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  • 1The Duchess of Malfi — For other uses, see The Duchess of Malfi (disambiguation). Title page of The Duchess of Malfi. The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a macabre, tragic play written by the English dramatist …

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  • 2Spanish Inquisition — The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal… …

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  • 3literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 4United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 5Henri Charrière — Infobox Person name = Henri Charrière image size = caption = birth name = Henri Charrière birth date = birth date|1906|11|16 birth place = Saint Étienne de Lugdarès, France death date = death date and age|1973|07|29|1906|11|16 death place =… …

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  • 6St. Alphonsus Liguori —     St. Alphonsus Liguori     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Alphonsus Liguori     Born at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September, 1696; died at Nocera de Pagani, 1 August, 1787. The eighteenth century was not an age remarkable for depth of… …

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