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In 1117 Baldwin also fell ill. He was convinced that the sickness was due to his bigamous marriage to Adelaide, and in response Adelaide was sent back to Sicily, much to her disgust. Baldwin recovered however, and in 1118 he marched into Egypt and plundered Farama. According to Fulcher of Chartres, "Then one day he went walking along the river which the Greeks call the Nile and the Hebrews the Gihon, near the city, enjoying himself with some of his friends. Some of the knights very skillfully used their lances to spear the fish found ...

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Fulcher described him as another Joshua, "the right arm of his people, the terror and adversary of his enemies." William of Tyre remarked that he was similar to Saul. Although William did not know him personally like Fulcher did, he left a detailed description of him: "He is said to have been very tall and much larger than his brother…He was of rather light complexion, with dark-brown hair and beard. His nose was aquiline and his upper lip somewhat prominent. The lower jaw slightly receded, although not so much that it could be cons ...

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Bunhill Fields is a cemetery located in the London Borough of Islington, north of the City of London, and managed by the Corporation of London. In keeping with this tradition, in 1665 the City of London Corporation decided to use some of the fen or moor fields as a common burial ground for the interment of bodies of inhabitants who had died of he plague and could not be accommodated in the churchyards. Although enclosing walls for the burial ground were completed, the ground was, it appears, never consecrated or actually used by the a ...

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Bunhill Fields was part of the manor of Finsbury (originally Fensbury), which is of great antiquity, the manor having its origins as a prebend of St Paul's Cathedral established in 1104. In 1315 the prebendary manor was granted by Robert de Baldock to the Mayor and commonalty of London., enabling more general public access to a large area of fen or moor stretching from the City of London's boundary (London Wall), to the village of Hoxton. In 1498 part of the otherwise unenclosed landscape was set aside to form a large field for the ex ...

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On February 16, 1147, the French crusaders met at Étampes to discuss their route. The Germans had already decided to travel overland through Hungary, as Roger II was an enemy of Conrad and the sea route was politically impractical. Many of the French nobles distrusted the land route, which would take them through the Byzantine Empire, the reputation of which still suffered from the accounts of the First Crusaders. Nevertheless it was decided to follow Conrad, and to set out on June 15. Roger II was offended and refused to participate any longer. Abbot Suger and Count William of Nevers were elected ...

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There had been virtually no popular enthusiasm for the crusade as there had been in 1095 and 1096. However, St. Bernard, one of the most famous and respected men of Christendom at the time, found it expedient to dwell upon the taking of the cross as a potent means of gaining absolution for sin and attaining grace. On March 31, with Louis present, he preached to an enormous crowd in a field at Vézelay. Bernard, "the honey-tongued teacher" worked his magic of oration, men rose up and yelled "Crosses, give us Crosses!" and they supposedly ran ...

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Venice - Sestieri. The sestieri are the primary traditional divisions of Venice. The city is divided into the six districts of Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca), Santa Croce, San Marco and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Sant'Elena). Venice - Piazzas and Campi of Venice. Piazza San Marco Campo San Polo Venice - Palaces. Doge's Palace Palazzo Grassi Ca' d'Oro Ca' Rezzonico Peggy Guggenheim Collec ...

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The city is much visited by tourists, of course; but of the permanent population 3.8 % are foreigners as well: from all around the world, and especially from Asia. Istat breaks down the population as: 96.2% Italian 0.4% Turkish 0.3% Moldavians 0.2% Ukrainian 0.2% Romanian Other populations include Bulgarian, Tunisian, Albanian, and Macedonian. ...

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The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles (under water, in the absence of oxygen, wood does not decay) which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand. Most of these piles are still intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of brick or stone sit above these footings. The buildings are often threatened by flood tides pushing in from t ...

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In the 14th century, many young Venetian men began wearing tight-fitting multicolored hose, the designs on which indicated the Compagnie della Calza ("Trouser Club") to which they belonged. The Senate passed sumptuary laws, but these merely resulted in changes in fashion in order to circumvent the law. Dull garments were worn over colorful ones, which then were cut to show the hidden colors — which resulted in ...

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Before becoming associated with large-scale manufacturing, the term factory might refer to: a foreign-based trading station. Proto-colonies in West Africa and India often featured such factories. China also had factories, or warehouses, run by factors. These were restricted to a special area in Canton from 1760 until 1842 under the Canton System. the activity of factors (mercantile agents). The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of factory as a manufacturing site, plantSee also:

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Venice - Famous Venetians. For persons born in Venice, see Natives of Venice. Others closely associated with the city include: Titian (1477–1576), painter. Veronica Franco (1546-1591), poet and courtesan during the Renaissance Venice - Foreign words of Venetian origin. arsenal, ciao, ghetto, gondola, lagoon, lido, Montenegro. "Venezuela" means "little Venice". See also. ...

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In 1852 the Burial Act was passed which enabled places such as Bunhill Fields to be closed once they became full. Its Order for closure was made in December 1853 and the final burial (Elizabeth Howell oliver) took place on january 5th 1854. By this date approximately 120,000 interments had taken place. Two decades before its closure, a group of City nonconformists led by George Collison, secured a site for a new landscaped alternative - in Stoke Newington. This was named Abney Park Cemetery, and opened in 1840. Here too all parts were ...

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