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  • in Cologne, Germany around 383 C.E. At the request of her father, King ... Recently, the historicity of Ursula's story has come under serious ...
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  • Philippa of Hainault (June 24, 1311 – August 15, 1369) was the queen ... queen who persuaded her husband to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais ...
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  • The Acts of Paul and Thecla is a story of Saint Paul's influence ... One of the writings of the New Testament Apocrypha, the Acts of Paul ...
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  • Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and ... both religious and cultural improvements to the court and acted as vice-regent ...
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  • Joseph (also Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth, and Joseph the Worker) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Mary and ...
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  • 250 px|A traditional, formal presentation of the bride price at a Thai engagement ... or other form of wealth "paid" to the parents of a woman for the ...
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  • 2, 1083) was Queen consort of England and the wife of William I the Conqueror ... V of Flanders and Adèle (1000-1078/9), the daughter of Robert II of France ...
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  • September 9, 1087), also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant ... William invaded England with his band of Normans, defeated the English ...
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  • 1230) was queen consort to King Richard I, the Lionheart. She was the eldest ... Taking her name from the Navarre region in the north of Spain bordering ...
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  • The term Bride of Christ is normally a metaphorical reference to the ... In the Roman Catholic Church, the image of the Church as Christ's ...
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  • Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the mother ... third wife Katherine Swynford. She was betrothed at a young age to John ...
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  • for annulment is that there was a defect in the marriage contract, usually ... between two people that begins with the hope of a happy, long-term ...
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  • /; meaning "beloved ornament of the palace") is the common ... She died in Burhanpur in the Deccan (now in Madhya Pradesh) during ...
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  • Anne. According to the New Testament, she was the betrothed wife of Joseph (Matt 1:18-20, Luke 1:35) but conceived Jesus miraculously through the Holy ...
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  • Saint Agnes (291–304 C.E.) was a virgin martyr and saint of the ... Traditionally, Agnes was martyred for her faith during the persecution ...
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  • Lucrezia Borgia (April 18, 1480 - June 24, 1519) was the daughter ... Lucrezia's family came to epitomize the ruthless Machiavellian ...
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  • Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as Charles VI the Mad (French: ... The agreement he made with England, which passed the crown to Henry ...
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  • Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is part of Judaism ... The language of Deuteronomy is often inspiring and poetic, portrayed ...
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  • "she who lives") was a wife of the prophet Muhammad. Aisha was ... Aisha played a key role in the emergence of Islam, a faith and life ...
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  • and architectural innovator. He was the youngest son of British Prime ... Walpole's more than 3,000 Letters provide insight into the intellectual ...
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