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a coat of arms
un blason, une armoirie
an emblem
un emblème
an estate
une propriété
a realm
un royame
feudal
féodal
courtship
faire la cour
a predecessor
le prédecesseur
the heir(ess) apparent
un.e héritier.e présomptif.ve
to succeed to the throne
accéder au trône
to crown sb
couronner qqun
to stretch over x years
s’étendre sur x ans
a reign, a rule
un règne
a power struggle
une lutte pour le pouvoir
to expel sb from court
renvoyer qqun de la cour
to defeat
vaincre, battre
to claim the throne
revendiquer le trĂ´ne
a claim to the trĂ´ne
a reason to believe you are the heir to the throne
to come to power/ to the throne
accéder au pouvoir/ au trône
to cling to power
s’accrocher au pouvoir
to put down a rebellion
to put an end to a rebellion
a peace treaty
un traité de paix
to raise an army
lever une armée
to overthrow
renverser
a military coup, a power grab
un coup d’état
to loot
piller
to seize sth
saisir, s’emparer de
to imprison
emprisonner
to turn on sb
to attack or criticize sb suddenly and unexpectedly
to depose sb
to remove sb from power
to have sb put to death
to have sb executed
to behead
décapiter
to surrender
se rendre
to confine sb to a place
to lock sb up in a place
a casualty
a person killed or wounded in an accident
the ruling class
the social group in power
the gentry
la noblesse, l’aristocratie
the printing press
la presse d’imprimante
to flourish
to propser, to develop well
to pass a law
faire passer une loi
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