Kings

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Kings A king is a head of state, who may or may not, depending on the style of government of a nation, exercise monarchal powers over a nation, usually called a kingdom or a realm. A king is the second highest sovereign title, only looking up to an emperor. The female equivalent of king is queen; although the term "queen" may refer to one may refer to:

• The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations
• One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
  • The Books of Kings The Books of Kings are books included in the Hebrew Bible. They were originally written in Hebrew and are recognised as scripture by Judaism and Christianity. According to Biblical chronology, the events in the Books of Kings occurred between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE part of the Bible The Bible refers to collections of sacred scripture of Judaism and Christianity. There is no single version: both the individual books and their order vary. The Hebrew Bible contains 39 books, while Christian Bibles range from the 66 books of the Protestant canon to 81 books in the Ethiopian Orthodox Bible. The oldest surviving Christian Bibles, divided into two parts
  • The Shahnama Shāhnāmé, or Shāhnāma (alternative spellings are Shahnama, Shahnameh, Shahname, Shah-Nama, etc.) is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD and is the national epic of Iran. The Shāhnāmeh tells the mythical and historical past of Greater Iran from the creation of the world up until the Islamic conquest of, an 11th century epic Persian poem
  • The Morgan Bible The Morgan Bible is a medieval picture bible of 44 folios. It is also called the Morgan Bible of Louis IX, the Book of Kings, the Crusader Bible, and the Maciejowski Bible. This book has long been thought to have been created under the direction of Louis IX of France in the mid-1240s, but Allison Stones, after indications of others such as Franç, a French medieval picture Bible
  • The Pararaton, a 16th century Javanese history of southeast Asia
• Kings (game), a popular drinking game also known as King's Cup
• Kings (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
• Kings (handball), also known as "Chinese handball"
• Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants located in Pennsylvania and Ohio
• Kings International College, a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey
• Kings (film), a 2007 Irish language film by Tom Collins
• "Kings" (song), a song by rock group Steely Dan on the album Can't Buy a Thrill
• Kings Super Markets, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey
• The Kings, a Canadian rock band formed in 1977.
• Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 1999, consisting of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael Jared Followill (bass, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron Matthew Followill (lead guitar, backing vocals). Each member of, an American rock group
• Kings (Australian TV series), an Australian TV series
• Kings (American TV series), an American TV series
• King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes
• King's Discount Stores, a chain of stores in the USA

In geography:

• Kings Bay, the name of several bays
• Kings County (disambiguation)
  • Kings County, New York Though a part of New York City, Brooklyn maintains a distinct culture, independent art scene, and unique architectural heritage. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves where particular ethnic groups and cultures predominate, more commonly known as Brooklyn
  • King County, Washington King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1,737,034, and in 2009 was an estimated 1,909,300. By population, King is the largest county in Washington, and the 14th largest in the United States
• Kings, Coles County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois
• Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois

In sports:

• Barangay Ginebra Kings, a Philippine basketball team
• Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings is the Chennai based franchise of the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni,captain and c.v.sandeep kumar vice captain currently the captains of the chennai super kings team, and coached by Stephen Fleming. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is the Super Kings' home ground, an Indian Premier League team based in Chennai, India
• Cincinnati Kings Cincinnati Kings is an American soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Kings XI Punjab, an Indian Premier League team based in Mohali, India
• Kings of Wrestling (TNA) or Kings of Professional Wrestling
• Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded on February 9, 1966, when Jack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles,, becoming one of the six teams that, an NHL team based in Los Angeles, California
• Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. The Kings are members of the National Basketball Association . As of 2010, the Kings are the only team in the Big Four sports leagues located in the city of Sacramento, where they have played since 1985, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California
• Sydney Kings, an NBL team based in Sydney, New South Wales

In education:

• University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• King's University College (Edmonton) in Edmonton, Alberta
• King's University College (University of Western Ontario), a campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
• King's College, the predecessor institution to the University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated north of the city's Financial District on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by Royal Charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of
• King's College London King's College London is a constituent college of the University of London in the United Kingdom. The college was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and its royal charter is predated in England only by those of Oxford University and Cambridge University. Along with University College London, King's College London became, the largest constituent college of the University of London Based primarily in London, England, United Kingdom, the University of London is a federal mega university made up of 31 affiliates: 19 separate university institutions, and 12 research institutes. As such, the University of London is the largest university in the UK by number of full-time students, with 135,090 campus-based students and over 45,000
• King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is the second oldest university in England and the fourth oldest in Europe. In post-nominals the university's name is abbreviated as Cantab, a shortened form of Cantabrigiensis (an adjective derived from Cantabrigia, the Latinised form of Cambridge)
• King's College School, a leading Eton Group school founded by King George IV
• King's College (Guildford), an International Baccalaureate school
• King's College (Taunton), a private boarding secondary school in Taunton, Somerset
• King's College, Newcastle, a former college of Durham University, which left to form Newcastle University Newcastle University is a major research-intensive university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. It was established as a School of Medicine and Surgery in 1834 and became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne by an Act of Parliament in August 1963. Newcastle University is a member of the Russell Group, a prestigious
• King's College Hospital, a hospital in the London Borough of Southwark
• King's College, Aberdeen King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen. Its historic buildings are the centrepiece of the University of Aberdeen's Old Aberdeen campus, often known as the King's or King's College campus, the oldest part of the University of Aberdeen
• King College King College is a private, comprehensive college located in Bristol, Tennessee. Founded in 1867, King is independently governed with covenant affiliations to the Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tennessee
• King's College (North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina
• King's College (Pennsylvania) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• The King's College (California) in Los Angeles
• The King's College (New York) in New York City
• King's College was the colonial-era name of Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, and is the 5th oldest in the United States making it one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution. Columbia's
• King's College (Thailand), Sampran, Nakonprathom
• King's College (Hong Kong), in Sai Wan
• King's College Budo, in Wakiso district, Uganda
• King's College, Lagos, Nigeria
• Kings College, Madrid
• King's College, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
• King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
• King's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
• King's College, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated north of the city's Financial District on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by Royal Charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of was known as King's College from 1843 to 1850
• University of New Brunswick was originally named King's College
• Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College, located in Oriel Square, Oxford, is the fifth oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Oriel has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford, a title formerly claimed by University College, whose claim of being founded by King Alfred is no longer promoted. In recognition of this was known as King's College from about 1326 to 1526
• The King's School, Parramatta, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
• The King's School, Sydney, closed in 1832, was located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• King's School (Auckland), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
• King's Schools, a private Christian school in North Seattle, United States
• King's School, Bruton, Somerset
• King's School Ottery St. Mary The King's School is an educational institution in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a Grammar School by Henry VIII in 1545. It became a comprehensive school in 1982, Devon
• The King's School, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• The King's School, Grantham, Lincolnshire
• The King's School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• The King's School, Macclesfield, Cheshire
• The King's School, Nottingham
• The King's School, Plymouth
• The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
• The King's School, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
• The King's School, Witney, Oxfordshire
• The King's C.E. School, Wolverhampton
• Kings' School, Winchester, Hampshire
• King's School Senior, Fair Oak, Hampshire
• Kings School of English, a group of private English Language Schools
• "The King's School" most often refers to one of the seven schools established, or re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, to pray for his soul:
  • The King's School, Canterbury The King's School is a British public school, situated in Canterbury, Kent. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group. The school is co-educational and has both boarding and day pupils
  • The King's School, Chester
  • The King's School, Ely
  • The King's School, Gloucester
  • The King's School, Peterborough
  • The King's School, Rochester
  • The King's School, Worcester

See also

• King (disambiguation)

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