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At the head of a complex pyramidal political structure was the mwami ( " king " ) ,
who was considered to be of divine origin . Tutsi expansion continued until the
European colonial period of the late 19th century . They retained their dominant ...
At the head of a complex pyramidal political structure was the mwami ( " king " ) ,
who was considered to be of divine origin . Tutsi expansion continued until the
European colonial period of the late 19th century . They retained their dominant ...
Page 703
Almost surrounding the town is the great royal park where , from Saxon times ,
the kings hunted . ... Windsor ( which was never incorporated ) ( afterward King
George V ) , and Princess Mary originally comprised a much larger area , which
of ...
Almost surrounding the town is the great royal park where , from Saxon times ,
the kings hunted . ... Windsor ( which was never incorporated ) ( afterward King
George V ) , and Princess Mary originally comprised a much larger area , which
of ...
Page 828
Upon the death of the Young Pretender in 1788 , Stuart proclaimed himself king
as The Cardinal Duke of York , detail of a painting by an unknown artist ; in the
Scottish National Portrait Gallery , Edinburgh By courtesy of the Scottish National
...
Upon the death of the Young Pretender in 1788 , Stuart proclaimed himself king
as The Cardinal Duke of York , detail of a painting by an unknown artist ; in the
Scottish National Portrait Gallery , Edinburgh By courtesy of the Scottish National
...
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| Title | The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 16 The New Encyclopædia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Incorporated, 1981 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 19 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 085229378X, 9780852293782 |
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