Encyclopedia - 1494: Encyclopedia - 1494
1494 - Events. January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. May 31 - Natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches, defeat i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Wars - War Of The League Of Cambrai 1508–16
Meanwhile, Pope Julius II was more concerned with curbing the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice, and in 1508 formed the Lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duke Of York: Encyclopedia Ii - Duke Of York - History
York was in mediæval times the main town of Northern England, and Yorkshire was England's largest shire. Between the fall of Jorvik unde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duke Of York: Encyclopedia Ii - Duke Of York - Dukes
Duke of York - Dukes of York first creation 1384. Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341-1402) Edward, 2nd Duke of York (c. 1373-14...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews
Blood libels were the false accusations that Jews used human blood, especially the blood of Christian children, in religious rituals. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Descriptions Of Alleged Ritual Murder
In general, the "procedure" for the alleged sacrifice was something like this: a child, normally a boy who had not yet reached puberty, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Actual Jewish Practices Regarding Blood And Sacrifice
The descriptions of torture and human sacrifice in the anti-Semitic blood libels run contrary to many of the actual teachings of Judaism....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Beaton: Encyclopedia - David Beaton
David Beaton (c. 1494 - May 29, 1546) was a Scottish cardinal and Archbishop of St Andrews. He was a younger son of John Beaton of Balfou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambrosius Holbein: Encyclopedia - Ambrosius Holbein
Ambrosius Holbein (1494 - 1519) was a German painter. He is best known as the son of Hans Holbein the Elder and brother of Hans Holbein t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1463: Encyclopedia - 1463
1463 - Events. January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris 1463 - Births. January 17 - Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 25: Encyclopedia - January 25
January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 340 days remaining (341 in leap years). January 25 - Events....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola: Encyclopedia - Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (February 24, 1463 – November 17, 1494) was an Italian Renaissance humanist philosopher and scholar. Most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bona Sforza: Encyclopedia - Bona Sforza
Bona Sforza (born February 2, 1494 - November 19, 1557) a member of the Milanese Sforza dynasty, was a queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poliziano: Encyclopedia - Poliziano
Angelo Ambrogini Poliziano (July 14, 1454 – September 24, 1494) was a Florentine classical scholar and poet, one of the revivers of Hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aldine Press: Encyclopedia - Aldine Press
Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Famous Instances
There were a great many blood libel accusations and trials of Jews until the modern day. Relatively few of them are discussed here. Bloo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrea Del Sarto: Encyclopedia - Andrea Del Sarto
Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca di Paolo del Migliore, Gualfonda, Florence, 1487 - Florence, 1531) was a painter o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Modern Blood Libels
Blood libel against Jews - In Arab and Muslim nations. Blood libel stories have appeared a number of times in the state-sponsored media...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantaloupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantaloupe - Origin
Cantaloupe was named after the commune Cantalupo in Sabina, in the Sabine Hills near Tivoli, Italy, a summer residence of the Pope. It wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gourock: Encyclopedia Ii - Gourock - History
As far back as 1494 it is recorded that James IV sailed from the shore at Gourock to quell the rebellious Highland clans. Two hundred yea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marchetto Cara: Encyclopedia Ii - Marchetto Cara - Life
Next to nothing is known of his early life. By 1494 he was already employed by the Gonzaga court at Mantua, and he evidently stayed there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amazonas Brazilian State: Encyclopedia Ii - Amazonas Brazilian State - History
The name "Amazonas" was given to the Amazon River by early Spanish explorers, who fought skirmishes with female Amerindian warriors that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Tyndale: Encyclopedia Ii - William Tyndale - Life
His date of birth is unclear, with sources giving dates varying between 1484 and 1496. About 1494, 1495 or 1496 seem most common. He was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamaica - History
Main article: History of Jamaica The original Arawak or Taino people from South America, first settled on the island between 1000 and 400...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Thomas Parish Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Thomas Parish Jamaica - Brief History
Saint Thomas was densely populated by the Tainos/Arawaks when Christopher Columbus first came to the island in 1494. The Spaniards establ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamaica - History
Main article: History of Jamaica The original Arawak or Taino people from South America, first settled on the island between 1000 and 400...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isla De La Juventud: Encyclopedia Ii - Isla De La Juventud - History
Little is known of the pre-Columbian history of the island, though a cave complex near the Punta del Este beach preserves 235 ancient dra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamaica - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Jamaica Jamaica is mainly a blend of African and Anglo-Irish cultures, with influences from the Spanish and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Early Settlement
Word of Colombus's discovery caused trouble between Spain and Portugal, each of whom had been given Papal permission to colonize the regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banja Luka: Encyclopedia Ii - Banja Luka - History
The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document in 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is substanti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amazonas Brazilian State: Encyclopedia Ii - Amazonas Brazilian State - History
The name "Amazonas" was given to the Amazon River by early Spanish explorers, who fought skirmishes with female Amerindian warriors that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaitanya Charitamrita: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaitanya Charitamrita - Antya-lila
The Antya-lila gives a survey of the devotional plays composed by Rupa Goswami, activities of various devotees and occasional critics and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Literature - Development Of The Renaissance
The fundamental characteristic of the literary epoch following that of the Renaissance is that it perfected itself in every kind of art, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drogheda: Encyclopedia Ii - Drogheda - History
The town is located close to the site of Newgrange, a burial mound constructed around 3200 BC. A trading post and settlement existed on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonial Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonial Brazil - The Age Of Exploration
The discovery of Brazil was preceded by a series of treaties between the kings of Spain and Portugal, the last of them is the Treaty of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Fornovo: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Fornovo - The Campaign
Charles VIII was on good terms with the two powers in northern Italy, Milan and Venice, and both had encouraged him to make good his clai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrea Del Sarto: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrea Del Sarto - Early Life And Training
This celebrated painter of the Florentine school was born in either 1486 or 1487 one of four children to Agnolo, a tailor (sarto). Since ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Management: Encyclopedia Ii - Management - Historical Development
Some writers trace the development of management thought back to Sumerian traders and ancient Egyptian pyramid builders. Slave-owners thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Background
Machiavelli was born in Florence, the second son of Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli and his wife Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. His fathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Office And Procurator Fiscal Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Office And Procurator Fiscal Service - History
The office dates back to Medieval times, with the earliest Lord Advocate being John Ross of Montgrenan who the King appointed as his comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Pavia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Pavia - Context
The Battle of Pavia was a continuation of "The Italian Wars" which began in 1494. Renaissance Italy was divided into several rival states...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of South America: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of South America - European Colonization
Before the arrival of Europeans, an estimated 30 million people lived in South America. In 1494, Portugal and Spain, the two great mariti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brazil - Colonial Brazil
Brazil was discovered by Europeans on January 26, 1500, by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, a Spaniard who had been a companion of Columbus. Acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krishnadasa Kaviraja: Encyclopedia Ii - Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Instructions
Krishna Dasa relates in his Chaitanya Charitamrita that, once his brother argued with a prominent Vaishnava devotee Minaketana Ramadasa o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michelangelo: Encyclopedia Ii - Michelangelo - Works Summary
Michelangelo - Sculpture. Madonna of the Steps (Madonna of the Stairs) (c. 1491) - Marble, 55,5 x 40 cm, Casa Buonarroti, Florence Bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Malt Scotch: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Malt Scotch - History
Distillation of whisky has been performed in Scotland for centuries. The earliest written record of whisky production in Scotland from ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Glasgow History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Glasgow History - 1400-1499
c1400: Population estimate: 1500-2,000 1410: The wooden bridge across the River Clyde is replaced by an arched stone bridge. 1431: Willia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Ann Parish Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Ann Parish Jamaica - Brief History
St. Ann is one of the oldest populated areas in the island of Jamaica tracing back to 600 - 650 A.D. It is believed to be the earliest Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Early Settlement
Word of Columbus' discovery caused trouble between Spain and Portugal, each of whom had been given Papal permission to colonize the regio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palazzo Vecchio: Encyclopedia Ii - Palazzo Vecchio - Salone Dei Cinquecento
This most imposing chamber has a length of 52 m (170 ft) and 23 m (75 ft) broad. It was built in 1494 by Simone del Pollaiolo, called "il...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of French Artistic Movements: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of French Artistic Movements - School Of Fontainebleau
The École de Fontainebleau was two periods of artistic production during the Renaissance centered around the Château of Fontainebleau. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 15th Century: Encyclopedia - 15th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. 15th century - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 16th Century: Encyclopedia - 16th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. See also: 16th century in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 16th Century: Encyclopedia - 16th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. See also: 16th century in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia - Syphilis
Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia - Pope
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal: Encyclopedia - Bengal
Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাং�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 15th Century: Encyclopedia - 15th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. 15th century - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 15th Century: Encyclopedia - 15th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. 15th century - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1561: Encyclopedia - 1561
1561 - Births. January 6 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (died 1656) January 22 - Sir Francis Bacon, English philo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1557: Encyclopedia - 1557
1557 - Events. Spain is effectively bankrupt. June - Mary I of England joins her husband Philip II of Spain in his war against France....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1556: Encyclopedia - 1556
1556 - Events. January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1566: Encyclopedia - 1566
1566 - Events. January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1573: Encyclopedia - 1573
1573 - Events. January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. July 6 - Córdoba, Argentin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitla: Encyclopedia - Mitla
Mitla is a town in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, famous for its pre-Columbian Mesoamerican buildings. see also Mitla Pass. Mitla - The to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1576: Encyclopedia - 1576
1576 - Events. May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc d'Anjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1547: Encyclopedia - 1547
1547 - Events. January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. January 28 - Edward VI succeeds his father...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pico Della Mirandola: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pico Della Mirandola
Pico della Mirandola, G. (1463-1494) {BCW}   (See also: Pico della Mirandola , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1423: Encyclopedia - 1423
1423 - Events. July 31 - Hundred Years War: Battle of Cravant - The French army is defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 12: Encyclopedia - September 12
September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). There are 110 days remaining. September 12 - Events. 490 BC - Athens ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1533: Encyclopedia - 1533
1533 - Events. January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. March 30 - Thomas Cranmer become...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1449: Encyclopedia - 1449
1449 in literature 1449 in music 1449 in science List of state leaders in 1449 List of religious leaders in 1449 1449 - Events. Januar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1454: Encyclopedia - 1454
1454 - Events. February 4 - In the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederacy sends a formal act of disobedie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1472: Encyclopedia - 1472
1472 - Events. February 20 - The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1519: Encyclopedia - 1519
1519 - Events. March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. June 28 - Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Picus, John, Count Of Mirandola: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Picus, John, Count Of Mirandola
Picus, John, Count of Mirandola. A celebrated Kabbalist and Alchemist, author of a treatise "on gold" and other Kabbalistic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pico Della Mirandola: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Pico Della Mirandola
PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA Count Giovanni PDM (1463-1494), Italian philosopher and Cabalist. Studied with Raymond Lully. Knew Greek, Latin, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Treaty Of Tordesillas: American History Dictionary - Treaty Of Tordesillas
Definition and meaning of Treaty of Tordesillas:   Treaty of Tordesillas This treaty was negotiated between Spain and Portuga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Treaty Of Tordesillas: American History Dictionary - Treaty Of Tordesillas
Definition and meaning of Treaty of Tordesillas:   Tordesillas, Treaty of This treaty negotiated by the pope in 1494 resolved...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Discovery: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Discovery - Exploration By Land
The prelude to the Age of Exploration was a series of European expeditions crossing Eurasia by land in the late Middle Ages. While the Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - History
There are two schools of thought on the origin of Syphilis: the Colombian and pre-Colombian theses. There are ongoing debates in anthropo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola: Encyclopedia Ii - Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola - Biography
He belonged to a family that had long dwelt in the Castle of Mirandola (Duchy of Modena). To devote himself wholly to study, he left his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Political Role
Though the progressive Christianisation of the Roman Empire in the fourth century did not confer upon bishops civil authority within the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Death, Abdication, And Election
Pope - Death. The current regulations regarding a papal interregnum — i.e., a sede vacante ("vacant seat") — were promulgated by Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Objections To The Papacy
The pope's position as Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church is dogmatic and therefore not open to debate or dispute within the Catholi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Status And Authority
The status and authority of the pope in the Catholic Church was dogmatically defined by the First Vatican Council in its Dogmatic Constit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Other Popes
An antipope is a person who claims the Pontificate without being canonically and properly elected to it. The existence of an antipope is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Regalia And Insignia
Main article: Papal regalia and insignia. The "triregnum" also called the "tiara" or "triple crown"; recent popes have not, however, wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Office And Nature
In canon law, the Catholic Pope is referred to as the Roman Pontiff (Pontifex Romanus). He is styled "Your Holiness" (Sanctitas Vestra) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Syphilis In Art And Literature
In 1530, Girolamo Fracastoro, a physician and poet, wrote a poem from which syphilis derived its name. There are references to syphilis i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Discovery: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Discovery - Exploration Begins In Portugal
It was not until the carrack and then the caravel were developed in Iberia that European thoughts returned to the fabled East. These expl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Discovery: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Discovery - Discovery Of The Americas
Portugal's rival Castile had been somewhat slower than their neighbour to begin exploring the Atlantic, and it was not until late in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Discovery: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Discovery - Decline Of The Portuguese Monopoly
Portuguese exploration and colonization continued despite the new rivalry with Spain. The Portuguese became the first westerners to reach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Treatment
There were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave ris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Testing
It was only in the 20th century that effective tests and treatments for syphilis were developed. In 1906, the first effective test for sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Stages Of Syphilis
Different manifestations occur at each stage of the disease. Syphilis - Primary syphilis. Primary syphilis is manifested after an incub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Descriptions Of Alleged Ritual Murder
In general, the "procedure" for the alleged sacrifice was something like this: a child, normally a boy who had not yet reached puberty, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Modern Blood Libels
Blood libel against Jews - In Arab and Muslim nations. Blood libel stories have appeared a number of times in the state-sponsored media...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Actual Jewish Practices Regarding Blood And Sacrifice
The descriptions of torture and human sacrifice in the anti-Semitic blood libels run contrary to many of the actual teachings of Judaism....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Libel Against Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Libel Against Jews - Famous Instances
There were a great many blood libel accusations and trials of Jews until the modern day. Relatively few of them are discussed here. Bloo...   » Read the article