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Battle of Lepanto: (October 7, 1571), naval engagement in the waters off southwestern Greece between the allied Christian forces of the Holy League and the Ottoman Turks during an Ottoman campaign... Patras, Catholic Priest, Roman Catholic, Naval, Battle Of Lepanto, Ottoman Turks, Sea Battle, Historical Painting, Venice
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Battle of Lepanto | History, Combatants, Location, Significance, & Facts
Battle of Lepanto: (October 7, 1571), naval engagement in the waters off southwestern Greece between the allied Christian forces of the Holy League and the Ottoman Turks during an Ottoman campaign...
Peter I: Tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor (imperator). He was one of his... Art Photography Portrait, Portraits, Portrait Paintings, Pedro O Grande, Saint Pere, Adele, Famous Historical Figures, House Of Romanov, Russian History
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Peter I | Biography, Accomplishments, Reforms, Facts, Significance, & Death
Peter I: Tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor (imperator). He was one of his...
Amistad mutiny: (July 2, 1839), slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship Amistad near the coast of Cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the American abolition movement.... Penguin Book, Penguin Classics, Don Juan, Modern History, Wikipedia, Male Sketch, Encyclopedia, Movement, Friendship
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Amistad mutiny | Description, History, & Facts
Amistad mutiny: (July 2, 1839), slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship Amistad near the coast of Cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the American abolition movement....
Queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. The daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de... Louis Xii, Roi Louis, Jean Fouquet, Claude, Henri Ii, Nemours, Britannica, Modern Artists
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Margaret Of Valois | queen consort of Navarre
Queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. The daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de...
From the acceptance of bribes to tax evasion, claims of corruption and scandal have featured heavily in recent news. But we mustn’t forget that corrupt systems and the unscrupulous individuals w Great Fire Of London, The Great Fire, Mayor Of London, London City, Exposition Interactive, Bubonic Plague, Gwynn, Fleet Street, Maritime Museum
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Bribes, gifts and scandal: 7 stories of corruption that shocked Britain
From the acceptance of bribes to tax evasion, claims of corruption and scandal have featured heavily in recent news. But we mustn’t forget that corrupt systems and the unscrupulous individuals w
Mary II, detail of an oil painting after Willem Wissing; in the National Portrait Gallery, London Uk History, Family History, 8th Of March, 28 December, April, Queen Mary Ii, Dutch Republic, James Francis
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Mary II, detail of an oil painting after Willem Wissing; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Oliver Cromwell | Biography, Accomplishments, Religion, Death, Ireland, & Facts
Oliver Cromwell, painting by Robert Walker; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Guy Fawkes, a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, being arrested while attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament, November 5, 1605. Guy Fawkes, Westminster, Critique Cinema, Simon Callow, House Of Plantagenet, House Of Stuart, English Monarchs, King James I, Gunpowder Plot
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Guy Fawkes | Biography, Gunpowder Plot, & Death
Guy Fawkes, a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, being arrested while attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament, November 5, 1605.
Sir Walter Raleigh. History Girl, World History, Tudor History, The Tudor Family, Tudor Era, Tudor Court, Shakespeare
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Sir Walter Raleigh | Biography, Accomplishments, Roanoke, Death, & Facts
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Holy Roman emperor (1519–56), king of Spain (as Charles I; 1516–56), and archduke of Austria (as Charles I; 1519–21), who inherited a Spanish and Habsburg empire extending across... Spanish Netherlands, Renaissance, Kingdom Of Naples, Archduke, Holy Roman Empire, Roman Emperor
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Charles V | Accomplishments, Reign, Abdication, & Facts
Holy Roman emperor (1519–56), king of Spain (as Charles I; 1516–56), and archduke of Austria (as Charles I; 1519–21), who inherited a Spanish and Habsburg empire extending across...