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Article - Law Of Attraction: The Ultimate Guide To The Law Of Attraction
What is the Law of Attraction? Law of attraction has many different labels, "Success consciousness", "Law of Magnetism&...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1594: Encyclopedia - 1594
1594 - Events. February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. March 21 - Henry IV enters his capital of Paris for the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Figured Bass: Encyclopedia - Figured Bass
Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords, and nonchord tones, in relation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Merchant Of Venice: Encyclopedia - The Merchant Of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. It is a come...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banat: Encyclopedia - Banat
Banat (Romanian: Banat; Serbian: Банат or Banat; German: Banat; Hungarian: Bánát or Bánság; Slovak: Banát) is a geographical an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1663: Encyclopedia - 1663
1663 - Events. Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. End of the reign of Emperor Go-Sai of Japan Emperor Reig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paris: Encyclopedia - Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France. Located on the river Seine in the country's north, it is a major cultural and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 17th Century: Encyclopedia - 17th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. 17t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrey Chokhov: Encyclopedia - Andrey Chokhov
Andrey Chokhov, also spelled Chekhov (Андрей Чохов (Чехов) in Russian) (c. 1545 - 1629, Moscow) was one of the most promi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 29: Encyclopedia - April 29
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. April 29 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angoulême: Encyclopedia - Angoulême
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldachin: Encyclopedia - Baldachin
A baldachin, baldachino or baldacchino is a canopy of state over an altar or throne, It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Ussher: Encyclopedia - James Ussher
James Ussher (also spelled Usher) (January 4, 1581–March 21, 1656) was AnglicanArchbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Wars Of Religion: Encyclopedia - French Wars Of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between Catholics and Huguenots (Protestants) from the middle of the sixtee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Cardinal Allen: Encyclopedia - William Cardinal Allen
William Allen (1532-1594), English Catholic priest and cardinal. Born at Rossall, Lancashire, in 1532, the third son of John Allen, at th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kethe: Encyclopedia - William Kethe
William Kethe, also Keithe, (1561-June 6, 1594) Kethe may have been Scottish, but this has never been confirmed. His name first enters th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ur-hamlet: Encyclopedia - Ur-hamlet
Ur-Hamlet was the name given by nineteenth century German scholars to a pre-Shakespearean Hamlet written before 1589. In that year Thomas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Romania: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Romania
Literature Music Fine arts Cuisine Folklore Mythology Spirituality Actors Composers Painters Poets Writers Castles Museums Religious UNE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Stone Stela: Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Stone Stela
The anthropomorphic stone stelae found in the Ukrainian steppe, with some finds extending the area to Moldavia, the northern Caucasus (So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Culture Of The United Kingdom
The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied, and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European country,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon Philosopher: Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon Philosopher
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, spy, free...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of Shakespeare Plays: Encyclopedia - Chronology Of Shakespeare Plays
The precise chronology of Shakespeare's plays as they were first written and performed is difficult to determine, as there is no authorit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourtange: Encyclopedia - Bourtange
Bourtange is a Dutch star fort and village in the Westerwolde region of the province of Groningen. The fortifications were initially buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetus: Encyclopedia - Fetus
A fetus (also foetus) is a developing mammal after the embryonic stage and before birth. The plural is fetuses or foetuses, or, very rare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bridgettines: Encyclopedia - Bridgettines
The Bridgettine or Briggittine order. A monastic religious order of Augustinian canonesses founded by Saint Birgitta (Saint Bridget) of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hayyim Ben Joseph Vital: Encyclopedia - Hayyim Ben Joseph Vital
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital (1543 in Safed-6 May 1620 in Damascus) was one of the most famous exponents of Kabbalah. As a young boy, Vital wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles De L'Écluse: Encyclopedia - Charles De L'Écluse
Charles de l'Écluse, L'Escluse, or Carolus Clusius (Arras, February 19, 1526 - Leiden April 4, 1609), seigneur de Watènes, was the Flem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ix Of Sweden: Encyclopedia - Charles Ix Of Sweden
Charles IX (Karl IX) (October 4, 1550 – October 30, 1611), was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of Gus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Belgrade
Belgrade (listen ▶ (help·info)), is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–Present). It is one of the oldest cities in Europe se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon: Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, spy, free...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1590s: Encyclopedia - 1590s
1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1590s - Events. 1590 March 14 - Battle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1558: Encyclopedia - 1558
1558 - Events. January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1612: Encyclopedia - 1612
1612 - Events. January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Antonius Magirus's Koock-boeck ofte Familieren kevken-boeck is publish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1632: Encyclopedia - 1632
1632 - Events. February 22 - Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1661: Encyclopedia - 1661
1661 - Events. January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1654: Encyclopedia - 1654
1654 - Events. April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. June 3 - Louis XIV of France crowned ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1540: Encyclopedia - 1540
1540 - Events. January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. July 9 - King Henry VIII of En...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1532: Encyclopedia - 1532
1532 - Events. May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. June 25 - Suleiman I leads another invasion of Hungary,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1518: Encyclopedia - 1518
1518 - Events. A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. 1518 - Births. April 22 - Antoine de Bourbon, father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1512: Encyclopedia - 1512
1512 - Events. April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Ca...   » 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

Encyclopedia - 1521: Encyclopedia - 1521
1521 - Events. January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. January 28 - Diet of Wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1531: Encyclopedia - 1531
1531 - Events. January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zür...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1525: Encyclopedia - 1525
1525 in science 1525 - Events. January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1672: Encyclopedia - 1672
1672 - Events. March 15 - Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. May 2 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Laud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1554: Encyclopedia - 1554
1554 - Events. January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. February - Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London. Fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champa: Encyclopedia - Champa
The kingdom of Champa (or Lin-yi in Chinese records) controlled what is now south and central Vietnam from approximately 192 through 1697...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Encyclopedia - A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written sometime in the mid-1590s. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Date...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Comedy Of Errors: Encyclopedia Ii - The Comedy Of Errors - Synopsis
The Duke of the Anatolian city of Ephesus is about to execute Egeon, an aged merchant from Syracuse, because of a law that all Syracusans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solovetsky Monastery: Encyclopedia Ii - Solovetsky Monastery - History
Solovetsky Monastery was founded in the late 1420s by monks Zosima and Savvatiy of Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery. In the 15th and 16th cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Taming Of The Shrew: Encyclopedia Ii - The Taming Of The Shrew - Plot Summary
Prior to the first act, an Induction (sometimes omitted) frames the play as a "kind of history" played in front of a drunkard named Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Kyd: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Kyd - Career
Evidence suggests that in the 1580s Kyd became an important playwright, but little is known about his activity. Francis Meres placed him ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solfege: Encyclopedia Ii - Solfege - Tonic Sol-fa
Tonic Sol-fa is a system of musical notation based on relationships between tones in a key. The usual staff notation is replaced with sol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Polish Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Polish Wars - Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth
The 17th century saw fierce rivalry between the then major Eastern European powers – Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sherborne: Encyclopedia Ii - Sherborne - History
The town was named scir burne by the Saxon inhabitants, a name meaning "clear stream" (see: Bourne). The town was made the capital of Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archdiocese Of Toledo: Encyclopedia Ii - Archdiocese Of Toledo - List Of Bishops & Archbishops Of Toledo
Archdiocese of Toledo - Bishops of Toledo. St. James the Great (1st cent.) unknown St. Eugenius I Melantius (286-306) Archdiocese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Of Italy - Modernity
From Mannerism onward there are more and more art movements representing tides of opinion pushing in various different directions, causin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1632 Series: Encyclopedia Ii - 1632 Series - Works In The Series
1632 series - Published works. Novel: 1632 (2000) Novel: 1633 (2002) with David Weber includes material initating the British Isles s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacromonte: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacromonte - The Lead Books Los Plomos Del Sacromonte
The legend derives from the discovery in the caves between 1594 and 1606 of 22 volumes of "lead books" - each consisting of a number of i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Stone Stela: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Stone Stela - Cimmerians
The Cimmerians of the early 1st millennium BC left a small number (about ten are known) of distinctive stone stelae. Another four or five...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - The First Invasion
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who established his hegemony in Japan in the latter part of the 16th century, had wanted to conquer Ming China. Motiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zygmunt Iii Vasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Zygmunt Iii Vasa - Biography
He was born at Gripsholm during his parents' imprisonment by King Eric XIV. Although Sweden was protestant, Sigismund was raised as a cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portrait Miniature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portrait Miniature - England 16th And 17th Centuries
The portrait miniature developed from the miniature of illuminated manuscripts, which had been superseded for the purposes of book illust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Bhutan - Popular Music
Bhutanese popular music history began with the Bhutan Broadcasting Service, which was followed by the band Tashi Nyencha, who established...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parma: Encyclopedia Ii - Parma - History
The city was most probably founded and named by the Etruscans, for a parma (circular shield) was a Latin borrowing, as were many Roman te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moldavian Magnate Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Moldavian Magnate Wars - The Magnate Wars 1593-1617
Moldavian Magnate Wars - Causes. Jan Zamoyski, Polish grand crown chancellor (kanclerz) and military commander (grand crown hetman), kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshal Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Marshal Of France - Bourbons
Marshal of France - Eleven Marshals created by Henry IV between 1592 and 1602. 1592 Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Advocate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Advocate - History
It is an ancient office dating back to at least 1483, when John Ross is mentioned as His Majesty's Advocate to King James III. From 1707 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolas Poussin: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolas Poussin - Life
He was born near Les Andelys, now in the Eure département, in Normandy. Early sketches attracted the notice of Quentin Varin, a local pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nine Years War Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Nine Years War Ireland - Causes
The Nine Years War was caused by the collision between the ambition of the Gaelic Irish chieftain Hugh O’Neill and the advance of the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - The First Invasion
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who established his hegemony in Japan in the latter part of the 16th century, had wanted to conquer the Ming China. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - Paris - History
Paris - Origins. The area of Paris was settled by the Celtic Parisii from around 250 BC. These people, known as boatmen and traders, es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padua Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Padua Italy - History Of Padua
Padua Italy - Antiquity. Padua claims to be the oldest city in north Italy; the early medieval commune justified itself by a fabled fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orlande De Lassus: Encyclopedia Ii - Orlande De Lassus - Music And Influence
One of the most prolific, versatile, and universal composers of the late Renaissance, Lassus wrote over 2000 works in all Latin, French, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Cardinal Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - William Cardinal Allen - Last Years
Allen was then once more in Rome, whither he had been summoned by the Pope after a dangerous illness two years before. He never left the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plantations Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Plantations Of Ireland - Early Plantations
The early Plantations of Ireland occurred in the context of the Tudor re-conquest of Ireland. This hoped to pacify and Anglicise Ireland ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Felice Anerio: Encyclopedia Ii - Felice Anerio - Life
Felice Anerio was born in Rome, and spent his entire life there. He sang as a boy soprano at the Julian Chapel (the Cappella Giulia) from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruggiero Giovannelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruggiero Giovannelli - Life
He was born in Velletri, near Rome. It has been claimed that he was a student of Palestrina, but there is no documentary evidence of this...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pomponio Nenna: Encyclopedia Ii - Pomponio Nenna - Life
He was born in Bari, in the southeastern extremity of Italy. His father was a city official of Bari, and was the author of a book on nobi...   » 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 - San Luis Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - San Luis Argentina - Information About The City
The city lies on the National Route Number 7 that connects Mendoza (255 km) with Buenos Aires (791 km), parallel to the Río Chorrillos R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banat: Encyclopedia Ii - Banat - Geography
Banat - Romanian Banat. On 29 July 1929, the existing counties formed the Timiş Province: Timiş-Torontal, Caraş-Severin, Arad, and H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - San Luis Province: Encyclopedia Ii - San Luis Province - History
The present area of the San Luis Province was inhabited by different aboriginal tribes: Michilingües, Calchaquíes, Ranqueles, Puelches,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plantation Of Ulster: Encyclopedia Ii - Plantation Of Ulster - Planning The Plantation
Prior to its conquest in the Nine Years War of the 1590s, Ulster was the most Gaelic part of Ireland and the only province that was compl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - Paris - History
Paris - Origins. The region around Paris was settled from about 250 BC, by the Celtic Parisii who were known as boatmen and traders. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarquinio Merula: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarquinio Merula - Life
He was born in Cremona, where he probably received early musical training, and where he was first employed as an organist. In 1616 he too...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Frobisher: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Frobisher - The First Voyage In Search Of The Northwest Passage
As early as 1560 or 1561 Frobisher had formed a resolution to undertake a voyage in search of a Northwest Passage as a trade-route to Ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miron Costin: Encyclopedia Ii - Miron Costin - Life
Miron Costin was born as the son of a rich Moldavian boyar (Ion or Iancu). He spent his earliest years in Poland, where his family had ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orlande De Lassus: Encyclopedia Ii - Orlande De Lassus - Music And Influence
One of the most prolific, versatile, and universal composers of the late Renaissance, Lassus wrote over 2000 works in all Latin, French, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paolo Quagliati: Encyclopedia Ii - Paolo Quagliati - Works And Style
Stylistically, Quagliati's music is clear, elegant, and he generally uses simple diatonic harmonies. Some of his books of madrigals are i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Serbia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Serbia - History
See also The Serbia Series: See also: List of Serbian monarchs, History of Yugoslavia, History of Serbia and Montenegro History of Serbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon Stevin: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon Stevin - Discoveries And Inventions
His claims to fame are varied. His contemporaries were most struck by his invention of a so-called land yacht, a carriage with sails, a l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trakai: Encyclopedia Ii - Trakai - History
The first settlements in this area appeared at least in 1 millennium A.D. The town as well as its surroundings started developing in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tintoretto: Encyclopedia Ii - Tintoretto - The Years Of Apprenticeship
He was born in Venice in 1518, though most accounts say in 1512. His father, Battista Robusti, was a dyer, or tintore; hence the son got ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Brade: Encyclopedia Ii - William Brade - Life
Little is known about his early life, and around 1590 he left England to pursue a musical career in Germany, as did several other promine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Brewster Pilgrim: Encyclopedia Ii - William Brewster Pilgrim - Emigration
Restrictions and pressures applied by the authorities convinced the congregation of a need to emigrate to the more sympathetic atmosphere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Douglas 10th Earl Of Angus: Encyclopedia Ii - William Douglas 10th Earl Of Angus - Issue
He was the author of the Chronicle of the House of Douglas. He was succeeded by his son William, as 11th earl of Angus, afterwards 1st m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Glasgow History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Glasgow History - 500-1099
543: The 12th century Bishop Jocelyn will later claim Glasgow's monastic church was founded by Saint Kentigern, also known as Saint Mungo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Edinburgh History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Edinburgh History - 1-999
Late 1st century: Roman brooch and fine pottery from this period have been found c638: The Gododdin are defeated and the site is captured...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spandau: Encyclopedia Ii - Spandau - History
The history of Spandau begins in the 7th or 8th century, when the Slav Heveller first settled in the area and later built a fortress ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sisteron: Encyclopedia Ii - Sisteron - History
Sisteron has been inhabited for 4000 years. The Romans used the route through Sisteron as can be shown by a Latin inscription in the rock...   » Read the article