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Encyclopedia - Orb: Encyclopedia - Orb
The word "Orb", from the Latin orbis 'circle', is another name for a round object, especially a disk or a sphere. The term may also refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom
The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation cere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danish Crown Regalia: Encyclopedia - Danish Crown Regalia
Danish Crown Regalia. The symbols of the monarchy, consist of the crown, the sceptre (symbolising supreme authority), the orb (a globus c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flat Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Flat Earth - Antiquity
Belief in a flat Earth is found in humankind's oldest writings. In early Mesopotamian thought the world was portrayed as a flat disk floa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom - Crowns
The collection of Crown Jewels contains various crowns, some of which are used by every Sovereign, others being made personally for Sover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-romanesque Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-romanesque Art - Ottonian Art
German art, for the roughly 136 year period 919-1056, is commonly called "Ottonian art" (part of what is sometimes called the Ottonian Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Regalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Regalia - Components
The regalia is made out of two different parts. The greater group are the so-called Nürnberger Kleinodien (roughly translated Nuremberg ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Crown Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Crown Of Brazil - Manufacture
The Crown of Dom Pedro II was built by the goldsmith Carlos Martin in Rio de Janeiro, and was first exhibited to the public on July 8, 18...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Crown Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Crown Of Brazil - Usage
Aside from the coronation mass, it was customary for Brazilian Emperors to wear their crowns only on days of great festivity at the imper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-romanesque Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-romanesque Art - France
After the demise of the Carolingian Empire, France split into a number of feuding provinces, so that lacking any organized patronage, Fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flat Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Flat Earth - The Early Church
There is evidence that the round Earth was accepted by many Christians. For example, Emperor Theodosius II of the Byzantine Empire placed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom - The Orb And Sceptres
Two Sceptres used by the Sovereign form a part of the regalia: The Sceptre with the Cross was made in 1661, and is so called because it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom - Mary Of Modena's Crowns
State Diadem—Worn by her on the way to her coronation and worn in such a way by Queens Consort down to the nineteenth century. Coronati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom - Swords
Five Swords are used during the coronation. The Jewelled Sword of Offering was made for the Coronation of King George IV. Its jewels are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom - Other Elements
The Ring was made for William IV's coronation in 1831. Previously, each Sovereign received a new ring to symbolise their "marriage" to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flat Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Flat Earth - The Middle Ages
Flat Earth - Early Middle Ages. Europe's view of the world between 600 and 1000 is difficult to determine because of the general scarci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Jewels Of The United Kingdom - The Tower Of London
The Crown Jewels have been kept at the Tower of London since 1303 after they were stolen from Westminster Abbey1. After the coronation of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flat Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Flat Earth - Modern Times
During the 19th century, the Romantic conception of a European "Dark Age" gave much more prominence to the Flat Earth model than it ever ...   » Read the article