Abbakka Rani (Tulu: ಅಬ್ಬಕ್ಕ ರಾಣಿ ) or Abbakka Mahadevi (Tulu: ಅಬ್ಬಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was the queen of Tulunadu who fought the Portuguesein the latter half of the 16th century. She belonged to the Chowta dynasty who ruled over the area from the temple town of Moodabidri. The port town of Ullal served as their subsidiary capital. The Portuguese made several attempts to capture Ullal as it was strategically placed. But Abbakka repulsed each of their attacks for over four decades. For her bravery‚ she came
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the 14th and 15th centuries.This one‚ O Rosa bella (O Lovely Rose)‚ describes courtly love‚ a formalised secret passion between aristocrats that was both erotic and spiritual‚ even morally uplifting. This type of song was first written in the 12th century by the troubadours; aristocratic poets of southwest France. The music for O Rosa bella was written around 1400 by Johannes Ciconia‚ a Franco-Flemish composer‚ who worked mainly in Italy. The original singers were probably soloists from the court
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16th century * The Reformation - The 16th century was the time of the Reformation when the breakdown of religious orders meant that hospitals and nursing care seriously deteriorated. Women were expected to remain in the home caring for families thus depleting the numbers of practicing nurses.[3] Sisters of Charity * 1633 – The founding of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul‚ Servants of the Sick Poor by Sts. Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The community would not
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“That wench is stark mad or wonderful froward.” She was an unpleasant person to be around‚ but why? The public misunderstood Kate‚ because she was a smart woman with a mind of her own. She just didn’t fit into society compared to the woman of the 16th century. The way she acted had reasoning‚ for example‚ when her father‚ Baptista‚ was trying to get her married‚ he was very crude with the way he asked men to marry his daughter‚ almost like she was his property and she was a mere commodity to be traded
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hard and easy for some people at the same time. How people dressed during the sixteenth century was usually a good measure of their social class. In these times there were many changes in fashion‚ a lot of things were changing in this time period.In the early in the sixteenth century‚ the fashions that were most often seen were clothes that had a softer fabric like long flowing gowns‚ and by the end of the century the fashion
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often terrible in London _____ January. 3. It’s better to get a taxi if you are out alone _____ night. 4. She got married _____ September. 5. They usually go to the south of France _____ the summer. 6. Columbus sailed to the Americas _____ the 16th century. 7. The Beatles were popular _____ the 1960s. 8. I graduated from university _____ 2001. 9. His birthday is _____ June. 10. I usually go to my parents’ house _____ Christmas. We eat turkey together _____ Christmas Day. © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar
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and assisted suicide is the most logical choice these days when faced with these circumstances. As far back as the 16th Century‚ some people have been arguing for the terminally ill to be aided by ending life by physicians who should not be held morally or legally to blame for assisting the individual. Unfortunately‚ Attempts to legalize euthanasia didn’t occur until the 20th century‚ and history did not provide an adequate example to why euthanasia should be legalized. The argument against euthanasia
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The Tate Britain museum is the first to touch upon the subject of physical attacks on art in Britain within the period from the 16th century to the present day. The exhibition is dedicated to the issue of iconoclasm which mainly describes religiously‚ politically or aestheticly motiveted destruction of different art pieces such as icons‚ symbols or monuments. This exhibition primarily aims to investigate and point out the particular movements and causes of the assaults on art through objects‚ paintings
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[Sellisternium]‚ [[Belshazzar|Belshazzar’s Feast]]‚ and [[Mead hall]]s). In the 16th century‚ a banquet was very different from our modern perception and stems from the medieval ’ceremony of the void’. After dinner‚ the guests would stand and drink sweet wine and spices while the table was cleared‚ or ‘voided’ (Later in the 17th century ‘void’ would be replaced with the French ‘dessert’). During the 16th century‚ guests would no longer stand in the great chamber whilst the table was cleared and
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audience Katherina - an intelligent‚ highly stubborn woman who is willing to challenge the sexist patriarchal ideologies of the 16th century. She is subjected to many things like verbal abuse‚ injustice and double standards‚ which all resonate with the audience. Katherina doesn’t fit into the social convention because she challenges the ’proper’ gender roles of the 16th century. We see Katherina challenging gender conventions when she protests against being treated like a commodity in terms of marriage
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