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1230 - Events. Kingdom of Leon unites with the Kingdom of Castile. Approximate year of creation for the Carmina Burana poetry and song collection 1230 - Births. Eudes of Burgundy (died 1266) 1230 - Deaths. May 2 - William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (hanged) July 28 - Duke Leopold VI of Austria (born 1176) September 23 - Alfonso IX of Leon (born 1171) October 25 - Gilbert ...

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Carmina Burana is a collection of 13th-century songs and poetry, the basis for Carl Orff's 20th-century musical settings, first performed in 1937. Carmina Burana - The manuscript. The original Carmina Burana is the manuscript collection, now in the Bavarian State Library in Munich, of over 1000 poems and songs written by the early 13th century. Johann Andreas Schmeller assigned it that title (meaning "Songs of Beuern") in 1847 when he compiled it at the Benedictine abbey ...

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Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Often Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone that proves Arthur's lineage are said to be the same weapon, but in other versions they are considered separate. The sword was associated with the Arthurian legend very early; in Welsh, the sword was called Caledfwlch. Excalibur - Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone. In surviving accounts of Arthur, there ar ...

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising — known in the German language as Erzbistum München und Freising and in Latin as Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis — is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany. It is led by the prelature of the Archbishop of Munich, administering the see from the motherchurch in Munich Frauenkirche, also called the Munich Cathedral. The see was canonically erected circa 739 by Saint Boniface as the Diocese of Freisin ...

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August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. August 15 - Events. 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto 1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III. 1185 - The cave city of Vardzia was consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia 1309 - The city of Rhodes ...

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Berenguela (or Berengaria) (1180 – November 8, 1246), was briefly queen of Castile and León. The eldest daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonora of Aquitaine, she was briefly engaged to Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, but he was murdered in 1197 before they could be married. Berenguela married Alfonso IX in 1198, but this was annulled in 1204 by Pope Innocent III because they were cousins. Berenguela and Alfonso had five children, including one who died in infancy, and when she returned to her f ...

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Yuriev-Polsky, or Yuriev Polskoy (Юрьев-Польский in Russian), is an old town in the Vladimir Oblast of Russia, located in the upper reaches of the Koloksha River, 68 km northwest of Vladimir. Population: 23,000 (1974). Yuriev-Polsky was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152. First part of its name derives from Yury's patron saint, St George. The second part is derived from the word "polski" meaning "in the fields" (see Opolye for details). This specification was needed in order to distinghish the town from the earlier fortress of Yurie ...

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Cunt is an English term that refers to the human female genitals. It is considered by many to be the most offensive word in the English language. In modern English, the word vagina is considered to be more polite, though strictly speaking this Latin word refers only to a specific part of the female genitalia, as does vulva. The earliest citation of the word in the Oxford English Dictionary is a reference to the London street name "Gropecunt Lane" dated to about 1230. Cunt - Usage. "Cunt" is also used ...

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Danylo of Galicia (Ukrainian: Данило Галицький, Danylo Halyts’kyi), (1201-1264) was the 1st King of Galicia, Knyaz of Halych (1205–1206, 1211–1212, 1229–1231, 1233–1235, 1238–1255), Peremyshl (1211), and Volodymyr-Volynsky (1212–1231). He was crowned by a papal archbishop in Dorohychyn 1253/1255 as the 1st King of Galicia (1253–1264). Danylo of Halych - Biography. In 1205, after the death of his father, Roman Mstyslavyc ...

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Criccieth (Welsh Cricieth) is a town on the Lleyn peninsula in north Wales. The town is a seaside resort, popular with retirees. Attractions in Criccieth include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in 1230, and a chapel used as an art gallery. The town is noted for its fairs, held on 23rd May and 29th June every year,when large numbers of people visit the fair itself and the market which spreads through many of the streets of the town. Famous people associated with the town include David Lloyd George, wh ...

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WYLD is a traditional Urban Gospel outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications stations broadcasts at 940 kHz with 10 kW-Daytime/500 W-Nighttime power. WYLD - History. WYLD was a very successful Urban Contemporary outlet in the 1960s and 1970s before it shifted its format to sister station WYLD-FM. The AM would later evolve to a community-oriented Urban Adult Contemporary format in the 1970s to its current format in the 1990s. WYLD - ...

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Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 50 miles northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 111,000 citizens and is one of the most important cities in the northern and eastern parts of the country. Zwolle - History. Archaeological finds indicate that the area surrounding Zwolle was already inhabited by an ancient Isala tribe around 1500 B.C. The modern city was founded around 800 A.D. by Frisian merchants and troops of Charlemagne. The name Zwolle co ...

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It is led by the Archbishop of Milan who serves as metropolitan to the dioceses of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia and Vigevano. The Church in Milan was first established in the 1st century as a small diocese. It was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese in the 4th century. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan - Bishops and Archbishops. St. Barnabas (ca.50-5 ...

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A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. Castile - History. Historically, the Castilian Kingdom and people were the architects of the Spanish State by a process of expansion to the South against the Muslims and of marriages, wars, assimilation, and annexation of its smaller Eastern and Western neighbours. Until the arrival of parliamentary democracy in 1977 the Castilian language alone had an off ...

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The Archbishop of Caesarea was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the crusades. The diocese was an ancient one, dating from the 2nd century. It was the metropolis of the diocese of Palaestina Prima. Until the establishment of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, it was subject to the Patriarch of Antioch. By the time of the crusades it was a Greek Orthodox diocese, but when Caesarea was captured by the crusaders in 1101, a Latin archbishop was established there, ...

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1309 - Events. August 15 - The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquartes on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes Alnwick Castle bought by the Percy family, later Earls of Northumberland 1309 - Births. Leo V of Armenia (died 1341) 1309 - Deaths. May 5 - Charles II of Naples < ...

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1180 - Events. April 13 - Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter November 18 - Philip II becomes King of France During the third year of the Jisho era of Japan, a devastating whirlwind damages Kyoto. Emperor Antoku succeeds Emperor Takakura as emperor of Japan Afonso I of Portugal is taken prisoner by Ferdinand II of Leon Artois is annexed by France Prince Mochihito amasses a large army and instigates the Genpei War between Taira and Minamoto ...

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1176 - Events. May 22 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo May 29 - Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni) September 17 - Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel I Comnenus at the Battle of Myriokephalon Construction begins on the London Bridge Cathedral in Sens installs first "horologe" Ab ...

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The largest, and most powerful of the Christian military orders, the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, originally named The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple which is in Jerusalem is widely known as the Knights Templar. It was founded in 1118, in the aftermath of the First Crusade of 1096, to help the new Kingdom of Jerusalem maintain itself against its hostile Muslim neighbors, and to ensure the safety of the large numbers of European pilgrims who flowed towards Jerusalem after its conquest.Including:

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