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  • Thumbnail for Master of the Order of Preachers
    The Master of the Order of Preachers is the Superior General of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans. The Master of the Order of Preachers...
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    The Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia (Macedonian: Меморијален центар на холокаустот на Евреите од Македонија, Memorijalen centar na...
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    The grzywna (Polish: [ˈɡʐɨvna]) was a measure of weight, mainly for silver, commonly used throughout medieval central and eastern Europe, particularly...
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  • Thumbnail for Revenue stamps of Uganda
    Uganda issued revenue stamps from around 1896 to the 1990s. There were numerous types of revenue stamps for a variety of taxes and fees. The British Vice...
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  • Volturnalia was the Roman festival on August 27 dedicated to Volturnus, 'god of the waters,' god of fountains. Volturnus was a tribal river god who later...
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  • Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone wall construction. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed...
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  • Thumbnail for William Fraser (bishop of St Andrews)
    William Fraser (died 1297) was a late 13th century Bishop of St Andrews and Guardian of the Kingdom of Scotland. Before election to the bishopric, he had...
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  • Eormenric of Kent was King of Kent from c. 534/540 to 564/580. His father may have been Octa of Kent, whom Eormenric succeeded. His son, Æthelberht of...
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  • Thumbnail for Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur
    Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis de Puységur French: [amɑ̃maʁiʒak də ʃastənɛ maʁkidpɥizegyʁ] (1751–1825) was a French magnetizer aristocrat from...
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  • Thumbnail for City Palace, Potsdam
    The Potsdam City Palace (German: Potsdamer Stadtschloss) is a building in Potsdam, Germany, located on the Old Market Square, next to the St. Nicholas'...
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  • Thumbnail for Monastery of Saint Mina
    The Monastery of Saint Mina is a monastery of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the Western Desert near Alexandria. It is dedicated to...
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  • The year 1877 in architecture involved some significant events. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (shopping arcade) in Milan, designed by Giuseppe Mengoni...
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  • Winifred Emma May (4 June 1907 – 28 August 1990) was a poet from the United Kingdom, best known for her work under the pen name Patience Strong. Her poems...
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    Sir Henry Pollexfen (1632 – 15 June 1691) of Nutwell in the parish of Woodbury, Devon, was Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. According to Eliott-Drake...
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  • Thumbnail for Château d'Acquigny
    The Château d'Acquigny is a French castle located in the department of Eure in Upper Normandy. The present castle was built in 1557 by Anne de Laval and...
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  • Thumbnail for Coat of arms of Budapest
    The coat of arms of Budapest (capital city of Hungary) has existed since 1873, when the three main cities next the Danube river (Buda, Pest and Óbuda)...
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  • Philip III (1319 – September 1337 in Famagusta) was Count of Namur from 1336 to 1337. He was the fourth son of John I, Marquis of Namur, and Mary of Artois...
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