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- April 6, 1520) was an Italian master painter and architect of the Florentine ... Raphael apprenticed with Perugino, studied the work of Michelangelo ...21 KB (3,084 words) - 00:38, 8 December 2022
- a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) and ... GCMG (Grand Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) and KCB ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- The St Andrews Agreement was an agreement between the British and ... By enabling the inclusion of the DUP, which had opposed the Belfast ...19 KB (2,877 words) - 15:48, 27 April 2023
- 1471), was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and author of The Imitation of ... Thomas was born at Kempen in the duchy of Cleves in Germany around ...10 KB (1,599 words) - 22:58, 30 April 2023
- A Fabergé egg is considered to be any one of the sixty-nine ... jeweled eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants between ...17 KB (2,453 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian ... instructed him in the theological teachings of Gregory of Nazianzus and Pseudo ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 01:06, 9 November 2022
- William of Ockham (also Occam or any of several other spellings) ... While the use of Ockham's Razor in the later development of philosophy ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 15:21, 14 May 2023
- as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and playwright. He is best remembered ... Critics have speculated that Peter Pan was a reflection of Barrie ...16 KB (2,361 words) - 08:18, 13 March 2024
- June 6, 1891), was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He was one of the architects ... as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George was announced ...20 KB (2,893 words) - 22:57, 23 April 2023
- The Battle of Constantinople was fought in June 922 at the outskirts ... The Bulgarians, who by 922 were in control of most of the Balkans ...15 KB (2,004 words) - 20:31, 28 March 2024
- George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (June 3, 1865 – January ... of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Grand ...39 KB (5,812 words) - 13:04, 14 November 2022
- KG), Order of the Bath (GCB), Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG), Royal ... a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG) on ...24 KB (3,728 words) - 18:26, 17 April 2023
- known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist politician who served ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- :This article deals with Saint Thomas Christians and the various churches ... The Saint Thomas Christians are a group of Christians from the Malabar ...27 KB (3,937 words) - 22:35, 11 January 2024
- Saint George (ca. 275/281 – April 23, 303 C.E.), also known as George ... In Christian hagiography, Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon ...36 KB (5,477 words) - 19:38, 22 December 2022
- 23, 1800), South Carolina statesman, was one of four signers of the Declaration ... A delegate at both the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS ... Lord Cromer was one of the most experienced and famous colonial administrators ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 04:54, 23 March 2024
- Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (August 3, 1867 ... England, Baldwin was educated at St Michael's School, Harrow ...18 KB (2,603 words) - 18:42, 14 October 2022
- was an English novelist, the eldest sister of the remarkable Brontë family ... Charlotte Brontë is, like her sisters but unlike most other authors ...15 KB (2,478 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- 10, 2005) was an American politician and a long-time member of the ... 1980, McCarthy made a remarkable about-face and endorsed Ronald Reagan for ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 04:13, 23 March 2024
- The Battle of Saratoga in September and October 1777, was a decisive ... The capture of an entire British army secured the northern American ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 10:21, 22 September 2023
- John of Montecorvino, or Giovanni Da/di Montecorvino in Italian, also ... In 1294, he finally reached Khanbaliq (Beijing), just after the death ...11 KB (1,769 words) - 14:51, 15 December 2022
- 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He ... British India (now Pakistan), to Aga Khan II and his third wife, Nawab A'lia ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. Derived from the ...18 KB (2,713 words) - 03:55, 1 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Media Organizations ... newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The paper ...14 KB (2,023 words) - 17:49, 30 April 2023
- George IV (George Augustus Frederick; August 12, 1762 – June 26 ... George was a stubborn monarch, often interfering in politics, especially ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author ... India, during the period when India was part of the British Empire under the ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 10:53, 13 December 2023
- John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) exact dates are unknown ... in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, acquiring a considerable ...28 KB (4,229 words) - 02:57, 2 May 2024
- – July 23, 1800) was an American statesman and judge who became the first ... Rutledge was a member of the South Carolina Assembly, the Stamp Act ...23 KB (3,551 words) - 18:20, 29 November 2022
- known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem ... system which eventually made it the target of a zealous, impoverished French ...33 KB (5,056 words) - 23:20, 3 March 2023
- Savonarola, was an Italian Dominican priest and leader of Florence from 1494 ... with religion, studying both the Bible and Aristotle. Savonarola initially ...11 KB (1,636 words) - 15:15, 15 December 2022
- a rebel leader during the Peasants' War and a leader of a radical Christian ... Muentzer was born in the small village of Stolberg in the Hartz Mountains ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... ), is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17, the traditional ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- was an Australian-born British philosopher and the first Jewish fellow of ... Space, Time and Deity was one of the last attempts by a British philosopher ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; ... Before his accession to the throne, Edward VIII held the titles of ...39 KB (6,106 words) - 02:44, 17 January 2023
- holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George ... now widely known as Presidents' Day and is often an occasion to honor ...19 KB (2,531 words) - 23:00, 3 May 2023
- William IV (William Henry; August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) was ... Royal Navy; he was, both during his reign and afterward, nicknamed the ...36 KB (5,444 words) - 21:27, 8 February 2024
- – August 24, 1770) was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval ... Chatterton's genius and his tragic death are commemorated by ...14 KB (2,111 words) - 18:41, 30 April 2023
- philosopher, mechanical engineer, and (proto-) computer scientist ... plans, a difference engine was completed, and functioned perfectly. Built ...17 KB (2,481 words) - 01:55, 4 December 2023
- The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598, by King Henry IV ... end the long-running, disruptive French Wars of Religion. ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 17:25, 6 October 2020
- Samuel Daniel (1562 – October 14, 1619) was an English poet and ... in his own right, Daniel stands out as one of the most versatile of all English ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 2022
- Irish-born British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman popularly referred ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- – July 15, 1927) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary ... authorities in 1911, in 1916, in 1918, and twice during Ireland independence ...18 KB (2,792 words) - 17:49, 16 May 2020
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... [[Image:Ouroboros_1.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Engraving of Ouroboros ...20 KB (3,239 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- Maronites are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Churches ... Before the conquest of Lebanon by Arabian Muslims, which resulted ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 16:35, 27 January 2022
- The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman ... and dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and ...33 KB (5,125 words) - 23:21, 3 March 2023
- Britannica (Chicago: University of Chicago, 1993, ISBN 978-0852295717 ... He narrowly escaped execution and survived imprisonment due largely ...17 KB (2,576 words) - 23:11, 15 May 2023
- tactics employed by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in ... However, the era of yellow journalism was influential both in galvanizing ...18 KB (2,650 words) - 09:56, 23 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle ... |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh 1818-1887, was a ... He was known as one of Britain's kindest politicians, owing much ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 18:37, 14 October 2022
