This thesis examines the constitutional phase (1902–1923) of the reign of Alfonso XIII from a new perspective. Unlike most previous political histories of the period, it explores the efforts of cabinet ministers, Palace officials, and the monarchist press to portray an image of …
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The dissertation is a catalogue of the artifacts of hand-held weapons which have been excavated in the southern Levant in Iron Age II contexts and which were published with an accompanying drawing or photograph. The intent has been to place in one easily accessible volume repres…
This thesis contends that the monarch-centred view of the masque, which hasprevailed since the publication in the 1960s and 1970s of Stephen Orgel's seminalworks on the genre, needs to be challenged in the light of recent scholarship on thecultural agency of other members of the…
Very little academic work has focused upon the British monarchy/Royal Family and its significance for the people of Britain. However, of the more recent pieces of work on the subject, several have emphasized the ideological impact of the institution (Coward, 1984; Williamson, 19…
This thesis aims to consider the competing visions of Sasanian Iran advanced by Arthur Christensen in ‘L'Iran sous les Sassanides' (1944) and Parvaneh Pourshariati in ‘Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire' (2008), discuss the relevant evidence in relation to their arguments, …
David and his Psalms were at the center of many poetical and political early modern controversies: from what to say or do in church or tavern, to who should run the country. Writings by Thomas Sternhold, Thomas Wyatt, Philip Sidney, King James VI/I, John Milton, and the ghostwri…
Horses and chariots play a dynamic role in the military and economic life of Israel during the Iron Age (1150-586 B.C.E.). Although the Assyrians, Egyptians, Arameans, and Israelites all fielded substantial chariot contingents and engaged in numerous battles, the practicalities …
Hassan II ruled as the highly-centralized king of Morocco from 1961 through 1999, one of the longest uninterrupted reigns in late twentieth-century history. Unlike most other Arab kings who survived the sociopolitical pressures encapsulated by Samuel Huntington as "the king's di…
June 23, 1908 in Iran, the day of the bombardment of the majles and the arrest, torture and execution of many constitutionalists, marks the beginning of the reign of terror for those who sought reform and progress, within a modernist context. As a result of the politically preca…
During the 2011 Arab Spring protests, the Presidents of Egypt and Tunisia lost their seats as a result of popular protests. While protests occurred in Morocco during the same time, King Mohammed VI maintained his throne. I argue that the Moroccan king was able to maintain his po…
Queen Victoria is one of the best known monarchs throughout history. Her life and connection to Scotland has not been fully explored. Most people do not realize the full connection or the full importance of her time in Scotland. Victoria impacted Scotland just as much as Scotlan…
This study explores the appeal and limitations of Islamic revivalism in Morocco. The research is based on historical documents and qualitative interviews with officials, ordinary Muslims, and Islamists. The study traces the birth of the Islamist movement, its early manifestation…