absolute power	władza absolutna
to succeed one another to the throne	dziedziczyć tron po sobie
laws of succession	prawa spadkowe
to accede to the trone	wstępować na tron
heir apparent	prawowity następca
second/third/fourth in line to the throne	drugi/trzeci/czwarty w kolejności do tronu
regent	regent (osoba sprawująca władzę w imię zbyt młodego następcy)
pretender (to sth)	kandydat
to lay claims to sth	rościć sobie prawa do czegoś
proclaimed king	deklarowany/ogłoszony król
to depose	usuwać ze stanowiska
to seize power	przejąć władzę
to fall from power	być zdegradowanym, stracić władzę
to usurp power	uzurpować, przywłaszczac sobie władzę
to abuse power	nadużywać władzę
feudal	relating to a social system strictly organised according to the rank
medieval	of or from the Middle Ages
Renaissance	period of new growth of interest and activity in he arts
Victorian	relating to 1837-1901, associated with self-control, hard work, loyalty, strong religious beliefs
infantry	soldiers on foot
calvary	soldiers on horseback
legion	Roman army
(suit of) armour	metal protective clothing worn by soldiers
chariot	two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse and used in ancient times for racing and war (rydwan)
galleon	large sailing ship with three or four masts used in trade and war in the 15th-18th (trójmasztowiec)
stagecoach	covered vehicle pulled by horses that carried passangers and goods on regular routes (dyliżans)
cart	open vehicle with two or four wheels and pulled by an animal (furmanka)
serf	person working on the land who legally belongs to his master (chłop pańszczyźniany)
jester	person who entertained people in the Middle Ages with jokes (błazen)
minstrel	person who entertained people in the Middle Ages with music and poetry
highwayman	man on horseback who robbed travellers on roads (rozbójnik)
(sb swept into the room) like a galleon in full sail	sb was large and stately
to put the cart before the horse	to do sth in the wrong order
(it is hard to penetrate) sb's armour	sb is self-contained and retiring
to be feudal in sth	to be hierarchical in sth
the reasons are legion	there are many reasons
sb is a modern highwayman with sth	when you disapprove of sth sb is doing you can say
a renaissance of interest in sth	an increase in interest in sth
Victorian values	values of hard work