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  • Thumbnail for Temple of the Tooth
    island. Therefore, reigning monarchs built the tooth relic temples quite close to their royal residences, as was the case during the times of the Anuradhapura...
    16 KB (1,525 words) - 07:47, 8 March 2024
  • style versus "e.g." and "i.e." style are two poles of British versus American usage are not borne out by major style guides and usage dictionaries, which...
    2 KB (3,517 words) - 15:00, 24 March 2024
  • The following is a list of some of the largest buildings that are considered palaces in terms by area. The title of the "world's largest palace" is both...
    55 KB (2,918 words) - 13:59, 24 March 2024
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    use of Thalamegos, the pleasure barge constructed by Ptolemy IV, which during his reign measured 90 metres (300 ft) in length and 24 metres (80 ft) in height...
    216 KB (24,524 words) - 11:28, 28 March 2024
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    destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the...
    151 KB (13,406 words) - 17:27, 27 March 2024
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    regulation being that they "will be of moderate length". In December 2003, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslims in uniform could grow beards, although...
    45 KB (5,564 words) - 21:06, 16 February 2024
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    was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. It began toward the end of the Reconquista...
    174 KB (22,793 words) - 09:26, 26 March 2024
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    Switzerland. History of Africa History of Lesotho History of South Africa History of Southern Africa List of monarchs of Eswatini Politics of Eswatini Bonner...
    48 KB (6,047 words) - 17:28, 15 March 2024
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    Equestria passed down to Princess Twilight Sparkle. The reign of Twilight Sparkle brought about increases in peace, prosperity, hope, and love as Princess Twilight...
    53 KB (6,016 words) - 20:56, 25 March 2024
  • American television series based on the British television comedy of the same name. The format of the series is a parody of the fly on the wall documentary technique...
    193 KB (26,774 words) - 19:39, 5 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Age of Enlightenment
    to absolute monarchs as the key to imposing reforms designed by the intellectuals. Voltaire despised democracy and said the absolute monarch must be enlightened...
    178 KB (22,182 words) - 16:33, 27 March 2024
  • as far back as the Statute of Gloucester in the reign of Edward I (1272–1307). The law of libel emerged during the reign of James I (1603–1625) under Attorney...
    71 KB (8,580 words) - 20:31, 9 March 2024
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    his entire reign. Alexander restored the temples neglected by the Persians and dedicated new monuments to the Egyptian gods. In the temple of Luxor, near...
    218 KB (22,120 words) - 15:42, 27 March 2024
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    concessions to foreigners by Qajar monarchs Naser-ed-Din and Mozaffar-ed-Din, leading to the Constitutional Revolution in 1905. The first Iranian constitution...
    390 KB (33,250 words) - 15:11, 28 March 2024
  • tell anyone. The Librarian served a brief stint in the City Watch during the reign of terror caused by the dragon, and he helped rescue Sam Vimes from...
    132 KB (20,936 words) - 00:39, 22 February 2024
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    development of a distinctly Byzantine style which emerged in the reign of Justinian I in the 6th century, foundation of Constantinople by Constantine in 330 CE...
    89 KB (10,896 words) - 05:57, 28 March 2024
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    Department. Both in Britain and in India, the administration and management of science, technical and engineering education was undertaken by officers from...
    58 KB (7,020 words) - 22:40, 24 March 2024
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    (2009). Aspects of the secular cantata in late Baroque Italy. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754657941. "MuseData: Arcangelo Corelli". Wiki.ccarh.org. 8...
    132 KB (14,894 words) - 06:07, 26 March 2024
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    systems of rates for mail, depending on destination and distance. In 1840 Rowland Hill proposed a uniform rate for Great Britain that could be prepaid by postage...
    23 KB (3,092 words) - 22:46, 4 March 2024
  • Oprah with Meghan and Harry (category Interviews of British royalty)
    A Royal Decree by King George V in 1917 limited the "prince" or "princess" titles to children of the British monarch, grandchildren in the male line,...
    192 KB (17,200 words) - 10:12, 10 March 2024
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