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2 days ago · William the Conqueror[ a ] (c. 1028[ 1 ] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [ 2 ][ b ] was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [ 3 ] from 1035 onward.
Sep 15, 2024 · But what’s the real story behind this ghost town? Is Helltown truly haunted, or are these just stories spun from overactive imaginations? In this article, we’ll uncover 35 intriguing facts about Helltown, separating myth from reality.
Sep 13, 2024 · In Dante’s Inferno Judas appears in the deepest chasm of hell with Julius Caesar’s assassins, Brutus and Cassius. Although his name subsequently became associated with traitor (a Judas) and treacherous kiss (a Judas kiss), not all depictions of Judas portrayed him as betraying Jesus.
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- Judas Iscariot was one of the Twelve Apostles. He is notorious for betraying Jesus by disclosing Jesus’ whereabouts for 30 pieces of silver. Judas...
- Judas Iscariot was the treasurer for the Twelve Apostles. Other than his apostleship, his betrayal, and his death, little is revealed about Judas i...
- There are variant traditions about how Judas Iscariot died. According to Matthew 27:3–10, Judas felt remorse after seeing Jesus condemned to death,...
1 day ago · In the Sand-Reckoner, Archimedes gives his father's name as Phidias, an astronomer about whom nothing else is known. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] A biography of Archimedes was written by his friend Heracleides, but this work has been lost, leaving the details of his life obscure.
2 days ago · Turing was born in Maida Vale, London, while his father, Julius Mathison Turing, was on leave from his position with the Indian Civil Service (ICS) of the British Raj government at Chatrapur, then in the Madras Presidency and presently in Odisha state, in India.
Sep 10, 2024 · Vlad the Impaler (born 1431, Sighișoara, Transylvania [now in Romania]—died 1476, north of present-day Bucharest, Romania) was a voivode (military governor, or prince) of Walachia (1448; 1456–1462; 1476) whose cruel methods of punishing his enemies gained notoriety in 15th-century Europe.
Sep 12, 2024 · Soon after Luther’s birth, his family moved from Eisleben to the small town of Mansfeld, some 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest. His father, Hans Luther, who prospered in the local copper-refining business, became a town councillor of Mansfeld in 1492.
