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Usurpation Adonijah presumptuously assumed David’s throne before Solomon’s investiture. [O.T.: I Kings 1:5–10] takeover of Austria (1938). [Eur. Hist.: Hitler, 590–627] steals throne by killing all royal line. [O.T.: II Kings 11:1] usurped throne of Hamlet’s father. [Br. Lit.: Hamlet]
arrogated dominions of his brother. [Br. Lit.: As You Like It] James II deposed; William and Mary enthroned (1688). [Br. Hist.: EB, 3: 248] (c. 1551–1605) cunningly has tsarevich murdered; gallantly accepts throne. [Russ. Lit.: Boris Godunov; Russ. Opera: Moussorgsky, Boris Godunov] murders Shallum and enthrones himself. [O.T.: II Kings 15:14] baseborn monk assumes dead tsarevich’s identity and throne. [Russ. Lit.: Boris Gudonov; Russ. Opera: Moussorgsky, Boris Godunov] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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