handling roles or positions

I've been using gramps for some time for handling traditional family tree
information, and generally am very happy with it. Keep up the good work!
I've now come across a need for a system that can track and manage
historical information, of which descendancy is an important part, but
there are other aspects that are equally important, and I've not found a
good way to do this in gramps. Am I missing something or are there better
tools to handle this?
As an example, let's consider the kings and queens of England. It would be
relatively straightforward to create a family tree (or trees!) to describe
the descendancy aspect, but what about the role or position of monarch. And
the role of heir to the throne (prince of wales in England, Dauphin in
France). You would want to be able to create these roles and assign them to
the relevant people for the relevant periods and be able to view the
timeline of the roles as first class citizens, not just buried somewhere
deeply (e.g. an event then the person became king/queen).
Other examples where this would be useful is for presidents, popes, prime
ministers, and many, many others.
Would welcome any thoughts on this.
Tim
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