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21Manrique Pérez de Lara — Royal charter issued by Manrique under exceptional circumstances in 1156. Note the imperial signum in the bottom centre. Manrique Pérez de Lara (died 1164) was a magnate of the Kingdom of Castile and its regent from 1158 until his death. He was… …
22A Sportsman's Sketches — (also known as The Hunting Sketches and Sketches from a Hunter s Album) was an 1852 collection of short stories by Ivan Turgenev. It was the first major writing that gained him recognition. He wrote this collection of short stories based on his… …
23History of Uttar Pradesh — The history of Uttar Pradesh, an Indian State, can be divided into five periods: (1) the prehistory Early Vedic Period(up to c. 600 BC), (2) the Buddhist Hindu period (c. 600 BC to c. AD 1200), (3) the Muslim period (c. 1200 to c. 1857), (4) the… …
24William Kitchen Parker — FRS (23 June 1823 – 3 July 1890) was an English physician, zoologist and comparative anatomist. From a humble beginning he became Hunterian Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the College of Surgeons of England. He was elected a Fellow of the… …
25Mitică — The Bucharest Tribunal during the 1890s (a horse drawn tram to the left) Mitică (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈtikə]) is a fictional character who appears in several sketch stories by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale, and whose name is a… …
26GOD, NAMES OF — Various Hebrew terms are used for God in the Bible. Some of these are employed in both the generic and specific sense; others are used only as the personal name of the God of Israel. Most of these terms were employed also by the Canaanites, to… …
27Brihannala — Brihannala, in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata , was the name assumed by Arjuna, who was in disguise as a Transgendered (on account of a curse by Urvasi). She (he) taught arts to Uttarā, the princess of the kingdom of Virata. She (he) also won the war …
28Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism Asceticism …
29Alexander VIII — Pope Alexander VIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VIII Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 October, 1689; died at Rome, 1 February, 1691. He was the son of Marco Ottoboni, chancellor of the Republic of… …
30Pope Alexander VIII — Pope Alexander VIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VIII Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 October, 1689; died at Rome, 1 February, 1691. He was the son of Marco Ottoboni, chancellor of the Republic of… …
