1100 - Events. William II of England dies in a hunting accident - Henry I becomes King of England King Henry I proclaims the Charter of Liberties, one of the first examples of a constitution. Baldwin I becomes King of Jerusalem. Baldwin of Bourcq becomes Count of Edessa. Dagobert of Pisa becomes Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Bohemund I of Antioch is captured by the Danishmends, leaving Tancred as regent of the Principality of Antioch. The cities of Kalma ...

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Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 – April 21, 1109), a widely influential medieval philosopher and theologian, held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Called the founder of Scholasticism, he is famous as the inventor of the ontological argument for the existence of God. Anselm of Canterbury - Biography. Anselm was born in the city of Aosta in the Kingdom of Burgundy. Aosta is located in the Italian Alps region of Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley), near the borders with twentieth c ...

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The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Cologne is the ancient Roman city of Colonia Agrippina. It became a free city in 1288 and the residence of the Archbishop was moved from Cologne Cathedral to Bonn. Its territories included a strip of territory along the Left Bank of the Rhine east of Jülich, as well as the Duchy of Westphalia on the other side of the Rhine, beyond Berg and Mark. The Archbishop was traditionally one of the Imperial Electors and the Archchancellor of Italy and Burgun ...

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• Archbishopric of Cologne - Archbishop-Electors of Cologne 1238-1803
• Archbishopric of Cologne - Modern Archbishops of Cologne 1824-present

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An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. These antipopes were usually in opposition to a specific person chosen by the papal electors (since the Middle Ages, the College of Cardinals; in the twentieth century, their special secret meeting, called conclave, however applies the age limit for eligibility). Some self-appointed leaders of smaller churches are also called "antipopes." During certain periods of turbulence in the Roman Catholic Church, controversial Papal elections ...

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Begho (also Bighu or Bitu) was an ancient trading town located just south of the Black Volta at the transitional zone between the forest and savanna (present-day Ghana, north-western Brong-Ahafo region). The town was of considerable importance as an entrepot frequented by northern caravans from around 1100 AD until its abandonment in the 18th century. Goods traded included ivor ...

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Bohuslän ▶ (help·info), (Latin: Bahusia, English, Norwegian Båhuslen) is a province (landskap) in west Sweden. It borders to Dalsland and Västergötland, as well as the Skagerrak and Norway. Bohuslän belonged to Norway until the treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The central city has always been Uddevalla, in the middle of the province, and today boasts 35,000 inhabitants. Bohuslän is otherwise known for fishing, salt ocean baths and rocks, and its around 20,000 kn ...

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• Bohuslän - Hundreds
• Bohuslän - External link

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Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula of modern Greece, but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled in ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Turkey (then known as Ionia), Sicily and southern Italy (known as Magna Graecia), and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Libya, southern France, sout ...

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• Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
• Ancient Greece - Spartan and Theban dominance
• Ancient Greece - The rise of Macedon
• Ancient Greece - The conquests of Alexander
• Ancient Greece - Society
• Ancient Greece - Social Structure
• Ancient Greece - Way of Life
• Ancient Greece - Education

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August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. August 5 - Events. 642 - Battle of Maserfeld - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia 1100 - Henry I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey 1305 - William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution. 1583 - Sir Humphrey G ...

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The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq. List of kings of Babylon - First Dynasty of Babylon. This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century. Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BC Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BC Sabium 1844-1831 BC Apil-Sîn 1830-1813 BC Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BC Hammurabi 1792-1750 BC Samsu-I ...

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• List of kings of Babylon - Sealand Dynasty Dynasty II of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Kassite Dynasty Third Dynasty of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IV of Babylon from Isin
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty V of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VI of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VII of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VIII of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IX of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IX of Babylon
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty X of Babylon Assyrians and Chaldeans
• List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty XI of Babylon Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean

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August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. August 2 - Events. 338 BC - Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea. 216 BC - Punic Wars: In the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro in what is considered one of the great masterpieces of the tactical art. 461 - Majorian resig ...

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For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. 1275 - Events. 1275 - Europe. April 22 - The first of the Statutes of Westminster are passed by the English parliament, establishing a series of laws in its 51 clauses, including equal treatment of rich and poor, free and fair elections, and definition of bailable and non-bailable offenses. Eleanor de Montfort is captured by pirates in the employ of Edward I of England to prevent her marriage to L ...

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King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain. There is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever actually existed. In the earliest mentions and in Welsh texts, he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as a dux bellorum ("war leader"), and High Medieval Welsh texts often call him an ameraudur ("emperor"; the ...

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The Kagyu (Wylie transliteration: Bka'-brgyud) school (known as the "Oral Lineage" and "the Spotless Practice Lineage" school) is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the other three being Nyingma (Rnying-ma), Sakya (Sa-skya), and Gelug (Dge-lugs). Kagyu - Origins. The Kagyu school traces its origins to the teachings of the Indian mystics Tilopa (988-1089) and Naropa (1016-1100), whose lineage was transmitted in Tibet by the great translator Marpa (1012-10 ...

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• Kagyu - Four Major Schools
• Kagyu - Eight Sub-Schools
• Kagyu - Teachings

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This entry contains a timeline of the development of Judaism and the Jewish people. Note that all dates are given according to the Common Era (Christian), not the Jewish calendar. For more detailed information on Jewish history, including links to individual country histories, see Jewish history. Timeline of Jewish history - Biblical history. A separate article exists on the timeline of Biblical characters and the Israelites. See the entry on the history of ancient Israel and Judah. Note, however, that the ...

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• Timeline of Jewish history - 200 BCE to 700 CE
• Timeline of Jewish history - 701 to 1500
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• Timeline of Jewish history - 1801 to 1900
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The tallit (Modern Hebrew טַלֵּית) or tallet (Sephardi Hebrew טַלֵּית), also called talles (Yiddish), is a prayer shawl "cloak" that is worn during the morning Jewish services (the Shacharit prayers) in Judaism. It has special twined and knotted "fringes" known as tzitzit attached to its four corners. The tallit is sometimes also referred to as the arba kanfot, meaning the ‘four w ...

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• Tallit - Tallit gadol
• Tallit - Tallit katan
• Tallit - Description of tallit gadol
• Tallit - Blessings
• Tallit - When putting on a Talit Katan
• Tallit - For putting on a Tallit Gadol
• Tallit - Use
• Tallit - Obligation for men
• Tallit - Views on use by women
• Tallit - Order of putting on tallit and tefillin
• Tallit - Weddings
• Tallit - Burial

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The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country. He is the senior Anglican bishop in the province of York, and sits in the House of Lords. The current Bishop of Durham is, as of 2005, Tom Wright. Other duties of the Bishop of Durham include (with the Bishop of Bath and Wells) escorting the sovereign at the coronation. He is officially styled The Right Reverend Father in God, (Name), by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Durham, but this fu ...

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• Bishop of Durham - Origin of the Prince Bishops
• Bishop of Durham - Northumbria at the time of the Conquest
• Bishop of Durham - The Earl-Bishop of Northumbria
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• Bishop of Durham - The Prince Bishops and their powers
• Bishop of Durham - List of Bishops of Durham
• Bishop of Durham - Roman Catholic Bishops
• Bishop of Durham - Roman Catholic Prince-Bishops
• Bishop of Durham - The Reformation
• Bishop of Durham - Church of England Prince-Bishops
• Bishop of Durham - Church of England Bishops

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Al-Idrisi (b.1100-d.1165 or 1166) full name Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi was an Arab cartographer, geographer and traveller who lived in Sicily, at the court of King Roger II. Muhammad al-Idrisi was born in Sabtah, then belonging to the Almoravid Empire (nowadays Ceuta, Spain) and died in Sicily, or maybe in Sabtah. In 1154 al-Idrisi made a large, south-oriented mappa mundi known as the Tabula Rogeriana and an accompanying book, named Geography. Taken together, they were named Nuzhat al-Mushtak by Roge ...

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Al-Hakam II (Arabic: الحكم الثاني) was Caliph of Cordoba, in Al-Andalus, and son of Abd-ar-rahman III (al-Nasir). He ruled from 961 to 976. Al-Hakam II succeeded to the Caliphate after the death of his father Abd ar-Rahman III in 961. He secured peace with the Christian kingdoms of northern Spain, and made use of the stability to develop agriculture through the construction of irrigation works. Economical development was also encouraged through th ...

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Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون al-Murabitun, sing. مرابط Murabit), is a Berber dynasty from the Sahara which, in the 11th century, founded the fourth dynasty in Morocco. Under this dynasty the Moorish empire was extended over Tlemcen (in modern Algeria) and a great part of Spain and Portugal. The name is derived from the Arabic Murabit, variously translated as religious ascetic or warrior monk. Almoravides - Beginnings. The most powerful of the invading tri ...

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• Almoravides - Influence of orthodox Islam
• Almoravides - Ascendence of Militarism
• Almoravides - Military Successes
• Almoravides - Morocco and Western Sahara
• Almoravides - Ghana
• Almoravides - Spain
• Almoravides - The Prince of the Muslims
• Almoravides - Decline

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A constitution is a system, often codified in a written document, which establishes the rules and principles by which an organization is governed. In the case of nation states, this term refers specifically to a national constitution, which defines its nation's fundamental political principles and establishes the power and duties of each government. Most national constitutions also guarantee certain rights to the people. Historically, before the evolution of modern codified national constitutions, the term constitution could be ...

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• Constitution - General features
• Constitution - Governmental constitutions
• Constitution - Key features
• Constitution - Constitutional courts
• Constitution - History and development

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