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| Luis Barahona de Soto Luis Barahona de Soto (1548-1595) was a Spanish poet.Born at Lucena (Cordoba), he was educated at Granada, and practised as a physician at Cordoba. His major work is the Primera parte de la Angélica (1586), a continuation of the Orlando furioso. The second part of the poem was long believed to be lost, but fragments of it have been identified in the anonymous Diálogos de la monteria, first printed in 1890; the Diálogos also embody fragments of a poem by Barahona entitled Los Principios del mundo, and many graceful lyrics by the same writer have been published by Francisco Rodríguez Marín. Luis_Barahona_de_Soto | |
| Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia (1177 June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Philip_of_Swabia | |
| Alfonso IX of León Alfonso IX of Leon and Galicia (August 15, 1171 September 23 or 24, 1230), (also known as Alfonso VIII of León, in the Leonese cronology), was cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, was the king of León from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. According to Ibn Khaldun, he is said to have been called the Baboso or Slobberer because he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth. Alfonso_IX_of_León | |
| Charles the Bold Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash () (10 November 1433 5 January 1477), baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. Known as Charles the Terrible to his enemies, he was the last Valois Duke of Burgundy and his early death was a pivotal, if under-recognised, moment in European history. Charles_the_Bold | |
| Peter of Castile Peter or Pedro (30 August 1334 – 23 March 1369), sometimes called the Cruel (el Cruel) or the Lawful (el Justiciero), was the king of Castile from 1350 to 1369. He was the son of Alfonso XI and Maria of Portugal, daughter of Afonso IV of Portugal. He was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Burgundy. Peter_of_Castile | |
| Roger Joseph Boscovich Roger Joseph Boscovich (see names in other languages; 18 May 1711 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, and Jesuit from Ragusa (today Dubrovnik, in Croatia) who lived for a time in France, England and some Italian states .He is famous for his atomic theory, given as a clear, precisely-formulated system utilizing principles of Newtonian mechanics. Roger_Joseph_Boscovich | |
| Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula, formerly an island, in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA, with a beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The neighborhood of the same name is a community of 60,000 people in the western part of the peninsula, with Seagate to its west; Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to its east; and Gravesend to the north. Coney_Island | |
| Roger Joseph Boscovich Talk:Roger_Joseph_Boscovich | |
| Memel Talk:Memel | |
| John I of Castile John I (August 24, 1358 October 9, 1390) (in Spanish:Juan I) was the king of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Duke of Penafiel, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile.His first marriage, with Eleanor of Aragon on June 18th, 1375, produced most of his issue, including the future Kings Henry III of Castile and Ferdinand I of Aragon. John_I_of_Castile | |
| John II of Castile John II (6 March 1405 20 July 1454) was King of Castile from 1406 to 1454. He was the son of Henry III of Castile and his wife Katherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster by Constance of Castile, daughter of King Pedro of Castile (known as 'Pedro the Cruel'). John_II_of_Castile | |
| Simon Sudbury Simon Theobald or Simon of Sudbury (died 14 June 1381) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (1375Bishop of London. Simon_Sudbury | |
| Robert Kilwardby Robert Kilwardby (c. 1215 Archbishop of Canterbury in England and a cardinal. Robert_Kilwardby | |
| Robert Winchelsey Robert Winchelsey or Winchelsea (c. 1245Christian theologian and Archbishop of Canterbury. He studied at the universities of Paris and Oxford, and later taught at both. Influenced by Thomas Aquinas, he was a scholastic theologian. Winchelsey held various benefices in England, and was the Chancellor of Oxford University before being elected to Canterbury in early 1293. Robert_Winchelsey | |
| Roger Walden Roger Walden (died 1406), was an English treasurer and church figure. Roger_Walden | |
| Walter Reynolds Walter Reynolds (died 1327) was Bishop of Worcester and then Archbishop of Canterbury (1313Lord High Treasurer and Lord Chancellor. Walter_Reynolds | |
| Book of Esther Talk:Book_of_Esther | |
| Fathom A fathom is a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units), used especially for measuring the depth of water. There are 2 yards (6 feet) in a fathom. Based on the distance between the fingertips of a man's outstretched arms, its size varied slightly depending on whether it was defined as a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5 and 5½ feet. Fathom | |
| Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Talk:Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston | |
| Responsa Responsa (Latin:responsum, "answers") comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them. Responsa | |
| John de Gray John de Gray (died 18 October 1214) was Bishop of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk, as well as being elected Archbishop of Canterbury, but was never confirmed as archbishop. John_de_Gray | |
| Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes (6 December 1721 French statesman, minister, and afterwards counsel for the defence of Louis XVI.Born at Paris from a famous legal family, he was educated for the legal profession. Guillaume-Chrétien_de_Lamoignon_de_Malesherbes | |
| Dutch East India Company Talk:Dutch_East_India_Company | |
| John Wilkins John Wilkins (January 1, 1614 - November 19, 1672) was an English clergyman and author. He was founder and first secretary of the Royal Society in 1660 and Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death. Wilkins is the only person to have headed a college at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. John_Wilkins | |
| Battle of Fontenoy The Battle of Fontenoy of 11 May 1745 was a French victory over the Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian "Pragmatic Army" War of Austrian Succession. It was fought near Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands in present day Belgium. Battle_of_Fontenoy | |
| Battle of Lens The Battle of Lens (20 August 1648) was a French victory under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé against the Spanish army under Archduke Leopold in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). It was the last major battle of the war. Lens is a fortified city in the historic region of Flanders, today a major city in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France. Battle_of_Lens | |
| Battle of Sainte-Foy Battle_of_Sainte-Foy | |
| Battle of Denain The Battle of Denain was fought on 24 July 1712, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession, and resulted in a French victory under Marshal Villars against Austrian and Dutch forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy. Battle_of_Denain | |
| Battle of Höchstädt The first Battle of Höchstädt was fought on September 20, 1703, near Höchstädt in Bavaria, and resulted in a French-Bavarian victory under Marshal Villars against the Austrians under General Limburg Styrum. Battle_of_Höchstädt | |
| Battle of Malplaquet Battle_of_Malplaquet | |
| Thurstan Thurstan, or Turstin (c. 1070Archbishop of York. The son of a priest, he served King William II of England and King Henry I of England before his election to the see of York in 1114. Once elected, his consecration was delayed for five years while he fought attempts by the Archbishop of Canterbury to assert authority over York. Thurstan | |
| Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes (c. 1568 or 1569—1609), English poet, fourth son of Dr Richard Barnes, bishop of Durham, was born in Yorkshire, perhaps at Stonegrave, a living of his father's, in 1568 or 1569. In 1586 he was entered at Brasenose College, Oxford, where Giovanni Florio was his servitor, and in 1591 went to France with the earl of Essex, who was then serving against the prince of Parma. Barnabe_Barnes | |
| British Empire/Archive 5 Talk:British_Empire/Archive_5 | |
| Nikephoros Bryennios Nikephoros Bryennios or Nicephorus Bryennius (Greek:Nikēphoros Bryennios), 1062 Byzantine general, statesman and historian, was born at Orestias (Orestiada, Adrianople) in the theme of Macedonia Nikephoros_Bryennios | |
| William Cowper William Cowper ( "Cooper"; 26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800)was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan. William_Cowper | |
| James Brooke Talk:James_Brooke | |
| Maccabees The Maccabees ( or מקבים, Makabim or Maqabim; Greek Μακκαβαῖοι, /makav'εï/) were a Jewish national liberation movement that fought for and won independence from Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, who was succeeded by his infant son Antiochus V Eupator. The Maccabees founded the Hasmonean royal dynasty and established Jewish independence in the Hasmonean Kingdom for about one hundred years, from 164 BCE to 63 BCE. Maccabees | |
| Jacopo Sannazaro Jacopo Sannazaro or Sannazzaro (28 July 1458 - April 27, 1530) was an Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist from Naples.He wrote easily in Latin, in Italian and in Neapolitan, but is best remembered for his humanist classic Arcadia, a masterwork that illustrated the possibilities of poetical prose in Italian, and instituted the theme of Arcadia, representing an idyllic land, in European literature. Jacopo_Sannazaro | |
| Thomas Linacre Thomas Linacre (or Lynaker) (c. 1460 20 December 1524) was an English humanist and physician, after whom Linacre College, Oxford is named.Linacre was more of a scholar than a scientific investigator. It is difficult to judge his practical skill in his profession, but it was highly esteemed in his own day. He took no part in political or theological questions, but his career as a scholar was characteristic of the critical period in the history of learning through which he lived. Thomas_Linacre | |
| William Grocyn William Grocyn (1446? - 1519) was an English scholar, a friend of Erasmus.He was born at Colerne, Wiltshire. Intended by his parents for the church, he was sent to Winchester College, and in 1465 was elected to a scholarship at New College, Oxford. In 1467 he became a fellow, and among his pupils was William Warham, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury. William_Grocyn | |
| Orography Orography (from the Greek όρος, hill, γραφία, to write) is the study of the formation and relief of mountains, and can more broadly include hills, and any part of a region's elevated terrain. Orography (also known as oreography, orology or oreology) falls within the broader discipline of geomorphology. Orography | |
| Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg (, locally ) is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat. Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart". It is also called the Bayerische Nizza or "Bavarian Nice" due to its relatively mild climate for a Bavarian city and Mediterranean gardens overlooking the Main. Aschaffenburg | |
| Pierre de Ronsard Pierre de Ronsard (11 September 1524 – December 1585) was a French poet and "prince of poets" (as his own generation in France called him). Pierre_de_Ronsard | |
| Mellin de Saint-Gelais Mellin de Saint-Gelais (or Melin de Saint-Gelays or Sainct-Gelais; c. 1491 French poet of the Renaissance and Poet Laureate of Francis I of France. Mellin_de_Saint-Gelais | |
| Muretus Muretus is the Latinized name of Marc Antoine Muret (April 12, 1526 June 4, 1585), a French humanist who was among the revivers of a Ciceronian Latin style and is among the usual candidates for the best Latin prose stylist of the Renaissance. Muretus | |
| Vestal Virgin Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins (sacerdos Vestalis), were the virgin holy female priests of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Their primary task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta. The Vestal duty brought great honor and afforded greater privileges to women who served in that role. Vestal_Virgin | |
| Koro-pok-guru Koro-pok-guru, also written koropokkuru, korobokkuru, or koropokkur, are a race of small people in Ainu folklore. The name is traditionally analysed as a tripartite compound of kor or koro ("butterbur plant"), pok ("under, below"), and kur or kuru ("person") and interpreted to mean "people below the leaves of the butterbur plant" in the Ainu language.The Ainu believe that the koro-pok-guru were the people who lived in the Ainu's land before the Ainu themselves lived there. Koro-pok-guru | |
| Koro-pok-guru Talk:Koro-pok-guru | |
| Mersey Ferry Mersey Ferry is a ferry service operating on the River Mersey in north west England, between Liverpool and the Wirral Peninsula. Ferries have been used on this route since at least the 12th century, and continue to be popular for both local people and visitors. Mersey_Ferry | |
| Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the nineteenth century. He campaigned for Catholic Emancipation - the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years - and Repeal of the Union between Ireland and Great Britain. Daniel_O'Connell |
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