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  2. Saul - Wikipedia

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    In the narrative of Saul's private anointing in 1 Samuel 9:1–10:16, Saul is not referred to as a king (melech), but rather as a "leader" or "commander" (nagid) [59] [60] Saul is only given the title "king" (melech) at the public coronation ceremony at Gilgal. [61] Various authors have attempted to harmonize the two narratives regarding Saul's ...

  3. House of Saul - Wikipedia

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    The second is that the transfer was caused by Saul's failure as a king. The third is that David himself did not force his rise to the throne. The narrative further presents Saul as a representative of the Tribe of Benjamin and David as a representative of the Tribe of Judah, and covers the story of the dynasties which the two founded: the House ...

  4. Monarchy of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The position of King of Ireland was contested by William III and James II between 1689 and 1691, after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 made William King of Ireland, and this was reinforced by his victory at the Battle of the Boyne (part of the Williamite War in Ireland). Anne (1702–1714)

  5. Saul Monastery - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] By 1296 Saul is described as greatly impoverished. It was destroyed by Edward Bruce's armies during the Bruce invasion of Ireland in 1318. In 1380 a statute forbade any Gaelic Irish from becoming religious at Saul; only British settlers could. [5] The seal of the Abbot of Saul was on a petition to King Henry IV c. 1410.

  6. List of Scottish monarchs - Wikipedia

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    The English renewed their war with Scotland, and David was forced to flee the kingdom by Edward Balliol, son of King John, who managed to get himself crowned (1332–1356) and to give away Scotland's southern counties to England before being driven out again. David spent much of his life in exile, first in freedom with his ally, France, and ...

  7. Royal Palace, Tell el-Ful - Wikipedia

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    The identification of tell el-Ful with biblical Gibeah, the capital of King Saul, is generally accepted [9] and ruins of a fortress are apparent at the site. [1] Due to the site's archaeological significance, a number of digs have occurred at the site, the first in 1868.

  8. Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the monarchy of Saul, the capital is in Gibeah. After Saul's death, Ish-bosheth rules over the Kingdom of Israel from Mahanaim, and David establishes the capital of the Kingdom of Judah in Hebron. [69] After the civil war with Saul, David forges a powerful and unified Israelite monarchy and rules from c. 1000 to 961 BCE. [70]

  9. Ulaid - Wikipedia

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    Ulaid is a plural noun and originated as an ethnonym; however, Irish nomenclature followed a pattern where the names of population groups and apical ancestor figures became more and more associated with geographical areas even when the ruling dynasty had no links to that figure, and this was the case with the Ulaid.