Scotland (1057-93), son of Duncan I; successor to Macbeth (d. 1057). It took him some years after Macbeth's death to regain the boundaries of his father's kingdom. About 1068, Edgar Atheling , pretender to the English throne, took refuge with... Read more |
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Sargon I
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Jeroboam I
Jeroboam I , in the Bible, first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He was an Ephraimite and led a revolt against Solomon, inspired probably by the restlessness of N Palestine under southern rule. Jeroboam fled to Egypt when the plot failed but returned on the accession of Solomon's son, ... Read more |
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Thomas Randolph 1st earl of Murray
Thomas Randolph Murray, 1st earl of , d. 1332, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Robert I . He joined Robert's revolt against Edward I of England in 1306 but was captured at the battle of Methven and forced to swear fealty to the English king. Recaptured (1308) by Sir James de Douglas, he became one of... Read more |
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William I (the Lion)
William I (c.1142–1214), king of Scots (1165–1214), later known as ‘the Lion’. Younger brother and successor to Malcolm IV, he was granted the earldom of Northumberland by his grandfather David I in 1152, and never accepted the loss of the border counties to Henry ... Read more |
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David I
David I 1084-1153, king of Scotland (1124-53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde and Forth rivers. By his marriage to the heiress of the earl of Northumbria he... Read more |
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Bruce
Bruce Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. His son was granted fiefs in Scotland, and the family therefore rendered homage in both kingdoms. The 5th Robert the Bruce was... Read more |
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Kings I and II
Kings I and II Two books in the Old Testament, called Third and Fourth Kingdoms in...recount the history of the kingdom of Israel from the end of the reign of David (c.970 bc) to the fall of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem by the... |
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David I
David I (c.1085–1153), king of Scots (1124–53...succeeded his brother Alexander I. His early career brought...he was educated at Henry I's court and became earl...programme of church reform. Thus David created or revived ... |
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David II
...David II (1324–71), king of Scots (1329–71...Parliament. In 1357, David was released in return...succession of Edward III if David had no direct heir, were...possibly with the approval of David himself.After his return...successors before ... |
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Scofield, (David) Paul
Scofield, (David) Paul (1922– ), English...portrayal of the Bastard in King John at the Birmingham Repertory...Peter Brook directed him in King Lear in 1962 for the RSC in...Dream. Nat in Herb Gardner's I'm Not Rappaport (1986) was... |
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Novello, (David) Ivor
Novello, (David) Ivor [ (David) Ivor Davies] (1893–1951), actor-manager...He was appearing in his own musical King's Rhapsody (1949) at the time of...included The Truth Game (1928), I Lived with You (1932), Full House... |
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Garrick, David
Garrick, David (1717–79), one of the greatest English...Hamlet with the Grave-diggers omitted, of King Lear without the Fool, and of a Romeo and...from Dr Johnson the memorable epitaph: ‘I am disappointed by that stroke of death which... |
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Strathclyde, kingdom of
...and ravaged by Edmund, king of the English, in 945...often alleged that Duncan I was installed as king by his grandfather Malcolm...is open to question. Kings of Scots no doubt held...independent ruler was David, brother of Alexander ... |
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James I
James I (1394–1437), king of Scots (1406–37...style and kingship of James I were sharply divided. Abbot...was dead; another brother, David, duke of Rothesay...the formative years of James I's life, instilling in... |
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Scottish Wars of Independence
...against Edward in the name of King John, which was...rapidly crowned as Robert I, but as rapidly defeated...into Ireland under Robert I's brother Edward Bruce...Northampton of 1328, Robert I was formally recognized...son and heir, the future ... |
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Moray, kingdom of
...s son Mael Snechta, king of Moray, as heir to...continued to resist the kings of Scots until 1230...patchwork of regional kings. The king of Scots, the greatest...family, introduced by David I (1124–53) to pacify... |
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king
...to steal the title.King of Kings in the Christian Church, used...a title assumed by certain kings who rule over lesser kings.King of Rome the title born by the son (1811–32) of Napoleon I, who had gone into exile as... |
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Kings, books of
...included for the kings of Judah than for...theology assesses every king by the criterion...So the northern kings are all condemned...in Jerusalem. The kings of the north all...the way of Jeroboam I with his golden calves...Jeroboam was ... |
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David I
David I (c.1085–1153), king of Scots (1124–53). An outstanding...and succeeded his brother Alexander I. Educated at Henry I's court he drew on his experience...coinage.Quintessentially, however, David was as much a conventional ... |
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David
...probably d. c.970 BC), first king of the Judaean dynasty. His reign...Hebrew tradition the name of David occupied a central place. His...reestablishment of the sovereignty of ‘ David’ (i.e. of the house of David) as part of the deliverance ... |
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Robert II
...the first Stewart king of Scots (1371–90...birth of a son to Robert I in 1324 left Robert only...failing a direct heir to David II. He was several times king's lieutenant during David's minority and captivity...succeeded the childless ... |
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Scottish Wars of Independence
...against Edward in the name of King John, which was not finally...rapidly crowned as Robert I, but as rapidly defeated...Northampton of 1328, Robert I was formally recognized...son and heir, the future David II, was married to Joanna...peace did not last. ... |
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monarchy
...other hand, gave the king a strong, if not impregnable...William I, Edward I, Edward III, Henry...been possible. Henry I apologized to Anselm for...competitive. The kings of France were proud...II embellished it. David ... |
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Hushai
Hushai Described as David's ‘friend’ (2 Sam. 15: 37), i.e. a court official...instrumental in enabling David to defeat the rebellion...misplaced, for his loyalty to David never wavered. Thus the king was saved. Ahitophel... |
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Somerled
...descended from Irish kings who had been in the...ambivalent relations with the kings of Scotland, having supported David I during an invasion of...administered by the king of the Isle of Man under...1158, after which the ... |
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Balliol, John
...c.1250–1313), king of Scots (1292–6...through his mother from David, earl of Huntingdon...The verdict of Edward I's Parliament at Norham...majority of Scots. Edward I, however, had insisted...control. In 1296 Edward I took Berwick. ... |
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King David, warts and all
...have been balm to rival King Saul's frayed nerves, but it brought fame to David, son of Jesse. Kafkafi...production about King David ever since his adolescent...original version of The David Experience, turning his dream into reality. ... |
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King David still reigns.(TRAVEL2)
...remembers most about the King David Hotel, after the excellent...hotel of the Tower of David, the walls of Jerusalem...never have to say "If I forget thee O Jerusalem...a king to stay at the King David in ... |
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King David on trial at university event.
...Emery Dec. 18--King David, the second monarch...all counts. "I was at my palace...killed," said David -- being portrayed...bathing where the king could see her...with a shrug. "I wanted the best...voted and found ... |
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Cutting King David down to size
...Murderer, Traitor, King by Baruch Halpern. Eerdmans...30/19.99 Poor King David. The marble-hewed...the 1985 Hollywood flick King David (one wag suggested...that have revolved around David over the years: that...apart the ... |
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U of M president finds inspiration in King David
...last summer. "All the kings who succeed him are either...condemned for not following David's pattern." Yet despite...Bible's high praise for David, the man wasn't perfect, he notes. "King David lived in a complex world...are shades of ... |
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King David Society celebrates a tradition of uncommon giving
...Kaiserman.Members of King David Society make annual...Casnoff's conviction that King David Society members play...passed away suddenly. I was devastated," Swartz...comments to the 100 King David Society ... |
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King David's to open second location in July
FAYETTEVILLE - King David's Restaurant, a popular...to 72 patrons, while King David's 30-year-old, 3...several months after King David's was evicted from its...being there for 15 years. I was very ... |
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Scholars debate the existence of King David and the authorship of the...
...victory of a king of Damascus over the "king of Israel" and "the House of David." It was thought...100 years of David's death. Two...Jerusalem. "I was dancing around...capture the feeling I got looking at...DWD refers to ... |
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King David
...child will be a king or a minister...My wife and I looked at one...Moses and King David had also come...political career. But I did know one thing. I had to learn the...be said about David Levy: He ... |
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Israel's Golden Boy: George Fischoff Sings the Story of King David
...George Fischoff Sings the Story of King David.David, with his seductive curly locks...wisdom, cunning and panache, David's was an unparalled success story...retreat with a simple, "Sorry, I forget my place." Caught up in... |
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