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  • age of 14, Caterina married Henry, second son of King Francis I of France and Queen Claude. Under the gallicized version of her name, Catherine de ...
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  • Wales, September 16, 1387, and he reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422. Son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, Henry V tried to make ...
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  • d. June 1, 1434), was a Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle, Kęstutis. In 1386, he ...
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  • known simply as Elvis but also called "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" or simply "The King," was the most successful early ...
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  • 1790s, The Mountain and the Girondins. After the king's execution and setbacks in the civil war, the leaders of the Mountain faction led by Maximilien ...
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  • changing circumstances. After the position of he king became more untenable, and he was overthrown in the Insurrection of 10 August, 1792, the Jacobins ...
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  • was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years, from 1216 to his death. His contemporaries knew him ...
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  • right after the insurrection that removed the King from power and in the midst of a growing series of skirmishes with the European powers, some of ...
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  • text=Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461, to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the ...
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  • Civil Rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Bevel were attempting to to draw attention to the unfairness in the way that blacks ...
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  • {{Unification Aspects|Larry King was an American television and radio host. He conducted more than 60,000 interviews, including many of the most ...
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  • W. E. B. Du Bois; Top center: Martin Luther King, Jr.; Top right: Edward Brooke; ... |caption = W. E. B. Du Bois • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Edward ...
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  • #: The assassination of the king occurred at night. ==Derived terms== * character assassination ==Related terms== * assassin * royal assassin ...
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  • as a more moderate republican, but after the King's Flight to Varennes, became more radicalized, accepting the use of violence in support of ...
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  • #: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table # (modern) A person ... #: The king knighted the young squire. # (chess, transitive) To promote ...
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  • | flag alias = Royal Standard of the King of France.png ... | flag alias-bourbon = Royal Standard of the King of France.svg ...
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  • were taken into exile by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar. After they ... of one. In some cases—such as the case of King Hezekiah, who is described ...
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  • |list1 = New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Washington's Birthday Memorial Day JuneteenthIndependence Day Labor Day Columbus ...
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  • of Judah and Israel from the end of the reign of King David and the accession of Solomon through the beginning of the Babylonian exile. Kings was originally ...
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  • elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and the first king in Prussia (1701–1713). A lavish patron of the arts, he did much to enrich Prussia's physical ...
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  • Nangklao (Rama III), or King Jessadabodindra (full royal name Prabath Somdej Pra Paramadhiwarasetha Maha Jessadabodindra Siammintarawirodom Borommadha ...
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  • the son of Nebat, (1 Kings 11:26-39), was the first king of the break-away ten tribes or Kingdom of Israel, over whom he reigned for 22 years. As such ...
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  • Alan King (December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well ...
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  • working Palace and are currently used regularly by King Charles III and members of the royal family for official and state entertaining. ...
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  • image_desc=Gezo, King of Dahomey with a royal umbrella, 1851| text=Dahomey, a precolonial West African kingdom, is located in what is now southern ...
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  • and the Le Ballet de l'Opéra in 1713 by King Louis XIV of France. The aim of the Académie Royale de Danse was to reestablish the perfection ...
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  • image_desc=Stela N, depicting King K'ac Yipyaj Chan K'awiil ("Smoke Shell")| text=A stele is a free-standing stone or wooden ...
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  • and the National Convention that voted to execute King Louis and that instituted the Reign of Terror. During the Legislative Assembly the battle lines ...
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  • Kannada district. At the peak of their power under King Kakushtavarma, they ruled large parts of Karnataka. The Kadambas emerged as the first indigenous ...
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  • and the end of the era of the Divine Right of the King. ...
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  • When built in 1394 by order of King Taejo, it was thought to be one ... Spirits enter and exit the south entrance gate, the king entered through ...
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  • of the revolutionary groups because after the king was deposed, and a republic established, they wanted to halt the revolutionary momentum and focus ...
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  • formally founded as Israel's capital by King Omri in the early ninth century B.C.E. In the New Testament, the territory of Samaria was where Jesus ...
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  • the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London. Later celebrations ...
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  • 1960s, and 1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool." In 1974, McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did ...
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  • by the Girondins. After the trial and execution of King Louis XVI, they conducted a coup against the Girondins and took control of the Convention. They ...
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  • text=Excalibur, or Caliburn, is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful ...
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  • in France and seeking to protect their fellow king, Louis XVI, threatened the revolutionary French government. The French responded in kind and ...
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  • Phuttaloetla Nabhalai, Rama II, now known as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (February 24, 1767 – July 21, 1824), was the son of King Rama I and Queen ...
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  • le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was King of France (1380–1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. The Hundred Years’ War continued ...
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  • the Chinese Shang Dynasty, the tyrannical King Zhou, but contain no mention ... present-day Korea), and to have become the king of Gija Joseon. Previously ...
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  • made by Hammurabi during his reign as king of Babylon, inscribed on a stele. The text contains a list of crimes and their various punishments ...
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  • #039; "Star Wars" and "The Lion King." ...
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  • Seongdeok Daewang, or Seongdeok the Great reigned from 702–737 C.E. as the thirty-third king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, in the ...
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  • around the world, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American civil rights movement, Steve Biko and the freedom struggles in South Africa ...
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  • Day • Lincoln's Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Mardi Gras • May Day • Memorial Day • Mother's Day New Year's Day ...
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  • King David II of Scotland succeeded his father, Robert I better known as Robert the Bruce in 1329 at the age of five, and ruled until his death ...
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  • |King |- |Amriteshwara |Amritapura |1196 |Veera Ballala II |- |Chennakeshava |Aralaguppe |1250 |Vira Someshwara |- |Ishvara |Arsikere ...
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  • #:Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation. ===Derived terms=== * co-creation * collaborative creation * creational * creationary ...
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  • King Myeongjong (명종 明宗|1534–1567, r. 1545–1567) was the thirteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of ...
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  • of the Hundred Years' War initiated by King Edward III of England. The ... are reputed to have been met by the young king himself, and to have presented ...
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  • and demagogue, Huey Long—All the King's Men (1946)—Warren ... published his most famous work, All the King's Men, while a professor ...
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  • mektige) (994/995 – November 12, 1035) was king of England, Denmark, and Norway and governor or overlord of Schleswig and Pomerania. Canute is generally ...
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  • to rule directly from the will of God. The king is thus not subject to the ... that God had bestowed earthly power to the king, just has He had given spiritual ...
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  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is an American federal holiday ...
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  • African state of modern Nigeria. The first Oba or king, was Eweka I who died in 1246. The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed ...
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  • concerns the murder of the god Osiris, a primeval king of Egypt, and its consequences. Osiris' murderer, his brother Set, usurps his throne. Meanwhile ...
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  • of Kraków, known for opposing the cruelty of King Bolesław II the Bold, who reacted by causing Stanislaus' death. Born in the village of ...
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  • was for a constitutional monarchy but in 1793 the King was removed and executed, so the Legislative Assembly was dissolved and a new body, the Convention ...
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  • #:Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers. # Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces ...
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  • Nathan was a tenth century B.C.E. Israelite prophet who lived in the time of King David. His actions are described in the Books of Samuel, Kings ...
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  • text=Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821) was a general of the French Revolution who ...
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  • image_desc=Top left: W. E. B. Du Bois; Top center: Martin Luther King, Jr.; Top right: Edward Brooke; Bottom left: Malcolm X; Bottom center: ...
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  • Gate, imposing and impressive by the time King Sejong rebuilt it in the 1470s ... remained closed and was reserved for the king's escape to Pukhan Sansong ...
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  • Mongkut (Rama IV of Siam) (October 18, 1804 – October 1, 1868), was king of Siam (Thailand) from 1851 to 1868. Historians have widely regarded ...
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  • III, was mayor of the palace of Austrasia and the King of the Franks, from 751 to 768, and is best known for being the father of Charlemagne, or "Charles ...
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  • the perfect gentleman and his family, the king, and his court. ... the main gate Donwhamun during the reign of King Taejong of Joseon. King Sejo ...
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  • the imposition of a new tax to finance the King's wars in France, which ... and the thirteenth year of the reign of King Edward II. His father was ...
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  • 16, 1960) was an iconic American actor, voted King of Hollywood by an adoring public throughout the 1930s and 1940s—Hollywood's Golden Age ...
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  • le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was King of France (1380–1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. The Hundred Years’ War continued ...
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  • into English as "Jesus Nazarene, King of the Jews." This title appears in the New Testament in the Passion narrative of the Gospel of John ( ...
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  • of the German Emperor William II and the elected king of Finland from October 9 to December 14, 1918. He was married to Princess Margaret of Prussia ...
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  • popular resistance and was able to convert King Ethelbert of England to Christianity ... Kent was targeted by the pope because its king, Æthelbert, had married a ...
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  • one of the last kings of Judah. The son of King Jehoiakim, his reign in Jerusalem ... from office by the Babylonian army of King Nebuchadnezzar II. Jehoiachin ...
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  • Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the mother of King Henry VII of England, the grandmother of Henry VIII, and great-grandmother ...
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  • racism, the Reverends Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and Joseph Lowery, for example, John Lewis was not a religious leader, focusing ...
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  • The name king Vikramaditya ( विक्रमादित्य ) is a Sanskrit tatpurusha, from विक्रम ( vikrama ) meaning "valour ...
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  • had been massacred by regent Daewongun and King Gojong. Just two years before ... Gapsinjeongbyeon, an attempt to overthrow King Gojong's government. ...
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  • 1960s, and 1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool." McQueen had a difficult upbringing, at one point feeling that he had no value ...
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  • Great (Akkadian: Šarukinu, "the true king") (reigned 2334 B.C.E ... section, the text skips to Ur-Zababa, king of Kish, awake after a dream ...
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  • King Cheoljong (1831 - 1863) (r. 1849-1863) was the 25th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. Cheoljong was only a very distant relative of his ...
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  • Bimbisara (ruled 544-491 B.C.E.) was a king of the Magadha empire and belonged to Haryanaka dynasty, which ruled until approximately 326 B.C ...
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  • Sinmun of Silla (r. 681 – 692) was the thirty-first king of Silla ... was the eldest son of Silla's unifier-king, King Munmu (문무왕, 文武王 ...
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  • House," it earlier referred to the king's palace but eventually ... The earliest instance where pr-`3 is used specifically to address ...
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  • Conference (SCLC) with Martin Luther King Jr. and others. Known as the "Dean of the Civil Rights Movement," Lowery was tireless in ...
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  • She was the daughter of King Eirik II of Norway and Margaret, daughter ... in June of 1281. With only one son of the King, also named Alexander, then ...
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  • Jizi had been a relative of the last king of the Shang Dynasty, King ... that Jizi went to Joseon. In this account, King Wu of Zhou recognized Jizi ...
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  • from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself king of Hejaz, which received international recognition. His family had ruled the Hejaz since 1201 ...
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  • Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae (1574 – 1641) was the fifteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. His personal name was Yi Hon (李琿). He came to ...
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  • Taejong (1367-1422, r. 1400-1418) the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great, did not take the throne ...
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  • #: The assassin poisoned the king. # (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous. #: That factory is poisoning the river. ...
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  • Jehoiakim ("he whom Jehovah has set up," Hebrew: יהוֹיָקִים) was one of the last kings of Judah. The son of King Josiah, ...
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  • Farouk I of Egypt ‎(February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965), was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt ...
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  • Alexander Jannaeus (also known as Alexander Jannai/Yannai) was king and high priest of Judea from (103 B.C.E. to 76 B.C.E.). His Hebrew name ...
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  • name roughly means "Very Greatest King, Broad Expander of Territory ... Today, King Gwanggaeto the Great is regarded by Koreans as one of ...
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  • games, and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia, famous for his ... ==King of the gods== Zeus [[Image:Zeus Hermitage St. Petersburg 20021009 ...
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  • including the Cave of the Divine King, Cave of the Great Kings, ... the largest and most important monasteries. King Valagambahu has been traditionally ...
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  • Yi Ha-eung, best known by his title as regent to King Gojong, Daewongun ... Yi Myeongbok was crowned King Gojong of Joseon in 1864, and Daewongun ...
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  • in an intellectual contest in the court of King Darius and thus won the king ... than a warning from God given through the Egyptian king. ...
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  • 9, 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV of Scotland and an English army commanded by Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. It ...
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