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- Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother o...
4: ... baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
6: ...erdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ...nsidered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...r in marriage - Marie-Antoinette (much to the Empress's amusement.) - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
2: ...bably means "Mary of [[Magdala]]", a town on the western shore of the [[Lake of Tiberias]]. The life o...
4: ==Mary Magdalene in the New Testament==
6: ...g to him, but he forbade her: "[[John 20:17|17]] Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to Me, for I have no...
8: This is the last entry in the canonical New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned...
12: ...stions of the risen Savior (a designation that dates the original no earlier than the [[Second century... - Lavender (3889 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Lamiales]]}}
14: ...e occasionally found growing wild, as garden escapes, well beyond their natural range.
16: ==Cultivation and uses==
17: ...an be found. Other commonly grown ornamental species are ''L. stoechas'', ''L. dentata'', ''L. multifi...
20: ...placed among stored items of clothing to give a fresh fragrance and as a deterrent to [[moth]]s. The p... - Rose (15436 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
12: ...ivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
14: <small>References:<br />
20: == Description ==
21: ...orny [[shrub]]s or [[liana|climbers]], and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2-5 m tall, rarely reac... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...ately the middle of the fifteenth century. Though establishing the end of the Medieval era and the beg...
7: ...ward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
11: ...r complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple tex...
13: === Genres ===
14: ...y late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
6: A '''sundial''' measures [[time]] by the position of the [[sun]].
7: The most commonly seen designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden su...
8: ...un changes, the time indicated by the shadow changes.
9: However, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts a...
11: Most sundial designs indicate [[solar time|apparent solar time]]. - Pope Benedict IV (942 bytes)
1: ...nd public generosity. Benedict upheld the ordinances of [[Pope Formosus]], whose rotting corpse was ex...
6: Predecessor=[[Pope John IX|John IX]]|
7: Successor=[[Pope Leo V|Leo V]]|Dates=900–903}} - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...egislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source ...
5: ... covetously eyed the relatively greater prerogatives of the townspeople.
7: ...Catholic Church]] and the prerogatives of the nobles.
9: ... just a [[plebeian]] way of dealing with the enemies of the bourgeoisie: absolutism, feudalism and [[p...
13: ...e holder from future taxes, the purchasers of titles were effectively buying an [[annuity]]. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...lexities is in the article on the individual in question.''
5: *[[Charles X of France|Charles, comte d'Artois]] - younger brother of Louis XVI ...
6: ...ançois Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] - officer throughout ...
10: ...[Jean Sylvain Bailly]] - President of the [[Third Estate]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]],...
14: * [[Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte|Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ...gustus, the pre-Augustan state is conventionally described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the struct...
5: ...and the [[Western Roman Empire]]. The end of the Western Empire is traditionally set in [[476]], when ...
7: ...zantine Empire]], [[Eastern Roman Empire]] and [[Western Roman Empire]], which are used interchangably...
9: ...ays of imperial majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire.
11: ...]), the [[History of Russia|Russian/Kiev]] dynasties (see [[tsar|czars]]), and the [[German Empire]] (... - Sicily (18450 bytes)
8: ...ovince of Enna|Enna]]<br />[[Province of Messina|Messina]]<br />[[Province of Palermo|Palermo]]<br />[...
21: ... is an autonomous region of [[Italy]] and the largest [[island]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with an...
23: ==Towns and Cities==
24: ...rovincial capitals [[Catania]], [[Messina, Italy|Messina]], [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]] (''Siracusa''...
30: ...na is 3,320 m (10,900 ft) high, making it the tallest volcano in Europe. It is also one of the world'... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...ary Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ... pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ...d into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The escort soon grew into a substantial force.
9: ...k]]s, which in turn were divided into [[commanderies]].
13: === Knights of Rhodes === - First Crusade (34670 bytes)
2: ...urning point in the expansion of [[Western world|Western power]], and was the only crusade – in ...
5: ...now had very little to do but fight among themselves and terrorize the peasant population.
7: ... which occupied Spanish knights and some mercenaries from elsewhere in Europe in the fight against the...
9: ...the [[Byzantine Empire]] in the east. The Byzantines had suffered a serious defeat at the hands of the...
12: ...e concerned with consolidating their own territories and gaining control of their neighbours, than wit... - List of herbs and spices (4611 bytes)
3: ==List of spices==
11: *[[Bay leaves]]
25: *[[Cloves]]
49: *[[Pepper]] (and relatives)
50: *[[Pomegranate]] seeds (though some consider these a fruit, not a spice) - Vincent van Gogh (11980 bytes)
2: ...s lifetime, but his posthumous fame grew rapidly, especially following a showing of 71 of van Gogh's p...
4: ...ed to Van Gogh's work and that of his contemporaries. The [[Kroller-Muller Museum]] in [[Otterlo]] (al...
6: ...as sold for $82.5 million at [[Christie's]], thus establishing a new price record.
9: ...uld be drawn to it later in his life. His sister described him as serious and introspective.
11: ...s they sent each other. These letters have been preserved and were published in [[1914]]. They provide... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...dent, while masterful over the [[bull]] itself; these maneuvers are performed at close range, concludi...
4: It is a [[ritual]] spectacle that is usually designated a [[sport]], although there is no scoring...
6: The practice generates heated [[controversy]] in many areas of the world...
10: ...in [[California]] and in the south of [[France]]. Especially prominent [[bullring|bullrings]] are to b...
12: ...irminus]]. A similar activity, [[Jallikattu]], takes place annually in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[...
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