To what extent did the response to Urban II’s call to Crusade in 1095 correspond to the pope’s plans? "The remarkable success of Urban’s crusade seemed to confirm his preaching theme that God was fighting with the crusaders" -Penny J. Cole This view‚ that the First Crusade was a great success‚ is still generally accepted today‚ as it was by contemporaries. The crusaders themselves‚ convinced that their mission had been achieved‚ "entitled their chronicles Gesta Dei per Francos‚ God’s work done
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Americaand China. Contrary to what one might think‚ these systems were often used to do more than merely announce the presence of a military camp.[1][2] In 1792‚ a French engineer‚ Claude Chappe built the first visual telegraphy (or semaphore) system between Lille and Paris. This was followed by a line from Strasbourg to Paris. In 1794‚ a Swedish engineer‚ Abraham Edelcrantz built a quite different system from Stockholm to Drottningholm. As opposed to Chappe’s system which involved pulleys rotating beams of
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"Of all religious subjects‚ that of the Annunciation is closest to the artist as a Christian. The subject is described only by Luke‚ patron saint of painters‚ who was popularly believed to have been a master of their craft as well as a physician."1 Flemish painting was founded in the Low Countries at the start of the fifteenth century. The Low Countries‚ consisting of what is now Belgium and Holland‚ as well as the provinces of Artois and Hainault‚ and the cities of Arras and Cambrai.2 "No
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Novellen ”Villy” er skrevet af Charlotte Weitze og er fra hendes novellesamling ”Bjergtaget”‚ der blev udgivet i 1999. Fælles for teksterne i ”Bjergtaget” er‚ at de alle handler om nogen eller noget‚ der på sin vis forsvinder eller ændrer sig. Charlotte Weitzes tekster skrives på grænsen mellem det eventyrlige og realistiske‚ hvor dagligdagssituationer bliver forvrænget. I novellesamlingen ”Bjergtaget” handler nogle af hendes fortællinger om mennesker‚ der vågner forandret op i en ny verden1. De
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All that glitters is not gold is a well-known saying‚ meaning that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can apply to people‚ places‚ or things that promise to be more than they really are. The expression‚ in various forms‚ originated in or before the 12th century[1] and may date back to Aesop.[2] Chaucer gave two early versions in English: "But all thing which that schyneth as the gold / Ne is no gold‚ as I have herd it told‚" and "Hyt is not al golde that glareth."
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 138: Music of the Renaissance Banquet From a musical perspective‚ the most important music heard at Renaissance banquets was that heard when the banquet was concluded. The brief concerts‚ that is to say the moment when music was actually listened to by contemplative listeners‚ which were always specified as taking place “after the tables were cleared‚” were really an important step toward today’s
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Groupe Eurotunnel History Early projects 1802 In 1802‚ French mining engineer Albert Mathieu-Favier put forward the first ever design for a cross-Channel fixed link based on the principle of a bored two-level tunnel: the top one‚ paved and lit by oil lamps‚ to be used by horse-drawn stagecoaches ; the bottom one would be used for groundwater flows. 1803 In 1803‚ the Englishman Henry Mottray unveils another project for a cross-Channel fixed link: a submerged tunnel made of prefabricated
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Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 90 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty§ and related injustice§ around the world.[1] In all Oxfam’s actions‚ the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. Oxfam works directly with communities and seeks to influence the powerful‚ to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. Each organization
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Political Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S
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23rd Annual Conference on Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials Chairman: Charles Wilkie Marquette University Featuring An Intensive Short Course in Selection‚ Evaluation‚ and Commercial Application of Flame Retardants May 20‚ 2012 Main Conference May 21-23‚ 2012 Sheraton Stamford Hotel Stamford‚ CT USA Contact: Chris Ross - Conference Coordinator Phone: 866-285-7215 X 606‚ 781-205-2433 Email: chris.ross@bccresearch.com bcc Research Market Forecasting BCC
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