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Kingdoms & Monarchs of the World

// Cite Here is a list of the current monarchs throughout the world. King Albert II, Belgium King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia Emperor Akihito, Japan King Abdullah II, Jordan Prince…

Shinto

Shinto comprises the religious ideas and practices indigenous to Japan. Ancient Shinto focused on the worship of the kami, a host of supernatural beings that could be known through forms (objects of…

Rulers of England and Great Britain

"I know the Kings of England and I quote the fights historical" The Kingdom of England has existed in many forms since the early Middle Ages, and early on there were many kingdoms in what is now…

August—History of the Month's Origin

A history of the month's name by Borgna Brunner Related Links Julius CaesarAugustusThe Roman EmpireHistory of the CalendarPerpetual CalendarNames of the MonthsGregorian Calendar HistoryThe…

Cosenza

(Encyclopedia) Cosenza Cosenza kōzānˈtsä [key], city, capital of Cosenza prov., Calabria, S Italy, at the…

Arval Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Arval BrothersArval Brothersärˈvəl [key], in Roman religion, college of 12 priests chosen from the most distinguished senatorial families. It was said that the original brothers were…

Lyons, First Council of

(Encyclopedia) Lyons, First Council ofLyons, First Council oflyôNˈ [key], 1245, 13th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened at Lyons, France, by Pope Innocent IV to deal with his…

Messalina

(Encyclopedia) Messalina (Valeria Messalina)Messalinamĕsəlīˈnə [key], d. a.d. 48, Roman empress, wife of Claudius I. She was the mother of his children, Britannicus and Octavia. Her reputation for…

Drenthe

(Encyclopedia) Drenthe Drenthe drĕnˈtə [key], province, c.1,030 sq mi (2,670 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering…