Encyclopedia - Alfonso Viii Of Castile: Encyclopedia - Alfonso Viii Of Castile
Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214); called the Noble or, in Spanish, de las Navas; was the king of Castile and grandson...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1214: Encyclopedia - 1214
1214 - Events. Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. July 27 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of Eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almohad: Encyclopedia - Almohad
The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i.e. "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians," the name being corrupted in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfonso Ix Of Leon: Encyclopedia - Alfonso Ix Of Leon
Alfonso IX of León (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230; ruled from 1188–1230), first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berenguela Of Castile: Encyclopedia - Berenguela Of Castile
Berenguela (or Berengaria) (1180 – November 8, 1246), was briefly queen of Castile and León. The eldest daughter of Alfonso VIII of Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia - Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers (Ordo Praedicatorum), more commonly known as the Dominican Order, or Dominicans is a Catholic religious order. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 31: Encyclopedia - October 31
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1155: Encyclopedia - 1155
1155 - Events. Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Emperor Go-Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan. Robert of Chich...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moors: Encyclopedia Ii - Moors - Moorish Empire
In AD 711, some Moors invaded Visigoth Christian Spain. Under their Berber leader Tariq ibn-Ziyad, they landed at Gibraltar on April 30 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominican Order - Contemporary Period
The contemporary period of the history of the Preachers begins with the different restorations of provinces undertaken after the revoluti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almohad: Encyclopedia Ii - Almohad - The Dynasty
After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Navarre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Navarre - Kingdom
The first historic king of Navarre was his son Sancho II Garces, nicknamed Abarca, who ruled from Pamplona as king of Navarre and count o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family - Stuarts
Genealogy of the British Royal Family - Ancestors of Mary I of Scotland. Queen Mary I of Scotland, daughter of King James V of Scotlan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almohad: Encyclopedia Ii - Almohad - The Dynasty
After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almohad: Encyclopedia Ii - Almohad - The Ruling
After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominican Order - Modern Period
The modern period consists of the three centuries between the religious revolution at the beginning of the sixteenth century (Protestanti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 31: Encyclopedia Ii - October 31 - Events
October 31 is the day of halloween 475 - Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor. 1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther pos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moors: Encyclopedia Ii - Moors - Moorish Empire
In AD 711, some Moors invaded Visigoth Christian Spain. Under their Berber leader Tariq ibn-Ziyad, they landed at Gibraltar on April 30 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominican Order - History Of The Order
Their history may be divided into three periods: The Middle Ages (from their foundation to the beginning of the sixteenth century); The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominican Order - Mottos
1. Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare To praise, to bless and to preach (from the Roman Missal, Preface of the Blessed Virgin Mary) 2. Ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominican Order - List Of Dominicans
See also: Category:Dominicans Important Dominicans include: St. Thomas Aquinas St. Dominic St. Albertus Magnus St. Catherine of Siena St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moors: Encyclopedia Ii - Moors - Present-day Moors
In modern usage, Moor or Moorish (Italian and Spanish: moro, French: maure, Portuguese: mouro) is used to designate people whose native t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Navarre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Navarre - Later History
The last independent king of Navarre, Henry III (reigned 1572–1610), succeeded to the throne of France as Henry IV in 1589, founding th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family - Castilians
Genealogy of the British Royal Family - House of Burgundy. Isabella, daughter of King Pedro I of Castile and Maria of Padilla. King Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family - Hainault
Genealogy of the British Royal Family - House of Avesnes. Philippa of Hainault, daughter of William III, Count of Hainaut and Jeanne o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Navarre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Navarre - Early History
The kingdom of Pamplona and then Navarre formed part of the traditional territory of the Vascones— a pre-roman tribe; who occupied the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Navarre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Navarre - Navarre Annexed To Aragon Then To Castile
King Ferdinand the Catholic, after defeating Jean d'Albret, annexed most of Navarre in 1515. In 1511 or 1516 Spanish Navarra, the part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moors: Encyclopedia Ii - Moors - Present-day Moors
In modern usage, Moor or Moorish (Italian and Spanish: moro, French: maure, Portuguese: mouro) is used to designate people whose native t...   » Read the article