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Law Of Attraction: The Ultimate Guide To The Law Of Attraction
What is the Law of Attraction?
Law
of attraction has many different labels, "Success consciousness",
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1135: Encyclopedia - 1135
1135 - Events.
January - Byland Abbey founded
Stephen of Blois succeeds King Henry I. Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I and widow o...
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Alfonso Vii Of Castile: Encyclopedia - Alfonso Vii Of Castile
Alfonso VII of Castile (March 1, 1104/5 – August 21, 1157), nicknamed the Emperor, was the king of Castile and Leon since 1126, son of ...
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Al-mustarshid: Encyclopedia - Al-mustarshid
Al-Mustarshid (d. 1135) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1118 to 1135. Son of the preceding Caliph, he once more tried independence...
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Amalfi: Encyclopedia - Amalfi
Amalfi is a town and archepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, 24 miles southeast of Naples. It lies at the mouth of ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Milan: Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Milan
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It is led by the Archbishop of Mila...
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Brother Cadfael: Encyclopedia - Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael is a fictional character, the detective in a series of murder mysteries by Edith Pargeter writing under the name "Ellis P...
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Blue Cliff Record: Encyclopedia - Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 《碧巖錄》 Bìyán Lù; Japanese: Hekiganroku) is a collection of Zen Buddhist koans originally comp...
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Organon: Encyclopedia - Organon
The Organon is the name given by Aristotle's followers, the Peripatetics, for the standard collection of six of his works on logic. The s...
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Al-rashid: Encyclopedia - Al-rashid
Al-Rashid (Arabic: الرشيد ) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1135 to 1136. Like his father, al-Mustarshid, ar-Rashid made ano...
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Al-andalus: Encyclopedia - Al-andalus
Al-Andalus - Conquest and early years.
In 711 AD, a Moorish Islamic army from North Africa invaded Visigoth Hispania. Under their leade...
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Knights Templar: Encyclopedia - Knights Templar
The largest, and most powerful of the Christian military orders, the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, originally named ...
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Tallit: Encyclopedia - Tallit
The tallit (Modern Hebrew טַלֵּית) or tallet (Sephardi Hebrew טַלֵּית), also called talles (Yiddish), is a prayer shawl "cl...
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Maimonides: Encyclopedia - Maimonides
Moshe ben Maimon (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher.
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Bury St. Edmunds Abbey: Encyclopedia - Bury St. Edmunds Abbey
Bury St. Edmunds Abbey was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England. Its ruins lie in Bury St Edmunds, a town in the cou...
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Kagyu: Encyclopedia - Kagyu
The Kagyu (Wylie transliteration: Bka'-brgyud) school (known as the "Oral Lineage" and "the Spotless Practice Lineage" school) is one of ...
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Habsburg: Encyclopedia - Habsburg
Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe.
Their principal roles w...
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Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History
This entry contains a timeline of the development of Judaism and the Jewish people. Note that all dates are given according to the Common...
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Emperor: Encyclopedia - Emperor
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form ...
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Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy
Jewish philosophy is not a universally agreed-upon term, but it does exist as a field of scholarship. It is therefore a subject that requ...
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October 17: Encyclopedia - October 17
October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining.
Octo...
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Abbasid: Encyclopedia - Abbasid
Abbasid (Arabic: العبّاسيّون Abbāsīyūn) was the dynastic name generally given to the caliphs of Baghdad, the second of the ...
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Gopala: Encyclopedia - Gopala
Gopala was an Indian mathematician, who studied the Fibonacci numbers in 1135.
See also.
Indian mathematicians
Krishna, protector of c...
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1204: Encyclopedia - 1204
1204 - Events.
February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor.
April 12 - ...
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1201: Encyclopedia - 1201
1201 - Births.
August 9 - Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)
October 9 - Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founde...
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1198: Encyclopedia - 1198
1198 - Events.
End of the reign of Emperor Go-Toba, emperor of Japan
Emperor Tsuchimikado ascends to the throne of Japan
January 8 - P...
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Goryeo: Encyclopedia - Goryeo
The state of Goryeo ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. The name "Goryeo" is a shortened form...
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March 30: Encyclopedia - March 30
March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). There are 276 days remaining.
March 30 - Events.
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Yarmouth Isle Of Wight: Encyclopedia - Yarmouth Isle Of Wight
Yarmouth is a port in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. The town is named for its location at the...
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Caliph: Encyclopedia - Caliph
Islam
History of Islam
Oneness of God
Profession of Faith
Prayer • Fasting
Pilgrimage • Charity
Muhammad
Ali • Abu Bakr
Companions...
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Milarepa: Encyclopedia - Milarepa
Jetsun Milarepa (Wylie: Rje-btsun Mi-la-ras-pa), 1052-1135 (approx) was one of one of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets, a student of M...
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Volokolamsk: Encyclopedia - Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk (Russian: Волокола́мск) is an administrative center of the Volokolamsk Raion (district) of the Moscow Oblast (pro...
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Conrad Iii Of Germany: Encyclopedia - Conrad Iii Of Germany
Conrad III (1093 - February 15, 1152, Bamberg), the first German king of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Sw...
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William I Of England: Encyclopedia - William I Of England
William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie; 1028?–September 9, 1087) ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (as Willi...
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Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Historical Development Of The Roman & Christian Tradition
Emperor - Europe & Byzantium.
In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarch...
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Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Modern Jewish Philosophy
One of the major trends in modern Jewish philosophy was the attempt to develop a theory of Judaism through existentialism. One of the pri...
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List Of The Monarchs Of The Kingdom Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of The Monarchs Of The Kingdom Of England - Plantagenets
List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of England - Angevins.
Henry II (1154-1189)
Henry, the Young King (co-monarch, 1170-1183)4
Richard...
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Joachim Of Fiore: Encyclopedia Ii - Joachim Of Fiore - Theory Of The Three Ages
The mystical basis of his teaching is his doctrine of the "Eternal Gospel," founded on aninterpretation of the text in Revelation xiv, 6....
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Emperor Toba: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Toba - Life
When his mother passed away, his grandfather, Retired Emperor Shirakawa, took him under his care and raised him. He became emperor at the...
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List Of Norwegian Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Norwegian Monarchs - The Norwegian Kingdom Ca 890-1319
Note that the early dates are traditional and of uncertain accuracy
Kings of the Fairhair dynasty:
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List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Artists
List of Spaniards - Architects.
See also: Category:Spanish architects.
Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of ...
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Fergus Of Galloway: Encyclopedia Ii - Fergus Of Galloway - Origins Of Fergus
Fergus of Galloway first appears in the historical sources in 1136. His origins, though, and his parentage, are something of a mystery. O...
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List Of Hispanics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hispanics - Artists
List of Hispanics - Architects.
Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate.
Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the mai...
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List Of Monarchs Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Monarchs Of England - Plantagenets
List of monarchs of England - Angevins.
Henry II (1154-1189)
Henry, the Young King (1170-1183)4
Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199)
J...
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History Of The British Constitution: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The British Constitution - Pre-civil War
History of the British constitution - Before the Norman Conquest.
The Kingdom of England was formed in the mid 9th Century and what is ...
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Emperor Huizong Song Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Huizong Song Dynasty - Biography
While a real artist, Huizong neglected the army, and Song China became increasingly weak and at the mercy of foreign enemies. When the Ju...
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History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - England Before The English
Archaeological evidence indicates that what is now southern England was colonised by humans long before the rest of the British Isles due...
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Henry I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry I Of England - Illegitimate Children
King Henry is famed for holding the record for the largest number of acknowledged illegitimate children born to any English king, with th...
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Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Of Norfolk: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Of Norfolk - During King Stephen's Reign
At first a supporter of Stephen of Blois during this king's struggle with the empress Matilda. His initiation in history was on the death...
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History Of Shropshire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Shropshire - Shropshire Before The Norman Conquest Of 1066
History of Shropshire - The kingdom of Mercia.
The district which is now Shropshire was annexed to the kingdom of Mercia by Offa, who i...
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List Of Historians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historians - Modern Historians After 1900
List of historians - A.
Irving Abella, Canadian historian & author
Robert G. Albion, maritime history
Gar Alperovitz, American his...
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Great Fire Of London: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Fire Of London - Destruction
The fire consumed a staggering 13,200 houses and 87 churches, among them the beloved St. Paul's Cathedral, which at that time was St. Pau...
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History Of The Jews In England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In England - Early History
History of the Jews in England - William I to Henry I: 1066–1135.
There is no evidence of Jews residing in England before the Norman ...
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History Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Measurement - History Of Units
History of measurement - Units of length.
The Indus Valley units of length referred to above and the Mesopotamian cubit were both used ...
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Joachim Of Fiore: Encyclopedia Ii - Joachim Of Fiore - Biography
Born in the small village of Celico near Cosenza in Calabria, at the time part of the Kingdom of Sicily, he was the son of Mauro the nota...
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Japanese Era Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Era Name - Conversion Table From Nengō To Gregorian Calendar Years
The Japanese calendars prior to 1873 were derived from the Chinese. Japan adopted the Chinese calendar in 645.
To convert a Japanese year...
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Anglo-norman Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-norman Literature - Narrative Literature
Anglo-Norman literature - Epic and romance.
The French epic came over to England at an early date. It is believed that the Chanson de R...
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Norman Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Dynasty - Monarchs Of England
The Norman monarchs were:
William I 1066–1087 known as William the Conqueror
William II 1087–1100 William I's son
Henry I 1100–1135...
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Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Philosophy
Through the Guide for the Perplexed and the philosophical introductions to sections of his commentaries on the Mishna, Maimonides exerted...
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Reading Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Reading Abbey - History
Following its royal foundation, the abbey was established by a party of monks from the French abbey of Cluny, together with monks from th...
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Regensburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Regensburg - History
The first settlements in Regensburg date to the Stone Ages. The Celtic name Radasbona was the oldest name given to a settlement near the ...
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Palermo: Encyclopedia Ii - Palermo - Main Monuments
Palermo is among the richest cities of monuments in Italy, and perhaps in the world. It is also the main centre of Norman architecture in...
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Palermo: Encyclopedia Ii - Palermo - History
Palermo was founded in the 8th century BC by Phoenician tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-western coast of Sicily. The Phoe...
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William I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - William I Of England - Conquest Of England
Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting ...
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Great Fire Of London: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Fire Of London - Destruction
The fire consumed a staggering 13,200 houses and 87 churches, among them the beloved St. Paul's Cathedral. While only 9–16 people were ...
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Pisa: Encyclopedia Ii - Pisa - History
Pisa - Ancient times.
Nobody really knows when Pisa was founded. The city lies at the junction of two rivers, Arno and Auser (now disap...
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Abbasid: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbasid - Revolt Against The Umayyads
The Abbasid caliphs officially based their claim to the Caliphate on their descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (AD 566-652), one of th...
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Anglesey Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglesey Abbey - History
A community of Augustinian monks built a priory here some time during the reign of Henry I (i.e., between 1100 and 1135), and acquired ex...
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Buildwas Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Buildwas Abbey - Early History
The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Chad was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry (1129-1148) as a Savignac monaste...
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Caliph: Encyclopedia Ii - Caliph - Origins Of The Caliphate
Most academic scholars agree that Muhammad had not explicitly established how the Muslim community was to be governed after his death. Tw...
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List Of Philosophy Anniversaries: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Philosophy Anniversaries - January
List of philosophy anniversaries - 1.
1614: John Wilkins born.
1815: Charles Bernard Renouvier born.
1921: Ismail al-Faruqi born.
Li...
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List Of Historians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historians - Modern Historians After 1900
List of historians - A.
Irving Abella, Canadian historian & author
Robert G. Albion, maritime history
Gar Alperovitz, American his...
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Banbury: Encyclopedia Ii - Banbury - The History Of Banbury
There was a Roman villa at nearby Wykham Park, and Banbury developed in the Anglo-Saxon period under strong Danish influence. The town of...
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List Of Rulers Named Henry: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rulers Named Henry - Germany And Holy Roman Empire
This refers to a much disputed line of kings that have in one way or another dominated Germany since the time of Charlemagne.
Henry I (9...
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Melisende Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Of Jerusalem - Inheritance
Jerusalem had recently been conquered by Christian Franks in 1099 during the First Crusade, and was ruled by a dynasty from the County of...
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Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Han Dynasty
Yuánguāng(元光)
Yuánshuò (元朔)
Yuánshòu (元狩)
Yuándǐng (元鼎)
Yuánfēng (元封)
Tàichū (太初)
Tiānhàn (天漢)
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Lothair Iii Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Lothair Iii Holy Roman Emperor - Rise To Power
Little is known of Lothair's youth. He was a posthumous child, born in June 1075 shortly after his father, Gebhard of Supplinburg, died i...
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David I Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - David I Of Scotland - Richard Oram's Biography
In 2004, British historian Richard Oram released the first modern biography of David I, called David I: The King Who Made Scotland, in wh...
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Goryeo: Encyclopedia Ii - Goryeo - History
Gojoseon, Jin
Proto-Three Kingdoms:
Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye
Samhan, Gaya
Three Kingdoms:
Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla
Unified S...
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Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events - 19th Century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1800s.
Early 1800s
June - Bernardo Leonardo buys the town from the Indians for $14,800,000....
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Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Jewish History - Post Biblical-history
Timeline of Jewish history - 200 BCE to 700 CE.
200 BCE–100 CE Throughout this era the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) is gradually canonized. ...
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Tallit: Encyclopedia Ii - Tallit - Historical Origin
There is much confusion among the masses as to the origins of the tallit. In actuality, the actual four-cornered garment began with no re...
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Peterborough Chronicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterborough Chronicle - The Fire And The Continuations
Today, the Peterborough Chronicle is recognized as one of the four distinct versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (along with the Winches...
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Timeline Of Portuguese History First Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Portuguese History First Dynasty - First Dynasty: Burgundy
Timeline of Portuguese history First Dynasty - 12th century.
1128 July 24 – Count Afonso Henriques defeats his mother, Theresa, Coun...
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Abbasid: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbasid - Revolt Against The Umayyads
The Abbasid caliphs officially based their claim to the Caliphate on their descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (AD 566-652), one of th...
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Mu'in Ad-din Unur: Encyclopedia Ii - Mu'in Ad-din Unur - Governor Of Damascus
In 1140 Jamal ad-Din died, and Mu'in ad-Din continued to rule as regent for Jamal ad-Din's son Mujir ad-Din. That year, Mu'in ad-Din besi...
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Næstved: Encyclopedia Ii - Næstved - The Town Of Næstved
Næstved is an important commercial center in the area, and has 38,319 (2004) inhabitants. The town has become known for the regiment of ...
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Kagyu: Encyclopedia Ii - 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 tr...
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Goryeo: Encyclopedia Ii - Goryeo - History
Gojoseon, Jin
Proto-Three Kingdoms:
Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye
Samhan, Gaya
Three Kingdoms:
Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla
Unified S...
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Habsburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg - A Brief History Of The House Of Habsburg
Habsburg - From Counts of Habsburg to Holy Roman Emperors.
The name is derived from the Swiss Habichtsburg (Hawk Castle), the family se...
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Palermo: Encyclopedia Ii - Palermo - History
Palermo was founded in the 8th century BC by Phoenician tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-western coast of Sicily. The Phoe...
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William I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - William I Of England - Conquest Of England
Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting ...
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Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Historical Development
Emperor - Europe.
In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarchy developed: in ...
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Zengi: Encyclopedia Ii - Zengi - Zengi Against Damascus
Zengi became atabeg of Mosul in 1127, and of Aleppo in 1128, uniting the two cities under his personal rule, and was formally invested as...
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Pisa: Encyclopedia Ii - Pisa - History
Pisa - Ancient times.
Pisa's origins are unknown. The city lies at the junction of two rivers, Arno and Auser (now disappeared) in the ...
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Caliph: Encyclopedia Ii - Caliph - Origins Of The Caliphate
Most academic scholars agree that Muhammad had not explicitly established how the Muslim community was to be governed after his death. Tw...
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Gaeta: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaeta - History
According to Virgil's Aeneid (vii.1–9), Caieta was Aeneas’ wet-nurse, whom he buried here. According to Strabo the name stemmed from ...
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Brother Cadfael: Encyclopedia Ii - Brother Cadfael - The Brother Cadfael Stories
Brother Cadfael - Short stories.
A Rare Benedictine (1988)
"A Light on the Road to Woodstock" (set in Autumn, 1120)
"The Price of Lig...
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Organon: Encyclopedia Ii - Organon - The Influence Of The Organon
Aristotle's works on logic, (collectively called the Organon), are the only significant works of Aristotle that were never "lost"; all hi...
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Amalfi: Encyclopedia Ii - Amalfi - History
Amalfi is first mentioned in the 6th century, and soon acquired importance as a maritime power, trading its grain, salt and slaves from t...
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Melisende Psalter: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Psalter - The New Testament Cycle
The first twenty-four illustrations (on each side of the first twelve folios) depict scenes from the New Testament. New Testament images ...
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