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Isabella I of Castile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Isabella I” redirects here. For other uses, see Isabella I (disambiguation). For other people named Isabella of Castile, see Isabella of Castile (disambiguation). “Isabel la Católica” redirects here. For the Mexico City Metro station, see Isabel la Católica metro station. Isabella I Anonymous portrait ..

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Geoffrey Chaucer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Chaucer” redirects here. For other uses, see Chaucer (disambiguation). Geoffrey Chaucer Portrait of Chaucer (19th century, held by the National Library of Wales) Born c. 1340s London, England Died 25 October 1400 (aged 56–57) London, England Resting place Westminster Abbey Occupation Author poet philosopher bureaucrat diplomat Era Plantagenet ..

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Dante Alighieri From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Dante” redirects here. For other uses, see Dante (disambiguation). Dante Alighieri Posthumous portrait in tempera by Sandro Botticelli, 1495 Born c. 1265 Florence, Republic of Florence Died September 13 or 14, 1321 (aged around 56) Ravenna, Papal States Resting place Tomb of Dante Occupation Statesman, poet, language theorist, political theorist Language ..

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Middle Ages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about medieval Europe. For a global history of the period between the 5th and 15th centuries, see Post-classical history. For other uses, see Middle Ages (disambiguation). “Medieval times” redirects here. For the dinner theatre, see Medieval Times. The Cross of Mathilde, a crux gemmata made for Mathilde, ..

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Early Cyrillic alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Early Cyrillic) Jump to navigationJump to search Early Cyrillic alphabet Type Alphabet Languages Old Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, old versions of many Slavic languages Time period from circa 893 in Bulgaria Parent systems Egyptian hieroglyphs [1] Phoenician alphabet Greek alphabet (with influence from the Glagolitic alphabet) Early Cyrillic alphabet Sister systems Latin ..

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Old Church Slavonic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Old Bulgarian) Jump to navigationJump to search “Old Bulgarian” redirects here. For the extinct Turkic language, see Bulgar language. Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavic ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ ⰧⰈⰟⰊⰍⰟ словѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ slověnĭskŭ językŭ Native to Formerly in Slavic areas under the influence of Byzantium (both Catholic and Orthodox) Region Central ..

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Religious text From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Scripture) Jump to navigationJump to search “Sacred texts” redirects here. For the web site, see Internet Sacred Text Archive. The Greek Old Testament: A page from Codex Vaticanus Religious texts are texts related to a religious tradition. They differ from literary texts by being a compilation or discussion of beliefs, mythologies, ritual practices, commandments ..

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Nitra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For the historical entity, see Principality of Nitra. For Chemicals with similar names, see Nitre and Nitrogen. For the river, see Nitra (river). Nitra City View from the south side of Nitra Castle Flag Coat of arms Nitra Location in Nitra Region Show map of Nitra RegionShow map of SlovakiaShow ..

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Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Coordinates: 48°40′N 19°30′E Slovak Republic Slovenská republika  (Slovak) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: “Nad Tatrou sa blýska” (English: “Lightning Over the Tatras”) MENU 0:00 Location of Slovakia (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)  –  [Legend] Location of Slovakia in the world Capital and largest city Bratislava 48°09′N 17°07′E Official languages Slovak Ethnic groups ..

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Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus’ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Mongol invasion of Rus) Jump to navigationJump to search Mongol conquest of Eastern Europe Mongol invasion of Europe, 1236-1242 Date 1237–1242 Location Parts of modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Result Decisive Mongol victory resulting in principalities of Kievan State becoming vassals of the Mongol Golden Horde. Belligerents Mongol Empire Vladimir-Suzdal  Kiev  Galicia-Volhynia ..

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