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Encyclopedia - 1506: Encyclopedia - 1506
1506 - Events. January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium: Encyclopedia - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (English: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, Polish: O obrotach sfer niebieskich) is the sem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1526: Encyclopedia - 1526
1526 in science 1526 - Events. January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. Peace between Francis I of France and Charles V. Francis agrees to cede ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timur: Encyclopedia Ii - Timur - Period Of Expansion
The next thirty years or so were spent in various wars and expeditions. Timur not only consolidated his rule at home by the subjugation o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 11th Century
1008-1013 Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah issues severe restrictions against Jews in the Land of Israel. All Jews are forced to wear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1500s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1500s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC - 1500s BC - 1490s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 9th Century
807 Abbassid Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders all Jews in the Calipate to wear a yellow belt, with Christians to wear a blue one. 820 After ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bavaria - Politics
Bavaria has a unicameral Landtag, or state parliament, elected by universal suffrage. Until December 1999, there was also a Senat, or Sen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Switzerland: Encyclopedia Ii - Switzerland - Cantons States
The Swiss Confederation consists of 26 cantons: Aargau Appenzell Innerrhoden* Appenzell Ausserrhoden* Basel-Stadt* Basel-Landschaft* Ber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Peter's Basilica - Miscellaneous
Despite a frequent confusion due to the similar names, the church of San Pietro in Vincoli (famous for hosting the precious Michelangelo'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich - Politics
Munich's current mayor is Christian Ude of the SPD (Social-democratic Party of Germany). Munich has a nearly unbroken history of SPD gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Portugal - Early History
Portugal has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, first by Neanderthals and then by homo sapiens. In the early first millennium BCE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Empire - The Habsburg Kings 1580-1640
From 1580 to 1640, the throne of Portugal was held by the Habsburg kings of Spain resulting in the biggest colonial empire until then (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused Of Being A Witch
At this point Pursuivant suggested a less violent test for Edmund himself. The procedure for it sounded simpler. "I place before the susp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia Ii - Bologna - Overview
Over the centuries, Bologna has acquired many nicknames: "Bologna the learned" ("Bologna la dotta") is a reference to its famous universi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Modern Times
Republican institutions replaced royal ones in Bavaria during the upheavals of November 1918. Provisional National Council Minister-Presi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medes: Encyclopedia Ii - Medes - The Mede Empire
In the second half of the 7th century BC, the Medes gained their independence and were united by a dynasty. The kings who established the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Columbus: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Columbus - Columbus' Campaign For Funding
Columbus first presented his plan to the court of Portugal in 1485. The king's experts believed that the route would be longer than Colum...   » Read the article