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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... remembered for her attempt to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]]. To ...
13: ... who presumably would have contracted the disease from Mary's father. Whether or not he had the disea...
15: ..., [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well a...
17: ...ovided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second son, [[Henry, Duke of Orl顮s]...
19: ... with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts ... - Emma Abbott (633 bytes)
2: ... singer, was born in [[Chicago]] and studied in [[Milan]] and [[Paris]]. She had a fine [[soprano]] voic... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ... (circa [[1365]] - circa [[1430]]) was a [[France|French]] [[poet]] and was one of a number of female ...
9: ...d office as [[astrologer]] to King [[Charles V of France|Charles V]]. At fifteen Christine married ɴi...
13: ...ard II of England|Richard II]] with [[Isabella of France]] (1396), took her elder son, [[Jean du Caste...
15: ..., where she enjoyed the favour of [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]], the dukes of Berry and Burgundy...
21: ...vertus'' contains details of domestic life in the France of the early 15th century not supplied by mor... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...e of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La Scala, Milan (1957)]]
3: ...extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Sp...
9: From October [[1971]] to March [[1972]], Callas gave...
13: ...rgely in isolation in [[Paris]], and died in 1977 from a heart attack at age 53. The funeral service w...
15: In late [[2004]], opera and film director [[Franco Zeffirelli]] made a bizarre claim that Callas... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...os’s voice and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [...
7: ... she adopted the name "Tori," after a friend of a friend told her that she looked more like a Tori tha...
10: ...by ear at Peabody and her difficulty with playing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt Sorum]] ...
16: ...onsidered it a step sideways rather than forwards from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she began ...
20: ...buse and Incest National Network. RAINN is a toll-free help line in the US which connects callers with... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
5: ...e [[French language|French]] translation, used by French historian [[Jules Michelet]], and expanded up...
12: ... concentrate on the Renaissance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.
21: ... the humanist method of learning. These new ideas from the past (called the "new learning" at the time...
49: ...cumstances which helped these geniuses to come to fruition.
51: ...Burckhardt|Burckhardt]]. This argues for a change from collective neutrality towards the ''lonely geni... - Ancient history (7857 bytes)
1: ....com Classroom Clip Art]]'''Ancient history''' is from the period of time when [[writing]] and [[histo...
3: ...y of evidence that [[Homo sapiens]] first left [[Africa]] about 60,000 years ago.
12: *African Ancient Kingdoms: [[Axumite Kingdom]], [[Kush...
18: *[[Indus Valley civilization]], unified from 2600 BC - 1900 BC.
28: *[[Urartu]] -- Kingdom from [[860 BC]] to [[585 BC]] - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
102: * [[1335]]: Mechanical [[clock]] in [[Milan]]
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]] - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
17: ...e. A German theorist of a slightly later period, Franco of Cologne, was the first to describe a syste...
19: ...as a stand-in for 4/4 time is actually a holdover from this practice, not an abbreviation for "common ...
21: ...emensis), [[Johannes de Muris|Jehan des Murs]], [[Franco of Cologne]], [[Johannes de Garlandia]] (Joha...
27: ...t to enforce conformity on the entire liturgy. In Milan, [[Ambrosian chant]], named after St. Ambrose, wa...
32: ...lodies]] that make up the repertory probably come from several sources, some as far back as the pontif... - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ...ding the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. Edison started the [[Moti...
7: ...et at his winter retreat (The Mangoes). They were friends until Edison died. The [[Edison and Ford Win...
14: ... [[Thomas Alva Edison]]. The economic success in Milan was soon over, though, and seven-year-old "Al" an...
16: ...to read and experiment. Many of his lessons came from reading the book [["Parker's School of Natural ...
18: ...ork as it blocked out noises and prevented Edison from hearing the telegrapher sitting next to him. So... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
2: ...gust 27]], [[1521]]) was a [[Dutch School (music)|Franco-Flemish]] composer of the [[Renaissance music...
6: ...ance]], probably in the service of [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] for most of the time, and he like...
8: ...ich is written on a ''[[cantus firmus]]'' derived from the musical letters in the Duke's name. While ...
10: ...e]] on the present-day border between Belgium and France, becoming provost of the cathedral there. Du...
14: ...riting in the [[1580s]], was still using examples from Josquin in his treatises on composition; and hi... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "M...
8: ...lly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
14: ... but not [[Restorationism]]) derive their beliefs from the conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea...
29: ...stles and other followers claimed that Jesus rose from the dead, and set out to [[preach]] the new mes...
35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] - List of popes (77758 bytes)
25: | <small>Disciple of [[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{bibleverse||Matthew|16:18-...
91: | <small>[[Aquileia]], Friuli, Italy</small>
119: | <small>[[North Africa|Northern Africa]]</small>
165: ===From 250===
255: | <small>Africa</small> - Pope Miltiades (1686 bytes)
2: ...y 11|11]], [[314]]. He appears to have been an [[African]] by birth, but of his personal history nothi...
4: ...n]]" [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/edict-milan.html] of [[Galerius]] and of [[Constantine I the ... - Pope Liberius (2335 bytes)
1: '''Liberius''', [[pope]] from [[May 17]], [[352]] to [[September 24]], [[366]...
3: ...n of Athanasius, which had anew been imposed at [[Milan]] by imperial command upon all the Western bishop... - Pope Zosimus (7180 bytes)
2: ... controversies in which he took part, in Gaul, [[Africa]] and [[Italy]], including [[Rome]], where at ...
4: ...his father's name was Abram. Some scholars deduce from this that the family was of Jewish origin, but ...
6: ...thout bringing with him a certificate of identity from Patroclus.
8: ...aised objections which occasioned several letters from Zosimus. The dispute, however, was not settled ...
10: ...can bishops. After the new synodal letter of the African council of [[1 May]], [[418]] to the pope, an... - Pope Celestine I (1881 bytes)
1: '''Saint Celestine I''' was [[pope]] from [[422]] to [[432]].
3: ...s said to have lived for a time at [[Milan, Italy|Milan]] with St. [[Ambrose]]. The first notice, howeve...
5: ...and of [[Narbonne]], are extant in retranslations from the [[Greek language|Greek]], the [[Latin]] ori... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
9: ...nci", which means "Leonardo, son of Mister Piero, from Vinci". Leonardo himself simply signed his work...
18: ...with his assistant, Salai, "Did you play the game from behind which the Florentines love so much?"
20: ...ntimately involved with any woman, nor in a close friendship with one. He also surrounded himself with...
22: In 1506, Leonardo met [[Count Francesco Melzi]], the 15 year old son of a [[Lombar...
23: ... [[Niccolchiavelli]], [[Cesare Borgia]] and [[Franchinus Gaffurius]]. - Andrea Alciato (472 bytes)
1: ...'[[Emblemata]],'' published in dozens of editions from 1531 onward. This collection of short Latin ver... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
8: ...orn in [[Mantua]], [[Italy]] to an ancient family from [[Lombardy]] that had moved to [[Mantua]] at th...
10: ...ce, he accompanied his marquis for the arrival in Milan of Louis XII. For Gonzaga he travelled quite ofte...
13: ..., [[Cardinal Bibbiena]], Ottaviano and [[Federico Fregoso]], [[Cesare Gonzaga]] (a cousin of both Cast...
19: ...phael]] soon became a really close friend of him, frequently asking for his suggestions. Raphael grate...
23: ...co di Roma''), the Pope suspected him of "special friendship" for the Spanish emperor: effectively Cas...
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