1229 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1229: Encyclopedia - 1229
1229 - Events. March 18 - Sixth Crusade of Emperor Frederick II ends in truce with Sultan al-Kamil and coronation of Frederick as King...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1232: Encyclopedia - 1232
1232 - Births. Arnolfo di Cambio, Florentine architect (died 1310) Manfred of Sicily (approximate date; died 1266) Bernard Saisset, Oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyubid Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Ayyubid Dynasty
The Ayyubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origins which ruled Egypt, Syria, and northern Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heresy: Encyclopedia - Heresy
Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Execution By Burning: Encyclopedia - Execution By Burning
Execution by burning is a particularly painful and unpleasant way to die, with a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albigensian Crusade: Encyclopedia - Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) was a brutal 20-year military campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate the religi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danylo Of Halych: Encyclopedia - Danylo Of Halych
Danylo of Galicia (Ukrainian: Данило Галицький, Danylo Halyts’kyi), (1201-1264) was the 1st King of Galicia, Knyaz of H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter
The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. It might appear that the Armenian quarter would be a part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mallorca: Encyclopedia - Mallorca
Mallorca (in Catalan, Spanish, and English; also called Majorca in English) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears), whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1207: Encyclopedia - 1207
1207 - Births. September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal September 30 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1179: Encyclopedia - 1179
1179 - Events. Third Council of the Lateran condemned Waldensians and Cathars as heretics, institutes a reformation of clerical life, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1224: Encyclopedia - 1224
1224 - Births. 1224 - Deaths. Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (born 1153) Hojo Yoshitoki, regent of the Kamakura s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaqut Al-hamawi: Encyclopedia - Yaqut Al-hamawi
Yaqut (Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) (1179 - 1229) was an Syrian biographer and geographer. "al-Rumi" refers to his Greek parent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ögedei Khan: Encyclopedia - Ögedei Khan
Ögedei, (also Ögädäi, Ögedäi, Ogotai, etc.) (1186-1241), was the third son of Genghis Khan. He succeeded his father to rule as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1165: Encyclopedia - 1165
1165 - Events. November 23 - Pope Alexander III enters Rome. Emperor Rokujō ascends to the throne of Japan. He is one year old. Willi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahvaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahvaz - History
For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khuzestan. Ahvaz - Ancient history. First named �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buttevant: Encyclopedia Ii - Buttevant - Ballybeg Priory
Philip de Barry founded the priory of St. Thomas à Becket at Ballybeg for the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in 1229. His grandson, Dav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rise Of Islam In Algeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Rise Of Islam In Algeria - Islam And The Arabs 642–1830
Unlike the invasions of previous religions and cultures, the coming of Islam, which was spread by Arabs, was to have pervasive and long-l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic Of Venice: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic Of Venice - History
The city of Venice, previously a dependency of the Byzantine Empire, had established its independence of any eastern or western emperor a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapperswil: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapperswil - History
Settlements in the region of Rapperswil date back at least 5000 years. The castle was first mentioned in 1229. The town was founded when ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synod: Encyclopedia Ii - Synod - Uses In Different Communions
Synod - Catholic and Orthodox usage. In the Catholic and Orthodox churches, synods are composed of bishops. Under the Catholic Church t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval University: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval University - Origins
With the increasing professionalization of society during the 12th and 13th centuries, a similar demand grew for professional clergy. Pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Life In The Kingdom
Jerusalem came to be known as Outremer, the French word for "overseas." As new generations grew up in the kingdom, they began to think of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Polish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Polish Monarchs - Kingdom Of Poland Of The Piasts
List of Polish monarchs - Early Piasts. Piast Dynasty 9th cent. — Siemowit (disputable) 9th-10th cent. — Lestko (disputable) 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Prologue: The Ministry Of Jesus Of Nazareth C 4 Bc – 33 Ad
The Roman Catholic Church was founded on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ. Jesus, himself, was a carpenter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Finnish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Finnish Monarchs - Swedish Rulers In Finland
Swedish influence in Finland was considerable in pre-Christian times. The Vikings were known to Finns both due to their participation in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mongol Khans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mongol Khans - Yuan Dynasty
The Mongols under Kublai who fully conquered China had theoretical suzerainty over the entire Mongol Empire, but this became nominal even...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mikhail Of Chernihiv: Encyclopedia Ii - Mikhail Of Chernihiv - Life
Mikhail was the only known son of Vsevolod IV of Kiev by a Polish princess. From 1216 he was a prince of Pereyaslav. In 1223 he participa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castres: Encyclopedia Ii - Castres - History
The name of the town comes from Latin castrum, and means "fortified place". Castres grew up round the Benedictine abbey of Saint Benoît,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Swedish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Swedish Monarchs - Monarchs Regents And Viceroys Of Sweden
For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see Mythological kings of Sweden Semi-legendary kings of Sweden List of Swedish monarchs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mongol Invasion Of Volga Bulgaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Mongol Invasion Of Volga Bulgaria - Impact On The Region
According to some historians, over 80% of the country's population was killed during the invasion. The remaining population mostly reloca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foligno: Encyclopedia Ii - Foligno - History
Foligno seems to have been founded by Umbrians in the pre-Roman period (probably 8th century BC). It was conquered by the Romans after th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rulers Of Damascus: Encyclopedia Ii - Rulers Of Damascus - Ummayad Dynasty
Rulers of Damascus - Ummayad emirs. Khalid ibn al-Walid (635-636) Abu Ubaid (636-637) Amr ibn al-Aas (637-640) Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan (6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon De Montfort 6th Earl Of Leicester: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon De Montfort 6th Earl Of Leicester - Crusade And Turning Against The King
Shortly after Prince Edward's birth, however, there was a falling out. Simon de Montfort owed a great sum of money to Thomas II of Savoy,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oultrejordain: Encyclopedia Ii - Oultrejordain - Crusader Lordship Of Oultrejordain
According to John of Ibelin, it was one of the four major Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. John, writing in the 13th century, called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Otto Ii Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Otto Ii Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria - Life
At the age of six, Otto was married with Agnes of Palatinate, and with this marriage, he inherited Palatinate. Her grandfathers were Duke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Novgorod Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Novgorod Republic - Economy
The economy of the NFR was mainly based on farming and cattle breeding. Hunting, beekeeping, and fishing were also widely spread. In most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Paris Strike Of 1229: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Paris Strike Of 1229 - The Riot
In March 1229, on Shrove Tuesday, Paris's pre-Lenten carnival began. This was similar to a Mardi Gras where one wore masks and generally ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Toulouse - History
The formation of the University of Toulouse was imposed on Count Raymond VII as a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1229 ending the crusade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wismar: Encyclopedia Ii - Wismar - History
Wismar is said to have received civic rights in 1229, and came into the possession of Mecklenburg in 1301. In 1259 it had entered a pact ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Villefranche-de-rouergue: Encyclopedia Ii - Villefranche-de-rouergue - History
At the end of the Albigensian Crusade from the northern "barons" against the southern Occitania on a religious pretext (fighting the Cath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Inheritance In The Kingdom Of Jerusalem
Lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem were usually hereditary, in principle, but in practice the circumstances were such that their holde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urville Fictional City: Encyclopedia Ii - Urville Fictional City - Urville History
Urville fictional city - Antiquity. In the 12th century B.C., Qart-Sous-Yam, "Sea Horse City", (in Latin, Carsutia, and in English Cars...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Ii Duke Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Ii Duke Of Bavaria - Life
He was a son of duke Otto II and Agnes. Her grandfathers were duke Henry the Lion and the Hohenstaufen Conrad. When the Wittelsbach count...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Finnish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Finnish Monarchs - Swedish Rulers Of Finland
Swedish influence in Finland was considerable in pre-Christian times. The Vikings were known to Finns both due to their participation in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Jerusalem - Arab Caliphates Christian Crusaders And Early Ottoman Rule 638-1800s
Although the Qur'an does not mention the name "Jerusalem", the hadith specify that it was from Jerusalem that Muhammad ascended to heaven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dukes Of Pomerania: Encyclopedia Ii - Dukes Of Pomerania - Duchy Of Pomerania Western - Ksiestwo Pomorskie Zachodnie
After 1202 Pomeranian Duchy is divided into several duchies, most important being Wolgast and Szczecin duchies, united into one Pomerania...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doge Of Venice: Encyclopedia Ii - Doge Of Venice - Choosing Of The Doge
The doge's prerogatives were not defined with precision, and though the position was entrusted to members of the inner circle of powerful...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clan Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Clan Grant - History
Clan Grant is a Scottish clan which inhabited land in Northern Scotland since 1316, although the clan is known to have existed farther ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geldern: Encyclopedia Ii - Geldern - History
Geldern - Dragon legend. According to folk legend, local noblemen Wichard and Lupold of Pont fought a fire-breathing dragon around 878....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Prologue: The Ministry Of Jesus Of Nazareth C. 4 Bc – Ad 33
The Roman Catholic Church was founded on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known as Jesus Christ, "Christ" meaning the same ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limassol: Encyclopedia Ii - Limassol - History
The town of Limassol is situated between the ancient towns of Amathus and Curium (Kourion). The English King Richard the Lionheart destro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Swedish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Swedish Monarchs - Monarchs Regents And Viceroys Of Sweden
For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see Mythological kings of Sweden Semi-legendary kings of Sweden List of Swedish monarchs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kielce: Encyclopedia Ii - Kielce - History
The area of Kielce has been inhabitated at least since 5th century BC. Until 6th or 7th century the banks of the Silnica were inhabitated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Justice In Eyre: Encyclopedia Ii - Justice In Eyre - Early Justices
The arrangement of justices north and south of Trent did not become fixed until 1236. John Marshall (apptd. November 8, 1217), justice o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cecelia Holland: Encyclopedia Ii - Cecelia Holland - Biography
She was born December 31, 1943 in Henderson, Nevada, and began writing at the age of twelve, recording the stories she made up for her ow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval Warfare - Strategy And Tactics
Medieval warfare - Deployment of forces. Medieval European armies were typically divided into three sections called 'battles' or 'batta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frederick Ii Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Frederick Ii Holy Roman Emperor - Life
Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor - Early years. Born in Jesi, near Ancona, Frederick was the son of the emperor Henry VI. Some old chron...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hangzhou: Encyclopedia Ii - Hangzhou - History
The celebrated Neolithic culture of Hemudu has been discovered to have inhabited this area as far back as seven thousand years ago, when ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albigensian Crusade: Encyclopedia Ii - Albigensian Crusade - Crusades
The military campaigns of the Crusade can be divided into a number of periods, the first from 1209 to 1215 was a series of great success ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danylo Of Halych: Encyclopedia Ii - Danylo Of Halych - Biography
In 1205, after the death of his father, Roman Mstyslavych, the ruler of Galicia and Volhynia, the boyars of Galicia forced the four-year-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goliard: Encyclopedia Ii - Goliard - Satirical Poets
The satires were meant to mock and lampoon the Church. For example at St. Remy the goliards went to mass in procession each trailing a he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Execution By Burning: Encyclopedia Ii - Execution By Burning - Historical Usage
Burning was used as a means of execution in many ancient societies. According to ancient reports, Roman authorities executed many of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Genocides From 1500 To 1950
In the past century, more or less systematic sprees of deliberate large-scale killings of entire groups of people have occurred in what i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - France In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - France In The Middle Ages - Medieval France And The French
France in the Middle Ages - Geography. Discussion of the size of France in the Middle Ages is complicated by distinctions between lands...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanseatic League: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanseatic League - History
The origins of the League are generally traced to the foundation of the new town of Lübeck in 1158/1159 after the capture of the area by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - The Armenian People And Their Establishment In Jerusalem: 95 Bc–640 Ad
The Armenians are an ancient people who have inhabited parts of Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus for more than three thousand years. The fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mallorca: Encyclopedia Ii - Mallorca - History
Mallorca was inhabited since antiquity. Burial chambers and traces of habitation from the Paleolithic period, 6000-4000 BC, have been dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heresy: Encyclopedia Ii - Heresy - Religious Heresy
Heresy - Christianity. The use of the term heresy in the context of Christianity is less common today, with some notable exceptions: se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - The Crusader Periods 1099–1187, 1229–1244
In 1009 the Fatamid ruler Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah demolished the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, an act that would help light the spark of th...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for popular topic pages at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geldern: Encyclopedia Ii - Geldern - Geography
Geldern - Location. Geldern lies in the plains of the lower, northern Rhineland, west of the Rhine. Its average elevation is 27 m AMSL....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Church Of The Dark Ages 476 Ad – 850 Ad
History of the Roman Catholic Church - Key Dates. 480: St Benedict begins his Monastic Rule, setting out regulations for the establism...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foligno: Encyclopedia Ii - Foligno - Monuments Art And Folklore
Main monuments of the city include: Palazzo Comunale, built in the 13th century and rebuilt various times; Duomo or Cathedral of San Fel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castres: Encyclopedia Ii - Castres - Monuments And Museums
Castres is intersected from north to south by the Agout River. The river is fringed by old houses the upper stories of which project over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - 21st Century Catholic Church 2001 Ad – Present
The Roman Catholic Church began the 21st century by celebrating the third Christian millennium with the motto "Jesus Christ is the same y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doge Of Venice: Encyclopedia Ii - Doge Of Venice - Regulations
While doges had great temporal power at first, after 1268, the doge was under strict surveillance: he must wait for other officials to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - The Crusader Periods 1099–1187 1229–1244
In 1009 the Fatamid ruler Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah demolished the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, an act that would help light the spark of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Church Of The Roman Empire 313 Ad – 476 Ad
History of the Roman Catholic Church - Key Dates. 313: The Edict of Milan declares the Roman Empire neutral towards religious views, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - The First Muslim Period 638–1099
The Persian conquest and sacking of Jerusalem in 614 and the subsequent Islamic conquest in 638 found the Armenians under siege from thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - Struggles Over The Holy Sites
The Struggle over the Holy sites had little effect on the buildings themselves, save the fact that all the churches ended up agreeing in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dukes Of Pomerania: Encyclopedia Ii - Dukes Of Pomerania - Duchy Of Pomerania Eastern - Księstwo Pomorskie Wschodnie
Dukes of Pomerania - Duchy of Bialogarda/Belgard Ksiestwo bialogardzkie. 1207 Subislaw II 1215/1229-1257 Raciborz Pomorski from 1257 p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clan Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Clan Grant - Notable Grants
Grant as a First/Middle Name: J. W. Grant MacEwan a former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada. E. L. Grant Watson a writer, anthropo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geldern: Encyclopedia Ii - Geldern - Culture And Tourism
Geldern - Buildings. There is an approx. 60 km long cycle path along the Fossa Eugeniana, a never completed canal from the Rhine near R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clan Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Clan Grant - Tartans
The official tartan for the Grant clan is the "1860 sett", which was declared official by Lord Strathspey, chief of the clan. The 1860 se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geldern: Encyclopedia Ii - Geldern - Transport
Geldern - Aviation. Geldern is served by the airports Airport Weeze (20 km) and Düsseldorf International Airport (55 km). Geldern - T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Execution By Burning: Encyclopedia Ii - Execution By Burning - Cause Of Death
If the fire were large (for instance, when a large number of prisoners were executed at the same time), death often came from the carbon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - 1260–1517—the Mamluk Period
The coming of the Slave Army of the Mamluks in 1260, replacing the short lived late Muslim Ayyubid rulers (1244–1260) had little effect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Quarter - The Ottoman Period 1517–1917
Under the Ottomans Jerusalem would become a cosmopolitan city where religious tolerance to some degree functioned well and a corrupt but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Early Catholic Church 34 Ad – 313 Ad
History of the Roman Catholic Church - Key dates. c. 50: Council of Jerusalem c. 55 - 67 AD: The ministry of Paul of Tarsus , a conv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limassol: Encyclopedia Ii - Limassol - Sites Of Interest
The medieval castle is one of the nine castles of Cyprus (the others are at Kolossi, Larnaca and Paphos now in the Republic of Cyprus con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heresy: Encyclopedia Ii - Heresy - Contemporary Heresy
Today, heresy can be without a religious context as the holding of ideas that are in fundamental disagreement with the status quo in any ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Paris Strike Of 1229: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Paris Strike Of 1229 - The Strike
The response from the university was to immediately go on strike. Classes were closed and striking students either went to other universi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon De Montfort 6th Earl Of Leicester: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon De Montfort 6th Earl Of Leicester - Death
Matthew Paris reports that the bishop of Lincoln, Robert Grosseteste, once said to Simon's eldest son, "My beloved child, both you and yo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon De Montfort 6th Earl Of Leicester: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon De Montfort 6th Earl Of Leicester - War Against The King
Simon de Montfort returned in 1263, at the invitation of the barons, who were now convinced of the king's hostility to all reform; and ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albigensian Crusade: Encyclopedia Ii - Albigensian Crusade - Origin
The Catholic Church had always dealt with movements it considered heretical, but prior to the 12th century these groups were organized in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heresy: Encyclopedia Ii - Heresy - Etymology
The word "heresy" comes from the Greek αιρεσις, hairesis (from αιρεομαι, haireomai, "choose"), which means either a choice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mallorca: Encyclopedia Ii - Mallorca - Language
The local language is Catalan, with a great deal of dialectal variety when compared to the Catalan of other areas (Catalonia, Valencia) o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Vassals Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem - Lordship Of Oultrejordain
Main article: Lordship of Oultrejordain The Lordship of Oultrejordain, consisting of land with an undefined boundary to the east of the J...   » Read the article