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19 hours ago · Al-Andalus (Arabic: الأَنْدَلُس) was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.The term is used by modern historians for the former Islamic states in modern-day Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, and Southern France.
19 hours ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
19 hours ago · The abolition of monarchy is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary.. Abolition of absolutist monarchy in favor of limited government under constitutional monarchy is a less radical form of anti-royalism that has succeeded in some nations that still retain monarchs, such as Sweden, Spain, and Thailand.
19 hours ago · Charles’s patronages have increased from 441 to 669, Camilla has an additional 15 and now heads 115 organisations, while the late Queen had 492. More about PA Ready Charles III Philip Elizabeth ...
19 hours ago · Orléansville was the name of Chlef – Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans; Pascal was the name of Salah Bey – Blaise Pascal; Perrégaux was the name of Mohammadia – Alexandre Charles Perrégaux; Philippeville was the name of Skikda – Louis Philippe I; Port-Gueydon was the name of Azeffoun – Louis Henri de Gueydon, Governor-General of ...
19 hours ago · The fleet of the Order contributed to the ultimate destruction of the Ottoman naval power in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, led by John of Austria, half brother of King Philip II of Spain. The Reformation, which split Western Europe into Protestant and Catholic states, affected the knights as well. In several countries, including England ...
19 hours ago · He also emigrated to the US because of World War II. Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992), however, served in the French army during the war and was imprisoned at Stalag VIII-A by the Germans, where he composed his famous Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time"). The quartet was first performed in January 1941 to an audience of ...
