1512 - Events. April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit. October 19 - Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology [Doctor in Biblia]. October 21 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg November 1 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is exhibited to the public for the first time. ...

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Annihilationism is one of several doctrines of hell in the Christian religion. It states that the final fate of the wicked (sinners) is total destruction, similar to eternal unconsciousness. It rejects the Traditionalist view that hell is a place of never-ending torture and/or separation from God. Annihilationism - Annihilationism in Christianity. In contrast to Traditionalism, which holds that the wicked will suffer in torment forever, and Universalism, which holds that all humanity will eventually ...

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The red and white checkerboard has been a symbol of Croatian kings since at least the 10th century, ranging in size from 3×3 to 8×8, but most commonly 5×5, like the current coat. It was traditionally conjenctured that the colours originally represented two ancient Croat tribes, Red Croats and White Croats, but there is no generally accepted proof for this theory. The oldest source confirming the coat as an official symbol is a genealogy of the Habsburgs, dated from 1 ...

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Zug, capital of the Swiss canton of that name, is a picturesque little town at the northeastern corner of the lake of Zug, and at the foot of the Zugerberg (3255 ft.), which rises gradually, its lower slopes thickly covered with fruit trees. Population: 6508 (1900), 23'000 (2004), mainly German-speaking and Romanists. The lake shore has been embanked and forms a promenade, whence glorious views of the snowy peaks of the Bernese Oberland, as well as of the Rigi and Pilatus, are gained. Towards its northerly end a monument marks ...

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence • Theology Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Politi ...

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• Caliph - Succession to Muhammad
• Caliph - The authority of the caliph
• Caliph - The history of the caliphate
• Caliph - How the Caliphate came to an end
• Caliph - Reasons for the fall and continuing dormancy of the Caliphate
• Caliph - Famous caliphs
• Caliph - Dynasties
• Caliph - Claims to the caliphate
• Caliph - Lists of Caliphal dynasties and seats
• Caliph - The Rashidun Righteously Guided
• Caliph - The Umayyads of Damascus
• Caliph - The Abbasids of Baghdad
• Caliph - The Abbasid branch of Cairo
• Caliph - The Ottoman Padishahs
• Caliph - The secular Republic of Turkey
• Caliph - The Sharifan house in now Saudi Arabia
• Caliph - Sources and references

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Bayezid II (1447/48 – May 26, 1512) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. Bayezid was born in Demotika in Thrace. The son of Mehmed II the Conqueror, Bayezid ascended the Ottoman throne in 1481. Like his father, Bayezid was a patron of western and eastern culture and unlike many other Sultans, worked hard to ensure a smooth running of domestic politics, which earned him the epithet of "the Just". Throughout his reign, Bayezid engaged in numerous campaigns to conquer the Venetian-held despotate of Morea, accu ...

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The Croatian coat of arms consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard (chequy) that consists of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields. It's commonly known as šahovnica ("chessboard", from šah, "chess" in Croatian). The smaller shields represent parts of Croatia. Coat of Arms of Croatia - History. The red and white checkerboard has been a symbol of Croatian kings since at least the 10th century, ranging in ...

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• Coat of Arms of Croatia - The current design
• Coat of Arms of Croatia - Trivia
• Coat of Arms of Croatia - External link

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Conrad Grebel (ca.1498-1526), son of a prominent Swiss merchant and councilman, was a co-founder of the Anabaptist¹ movement and is often called the "Father of Anabaptists". Conrad Grebel - Early life. Conrad Grebel was born, probably in Grüningen in Zürich canton, about 1498 to Junker Jakob and Dorothea (Fries) Grebel, the second of six children. He spent his early life in Grüningen, and then came to Zürich with his family around 1513. He spent several years abroad in study, worked as a proofreader in ...

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• Conrad Grebel - Education
• Conrad Grebel - Ministry
• Conrad Grebel - Works and Significance
• Conrad Grebel - Family
• Conrad Grebel - Footnotes

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Velletri (ancient Velitrae) is a commune in the province of Rome, in Lazio (Latium). It is bounded by other communes of Rocca di Papa, Lariano, Cisterna di Latina, Artena, Aprilia, Nemi, Genzano di Roma, Lanuvio. Velletri is renowned as one of the main centres for wine production in the Latium. Velletri - History. Velletri's origins are uncertain. A settlement here existed since very ancient times, though scholars debated if Etruscan, Latin or Volscan. During the First Latin War, during ...

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• Velletri - City partnership

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This is a list of controversial non-fiction books aimed at the general reader which discuss controversial issues, or are (or were at the time of writing) controversial for other reasons. For controversial fictional books, see list of banned books. Additional books may be found at Controversial books. This list is alphabetical by topic, and books should be ordered by publication date within topics Criteria for inclusion: This list is intended to be selective, not exhaustive.< ...

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• List of controversial non-fiction books - Anthropology
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Artificial intelligence and the nature of consciousness
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Astronomy
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Business and bureaucracy
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Cosmology
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Drug culture
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Environmentalism
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Evolution
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Feminist theory
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Futurology
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Globalization
• List of controversial non-fiction books - History
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Media
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Philosophy of science
• List of controversial non-fiction books - Politics
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• List of controversial non-fiction books - Race and intelligence
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Warmia (Polish: Warmia, German: Ermland, Latin: Varmia, also historically known as Ermeland) is a region between Pomerania and Masuria in northeastern Poland. Together with Masuria it forms the Warminsko-Mazurskie Voivodship. To the west of Warmia is Pomesania, to the south Chełmno Land, Sassinia and Galindia (later called Masuria) and to the east Sambia. In the north it borders the Vistula Bay. Because it is located in a border area ...

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Conquistador (meaning "Conqueror" in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who achieved the Conquista (this Spanish term is generally accepted by historians), i.e. brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. The Genoese Columbus's discovery of the New World in 1492 afforded Spain a head start in Colonization of the Americas, i.e. North, South America, continental Central and the Caribbean regions; the whole a ...

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• Conquistador - History
• Conquistador - New World
• Conquistador - The Spanish Conquest in Asia - Pacific
• Conquistador - Debate on the Human Rights of Natives
• Conquistador - References in Media
• Conquistador - List of Famous Conquistadores and Explorers
• Conquistador - Additional Info

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The Western Region of Ghana includes the large cities of Sekondi and Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim and a hilly inland area including Elubo, that reaches from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west, to the Central Region in the east. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points. The region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines. The culture is dominated by the Nzema, Wassa, Sefwi, Ahanta branches of the Akan culture, a ...

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In English law, the benefit of clergy was originally a provision by which clergymen could claim that they were outside the jurisdiction of the secular courts and be tried instead under canon law. Eventually, the course of history transformed it into a mechanism by which first-time offenders could receive a more lenient sentence for some lesser crimes. Benefit of clergy - Origin. Prior to the 12th century, traditional English law courts had been jointly presided over by a bishop and a local secular magistrat ...

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• Benefit of clergy - The Miserere
• Benefit of clergy - Tudor-era reforms
• Benefit of clergy - Later development

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The Codex Wallerstein (Augsburg University library I.6.4.2) is a 15th century fechtbuch. The title Vom Baumans Fechtbuch appears on the first page, together with the date 1549. The Codex came in the possession of Paulus Hector Mair in 1556. It consists of 221 pages, illustrating techniques of fighting with the longsword, dussack and dagger, armored and unarmored, stechschild, as well a system of grappling. The manuscript is a convolution of three parts, clearly separable by three different styles of illustration. The par ...

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Rhetoric (from Greek ρήτωρ, rhêtôr, "orator") is one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (the other members are dialectic and grammar) in Western culture. In ancient and medieval times, grammar concerned itself with correct language use through the study and criticism of literary models, dialectic concerned itself with the testing and invention of new knowledge through a process of question and answer, and rhetoric concerned itself with persuasion in public and political settings such as assemblies and c ...

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• Rhetoric - History
• Rhetoric - Introduction
• Rhetoric - Ancient Greece
• Rhetoric - Roman rhetoricians
• Rhetoric - Rhetoric from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
• Rhetoric - Modern developments
• Rhetoric - Current state of rhetorical study
• Rhetoric - Rhetorical remedies

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Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. In 2002 the city had a population of 239,358. The city was named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town in 985: its name came from Anglo-Saxon Wulfrūnehēantūn = "Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm". Many buildings and firms in Wolverhampton are named after her. Its name is often abbreviated to "W'ton" or "Wolves". The city counci ...

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• Wolverhampton - History
• Wolverhampton - Transport
• Wolverhampton - Music and arts
• Wolverhampton - Media
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• Wolverhampton - People
• Wolverhampton - Localities
• Wolverhampton - Wards of Wolverhampton City Council

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Balthasar Hübmaier (ca. 1480-1528) was an influential German/Moravian Anabaptist leader. He was born in Friedberg, Bavaria (about 5 miles east of Augsburg) circa 1480-1481. Information on his parentage is lacking. In 1524, he married Elizabeth Hügline of Reichenau. He attended Latin School at Augsburg, and entered the University of Freiburg on May 1, 1503. Insufficient funds caused him to leave the university and teach for a time at Schaffhausen. He returned to Freiburg in 1507 and received both a bachelor's and a mast ...

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Albrecht Dürer (May 21, 1471 - April 6, 1528) was a German painter, wood carver, engraver, and mathematician. He is best known for his woodcuts in series, including the Apocalypse (1498), two series on the crucifixion of Christ, the Great Passion (1498-1510) and the Little Passion (1510-11) as well as many of his individual prints, such as Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513) and Melancholia IIncluding:

• Albrecht Dürer - First visit to Italy
• Albrecht Dürer - Return to Nuremberg
• Albrecht Dürer - Second visit to Italy
• Albrecht Dürer - Nuremberg and the masterworks
• Albrecht Dürer - Journey to the Netherlands and beyond
• Albrecht Dürer - Final years in Nuremberg

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Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics of that time. The Aldine Press is famous in the history of typography, among other things, for the introduction of italics. The press was continued after Aldus death in 1515 by his wife and her father until his son Paolo (1512-1574) took over. His grand ...

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• Aldine Press - The Literacy Revolution

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