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1598 - Events. January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. Considered the end of the French Wars of Religion. May 2 - Peace of Vervins - End of war between France and Spain. September 22 - Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter. September 25 - Battle of Stångebro. The Catholic King Sigismund of Sweden an ...

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1526 in science 1526 - Events. January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. Peace between Francis I of France and Charles V. Francis agrees to cede Burgundy to Charles, and abandons all claims to Flanders, Artois, Naples, and Milan. May 22 - Francis repudiates the Treaty of Madrid and forms the League of Cognac against Charles, including the Pope, Milan, Venice, and Florence. July 24 - Milan is captured by the Spanish. August 29 - Battle of Mohács. The Turkish army of Sultan Suleiman I ...

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James was the only child of Mary I, Queen of Scots and of her second husband, Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany, more commonly known as Lord Darnley. James was a direct descendant of Henry VII, through his great-grandmother Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII. James' mother was an insecure ruler, as both she and her husband, being Roman Catholics, faced a rebellion of Protestant noblemen. Their marriage, furthermore, was a particularly difficult one. While Mary was pregnant with James, Lord Darnley secretly allied himself with the rebels and murd ...

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James I of England, James I of England - Early life, James I of England - Regencies, James I of England - English succession, James I of England - Early reign in England, James I of England - Conflict with Parliament, James I of England - Later years, James I of England - Legacy, James I of England - Style and arms, James I of England - Issue, James I of England - External link

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April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). There are 250 days remaining. April 25 - Events. 1607 - Eighty Years' War: Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 1707 - An Allied Austrian army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. 1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published. 1792 - Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes t ...

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List of Hispanics - Architects. Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of postmodern architecture. Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), 2005 AIA Gold Medal Laureate. Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), known for his unfinished masterwork La Sagrada Familia. Ricardo Legorreta (b. 1931) Enric Miralles (1955–2000), built the Scottish Parliament ( ...

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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 Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvud. By his father's will he got, by way of appanage, the Duchy of Södermanland, which included the provinces of Närke and Värmland; but he did not come into actual possession of them till after the fall of Eric XIV of Sweden in 1569. Charles IX of Sweden - Duke Charles. In 1568 he was the real leader of the rebellion against Eric, ...

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The play's date of composition is believed to be between 1594 and 1597. The play was entered in the Stationers' Register, the method at that time of obtaining copyright for a new play, by James Roberts on July 22, 1598. It was first printed in 1600, and again in a pirated edition in 1619. The play was mentioned by Francis Meres in 1598, so it must have been familiar on the stage by that date. The play seems to be influenced by (and perhaps reacting against) Christopher Marlowe's imm ...

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The Merchant of Venice, The Merchant of Venice - Date, The Merchant of Venice - Story, The Merchant of Venice - Shylock and the anti-Semitism debate, The Merchant of Venice - The anti-Semitic reading, The Merchant of Venice - The sympathetic reading, The Merchant of Venice - Shylock on stage, The Merchant of Venice - Pederasty, The Merchant of Venice - Film adaptations, The Merchant of Venice - Pastimes

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Her deviation might have had genetic reasons, because many of both her father’s and her mother’s ancestors were very brutal individuals (e. g. the Transylvanian ruler Sigismund Báthory who liked to have his retainers killed). Alternatively, it is believed that the Báthory family was inbred and that this may have helped cause various psychotic disorders that the family was known to have. Only later legends say that she was killing the girls in order to bathe in their blood and, thus, ...

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A shadowy figure named Anna Darvulia, a suspected local witch that dabbled in black magic and satanic ritual, is rumoured to have influenced much of Elizabeth's early sadistic career, but apparently died before the major events of Elizabeth's reign of terror commenced. Elizabeth's main collaborators after Anna's death were her maids Dorottya Szentes, Dorota Sentéšová, or Dorko; Helena Jo Ilona Jó and Katarína Benická or Katalin Benick as well as the dwarf János Ujváry, Ján Ujvári, or Fickó. Except for Katarína, ...

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Erzsébet Báthory, Erzsébet Báthory - The Báthory lineage, Erzsébet Báthory - Life, Erzsébet Báthory - Guilt, Erzsébet Báthory - Motives, Erzsébet Báthory - Collaborators, Erzsébet Báthory - Legends, Erzsébet Báthory - Torture, Erzsébet Báthory - Witchcraft, Erzsébet Báthory - Bloodbath, Erzsébet Báthory - Lesbianism, Erzsébet Báthory - Or maybe she was innocent..., Erzsébet Báthory - References in music, Erzsébet Báthory - References in fiction, Erzsébet Báthory - References in literature

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The Jelali unrests, however, continued under the leadership of Janbuladoglu in Aleppo and Yusuf Pasha and Kalenderoglu in western Anatolia. They were finally suppressed by the grand vizier Kuyucu Murad Pasha, who by 1610 had eliminated a large number of Jelalis. During the rest of the 17th and the 18th century, Jelalis continued their periodic depredations in Anatolia, representing a provincial reaction against the increasing power of the Janissaries. ...

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Jelali Revolts, Jelali Revolts - Causes, Jelali Revolts - Major revolts

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Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from China were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new holistic approach to Buddhism. This approach is characteristic of virtually all major Korean thinkers, and has resulted in a distinct variation of Buddhism, which Wonhyo (617–686) called the Tongbulgyo ("interpenetrated Buddhism"). K ...

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Tulips cannot be grown in the open in tropical climates, as they require a cold winter season to grow successfully. Manipulation of the tulip's growing temperature can, however, allow growers to "force" tulips to flower earlier than they normally would. Some historical cultivars have had a striped, "feathered", "flamed", or variegated flower, as in the illustration. While some modern varieties also display multicolored patterns, this results from a natural change in the upper and lower layers of pigment in the tulip flower. Historical ...

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Tulip, Tulip - Use and history, Tulip - Cultivation, Tulip - Introduction to Western Europe, Tulip - Species

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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is a bat-and-ball game played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a hard, flat strip of ground some 22 yards long, called the pitch. At each end of the pitch stand a set of wooden poles called a wicket (traditionally made from the wood of the ash tree). A player from one team (the bowler) propels a hard, fist-sized ball from one wicket towards the other. A player from the opposing team (the batsman) attempts to defend the ball ...

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A shadowy figure named Anna Darvulia, a suspected local witch that dabbled in black magic and satanic ritual, is rumoured to have influenced much of Elizabeth's early sadistic career, but apparently died before the major events of Elizabeth's reign of terror commenced. Elizabeth's main collaborators after Anna's death were her maids Dorottya Szentes, Dorota Sentéšová, or Dorko; the dwarf János Ujváry, Ján Ujvári, or Fickó; Helena Jo Ilona Jó; and Katarína Benická or Katalin Benick. Except for Katarína, ...

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Erzsébet Báthory, Erzsébet Báthory - The Báthory lineage, Erzsébet Báthory - Life, Erzsébet Báthory - Guilt, Erzsébet Báthory - Motives, Erzsébet Báthory - Collaborators, Erzsébet Báthory - Legends, Erzsébet Báthory - Torture, Erzsébet Báthory - Satanism, Erzsébet Báthory - Bloodbath, Erzsébet Báthory - Lesbianism, Erzsébet Báthory - References in music, Erzsébet Báthory - References in literature

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Most samurai were bound by a strict code of honor, the famous Bushido (武士道, bushidō?) and were expected to set an example for those below them. Notably, a disgraced samur ...

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Samurai, Samurai - Myth and reality, Samurai - History, Samurai - Origin of Samurai, Samurai - Kamakura Bakufu and the Rise of Samurai, Samurai - Ashikaga Shogunate and the Feudal Period, Samurai - Oda Toyotomi and Tokugawa, Samurai - Tokugawa Shogunate, Samurai - Samurai decline during the Meiji Restoration, Samurai - Post Meiji Restoration, Samurai - Culture, Samurai - Education, Samurai - Shūdō, Samurai - Lifestyles, Samurai - Samurai Names, Samurai - Marriage, Samurai - Succession, Samurai - Philosophy, Samurai - Weapons, Samurai - Etymology of samurai and related words, Samurai - Samurai in popular culture

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People have been living in this region of the country for thousands of years (see Rock carvings in Central Norway, Nøstvet and Lihult cultures and Corded Ware culture). In ancient times the Kings of Norway were hailed at Øretinget in Trondheim, the place for the assembly of all free men by the mouth of the river Nidelva. Harald Fairhair (865 - 933) was hailed as the king here, as was his son, Haakon I - called 'the Good'. Trondheim was named Kaupangen (the market place or trading place) by Viking King Olav Tryggvason in 997 A ...

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Trondheim, Trondheim - Concise history, Trondheim - The city's names, Trondheim - City boroughs, Trondheim - Notable sights and buildings, Trondheim - Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim - Other landmarks, Trondheim - Major museums, Trondheim - Education, Trondheim - Transportation, Trondheim - Music, Trondheim - Sports, Trondheim - Twin cities

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Huguenot predecessors included the pro-reform and Gallican Roman Catholics, like Jacques Lefevre. Later, Huguenots followed the Lutheran movement, and finally, Calvinism. They shared John Calvin's fierce reformation beliefs which decried the priesthood, sacraments and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. They believed in salvation as an act of God as much as in creation as an act of God, and thus that only God's predestined mercy toward the elect made them fit for salvation. Some see this dual emphasis on creation and on salvation, and God's sovereignty over both, as a cornerstone principle for Huguenot developments in ar ...

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Huguenot, Huguenot - Origin of the name, Huguenot - Religious beliefs, Huguenot - Wars of Religion, Huguenot - Flight, Huguenot - External link

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In the 1650s, Montreal still had only a few dozen settlers and a severely underpopulated New France almost fell completely to the Iroquois attempts to drive the French out. In 1660, settler Adam Dollard des Ormeaux led a Canadian and Huron militia against a much larger Iroquois force; none of the Canadians survived. In 1663 New France finally became more secure when Louis XIV made it a province of France. In 1665 he sent a French garrison, the Carignan-Salières regiment, to Québec. The government of the colony was reformed along the lines ...

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Galileo was born in Europe Pisa, in the Tuscan region of Italy, the son of Vincenzo Galilei, a mathematician and musician born in Florence in 1520, and Giulia Ammannati, born in Pescia and married in 1563. Galileo was their first child. Although a devout Catholic, Galileo fathered three children out of wedlock. All were the children of Galileo and Marina Gamba. Because of their illegitimate birth, both girls were sent to the convent of San Matteo in Arcetri at early ages. Virginia (1600-1634) who took the name Maria Celeste upon ...

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Galileo Galilei, Galileo Galilei - Galileo's Family & Early Careers, Galileo Galilei - Experimental science, Galileo Galilei - Astronomy, Galileo Galilei - Contributions, Galileo Galilei - Modern claims of scientific errors and misconduct, Galileo Galilei - Physics, Galileo Galilei - Mathematics, Galileo Galilei - Technology, Galileo Galilei - Church controversy, Galileo Galilei - Galileo's writings, Galileo Galilei - Writings on Galileo, Galileo Galilei - Named after Galileo

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As the capital city of Spain, the city has attracted many immigrants from around the world. While almost 9 in 10 inhabitants are Spanish, there are many recent immigrants who come from Latin America, Europe, and North Africa. The largest immigrant groups include: Ecuadorian: 83,967, Moroccan: 51,300, Colombian: 37,218, and Peruvian: 32.791. There are also important communities of Chinese, ...

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