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990 - Events. January 1 - Kievan Rus' adopts the Julian calendar. Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. The Pax Ecclesiae, an attempt by the church in southern France to forbid acts of war againt non-combatants and the clergy 990 - Births. Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (approximate) Edmund II of England, (approximate) Mieszko II of Poland, king of Poland from 1025 to 1031, duke from 1032 to 1034. Yor ...

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Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (941 - 1014) ( known as Brian Boru in English) was High King of Ireland (1002-1014) . Although the exact details of his birth are unknown, he was born in the early tenth century near Killaloe (Kincora) (in modern County Clare). His father was Cennétig mac Lorcáin, King of Thomond and his mother was Bé Binn ingen Aurchada, daughter of the King of West Connacht. Brian Boru - Royal Ascent. When Brian's father died, the kingship of Thomond passed to his older ...

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• Brian Boru - Popular image
• Brian Boru - The Dal gCais
• Brian Boru - History
• Brian Boru - Extending authority
• Brian Boru - The struggle for Ireland
• Brian Boru - Emperor of the Irish
• Brian Boru - Marriages
• Brian Boru - Cultural heritage
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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Béziers (Besièrs in Occitan, and Besiers in Catalan) is a town in Languedoc, in the southwest of France. It is a commune and a sous-préfecture in the Hérault département, with a population around 70,000, called Biterrois. Béziers - Geography. The city is located on a small bluff above th ...

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• Béziers - Economy
• Béziers - Transportation
• Béziers - Miscellaneous
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Dagome iudex is the name applied to one of the earliest documents relating to Poland, written by Mieszko I and his wife Oda in 991, placing the Polish state with its capital, Gniezno, under the protection of the Apostolic See. The document's name derives from its two opening words. Dagome iudex - Nature and import of the Dagome iudex. The Dagome iudex survives only in the form of a summary, completed ca. 1080. It was found in a register compiled by a curial cardinal during the papacy of ...

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• Dagome iudex - Summary text of the Dagome iudex
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Al-Andalus - Conquest and early years. In 711 AD, a Moorish Islamic army from North Africa invaded Visigoth Hispania. Under their leader Tariq ibn-Ziyad, a small force landed at Gibraltar on April 30, 711. After a decisive victory at the Battle of Guadalete on July 19, 711, Tariq ibn-Ziyad brought most of the Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule in a seven-year campaign. They moved northeast across the Pyrenees but were defeated by the Frank Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours in 732. The Iberian peninsula, exc ...

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• Al-Andalus - History
• Al-Andalus - Conquest and early years
• Al-Andalus - The Emirate and Caliphate of Córdoba
• Al-Andalus - The First Taifa Period
• Al-Andalus - Almoravids Almohads and Marīnids
• Al-Andalus - The Emirate of Granada
• Al-Andalus - Aftermath
• Al-Andalus - Culture
• Al-Andalus - Non-Muslims Dhimmi under the Caliphate
• Al-Andalus - Philosophy
• Al-Andalus - Etymology of al-Andalus
• Al-Andalus - Vandalícia
• Al-Andalus - Atlántida
• Al-Andalus - Landahlauts

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The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia. The recognition of the autocephalous Bulgarian Patriarchate by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 927 AD makes the Bulgarian Orthodox Church the oldest autocephalous Orthodox Church in the world after the four Eastern Patriarchates: those of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem. Including:

• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Canonical status and organisation
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Dioceses
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - History of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Early Christianity
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Establishment of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Autocephaly of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - The Ohrid Archbishopric
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - The Turnovo Patriarchate
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Ottoman rule
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - The Bulgarian Exarchate
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Second restoration of the Bulgarian Patriarchate

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Yúnmén Wényǎn (862 or 864-949 CE), (雲門文偃; Japanese: Ummon Bun'en; he is also variously known in English as "Unmon", "Ummon Daishi", "Ummon Zenji"), was a Chinese Zen Master in Tang-era China. He founded one of the five major schools of Chan (Chinese Zen), the "Yunmen School", after succeeding his master, Xuefeng Yicun (Japanese: Seppo) (822-908), for whom he had served as a head monk. Yunmen as abbot was succeeded by Dongshan Shouchu (Japanese: Tōzan Shusho), who would be succeeded by Suhotsu i ...

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• Yunmen Wenyan - Teachings
• Yunmen Wenyan - Koans
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WYLD is a traditional Urban Gospel outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications stations broadcasts at 940 kHz with 10 kW-Daytime/500 W-Nighttime power. WYLD - History. WYLD was a very successful Urban Contemporary outlet in the 1960s and 1970s before it shifted its format to sister station WYLD-FM. The AM would later evolve to a community-oriented Urban Adult Contemporary format in the 1970s to its current format in the 1990s. WYLD - ...

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56°09′N 40°25′E Vladimir (Russian: Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. It is located on the river Klyazma 200 km to the east of Moscow. Geographical location is 56°09′N 40°25′E, and population is 315,954 inhabitants (2002). Vladimir is the medieval capital of Russia, and two of its cathedrals are a World Heritage Site. Vladimir - History. Vladimir - Foundation date controversy. Including:

• Vladimir - History
• Vladimir - Foundation date controversy
• Vladimir - Golden Age
• Vladimir - Decline
• Vladimir - Sightseeings
• Vladimir - Sister cities

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Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. Their principal roles were as: Kings of Germany, (several centuries to 1806), mostly also crowned as Holy Roman Emperors, and Rulers of Austria (as dukes 1282–1453, archdukes 1453–1804, and emperors 1804–1918), Kings of Croatia (1527–1918), Kings of Hungary (1437–1918), Kings of Spain (1516–1700), Kings of Portugal (1580–1640),Including:

• Habsburg - A brief history of the House of Habsburg
• Habsburg - From Counts of Habsburg to Holy Roman Emperors
• Habsburg - Division of the House: Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs
• Habsburg - House of Habsburg-Lorraine: the Austrian Empire
• Habsburg - Main Line
• Habsburg - Ancestors
• Habsburg - Counts of Habsburg
• Habsburg - Kings of Germany
• Habsburg - Dukes of Austria
• Habsburg - Albertine line: Dukes of Austria
• Habsburg - Leopoldine line: Dukes of Styria Carinthia Tyrol
• Habsburg - Reuniting of Habsburg possessions
• Habsburg - Main Line: Holy Roman Emperors Archdukes of Austria
• Habsburg - Spanish Habsburgs: Kings of Spain Kings of Portugal 1580-1640
• Habsburg - Austrian Habsburgs: Holy Roman Emperors Archdukes of Austria
• Habsburg - House of Habsburg-Lorraine Lothringen main line: Holy Roman Emperors Archdukes of Austria
• Habsburg - House of Habsburg-Lorraine main line: Emperors of Austria
• Habsburg - House of Habsburg-Lorraine main line: Heads of the House of Habsburg post-monarchy
• Habsburg - Burials
• Habsburg - Habsburgs as Kings of Hungary
• Habsburg - Albertine line: Kings of Hungary
• Habsburg - Austrian Habsburgs: Kings of Hungary
• Habsburg - House of Habsburg-Lorraine main line: Kings of Hungary
• Habsburg - Habsburgs as Kings of Bohemia
• Habsburg - Main line: Kings of Bohemia
• Habsburg - Albertine line: Kings of Bohemia
• Habsburg - Austrian Habsburgs: Kings of Bohemia
• Habsburg - House of Habsburg-Lorraine main line: Kings of Bohemia
• Habsburg - Habsburgs as Queens Consort of France
• Habsburg - Austrian Habsburgs
• Habsburg - Spanish Habsburgs
• Habsburg - Habsburg-Lorraine

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Uppland (listen ▶ (help·info)) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea. The name literally means Upland, a name which is commonly encountered in English literature (especially older). Its Latinzed form, which may also occasiona ...

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• Uppland - Dukes
• Uppland - Geography
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• Uppland - Districts
• Uppland - Facts
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Ariccia is a commune in the province of Rome, in the Province of Rome of the Lazio (Latium) region. It is part of the suburb of Rome and is situated in the regional park known as the "Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani". Ariccia is famous for its porchetta, a local roasted pig recipe, and for its excellent wine. The commune of Ariccia extends to the towns of Vallericcia and Cecchina. It is bounded by the communes of Albano Laziale ...

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January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did not specify that Janu ...

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1034 - Events. April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. 1034 - Births. September 3 - Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073) 1034 - Deaths. April 11 - Romanus III, Eastern Roman Emperor (b. 968) November 25 - King Malcolm II of Scotland (killed in b ...

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1066 - Events. January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England the day after Edward the Confessor dies. September 20 - Tostig Godwinson and Harald Hardraada of Norway invade England, landing at Riccall just south of York. September 25 - Harold II defeats Tostig and Harald Hardraada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, killing both. September 28 - Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades England. October 14 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hast ...

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In literature, a kenning is a compound poetic phrase substituted for the usual name of a person or thing. For example the sea in Old English could be called seġl-rād 'sail-road', swan-rād 'swan-road', bæþ-weġ 'bath-way' or hwæl-weġ 'whale-way'. In line 10 of the epic Beowulf the sea is called the hronrāde or 'whale-road'. The word is derived from the Old Norse phrase kenna eitt við, "to express a thing in terms of another", and is prevalent throughout Norse, Anglo-Saxon litera ...

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The Oder River (Czech/Polish: Odra, German: Oder, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe. It begins in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming the northern 187 km of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line. The river ultimately flows into the Szczecin Lagoon north of Stettin (Szczecin) and then with three branches (Dziwna, Swina and Peene) that empty into the Baltic Sea. Oder River - Geo ...

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• Oder River - Navigation
• Oder River - History
• Oder River - Cities
• Oder River - Right tributaries
• Oder River - Left tributaries

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A number of Old English Bible translations (pre 1066) were prepared in medieval England, translations of parts of the Bible into the Old English language. Many of these translations were in fact glosses, prepared and circulated in connection with the Latin Bible that was standard in Western Christianity at the time, for the purpose of assisting clerics whose grasp of Latin was imperfect. Old English literature is remarkable for containing a number of incomplete Bible translations that were < ...

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It was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Hamburg (990-1104), to the Archdiocese of Lund (1104-64), and finally to the Archdiocese of Uppsala (1164-1530). This diocese, the most ancient in Sweden, included the provinces of Västergötland and Värmland. After the reformation, Värmland was made part of the Diocese of Mariestad, later transferred to Karlstad (Diocese of Karlstad). It was founded about 990 at Skara, the capital of the country of the Geats (Gauthiod), the whole of which it embraced until about 1100, when the eastern portion ...

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Diocese of Skara, Diocese of Skara - History, Diocese of Skara - Bishop list

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Hasdai was very active in behalf of his co-religionists and Jewish science. When he heard that in Eastern Europe there was a Jewish state having a Jewish ruler, he desired to enter into correspondence with this monarch; and when the report of the existence of the state of the Khazars was confirmed by two Jews, Mar Saul and Mar Joseph, who had come in the retinue of an embassy from the Croatian king to Córdoba, Hasdai entrusted to them a letter, written in good Hebrew addressed to the Jewish king, in which he gave an account of his position ...

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Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Hasdai ibn Shaprut - As minister, Hasdai ibn Shaprut - Jewish activity, Hasdai ibn Shaprut - Personal life, Hasdai ibn Shaprut - Sources, Hasdai ibn Shaprut - Bibliography

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