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101Torquemada, Tomás de — born 1420, Valladolid, Castile died Sept. 16, 1498, Ávila, Castile First grand inquisitor in Spain (1487–98). A Dominican prior, he became confessor and adviser to Ferdinand V and Isabella I. He guided the Spanish Inquisition, directing its… …
102ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
103French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
104Montaigne, Michel de — ▪ French writer and philosopher Introduction in full Michel Eyquem de Montaigne born Feb. 28, 1533, Château de Montaigne, near Bordeaux, France died Sept. 23, 1592, Château de Montaigne French writer whose Essais (Essays) established a new… …
105Vigny, Alfred-Victor, comte de — ▪ French author Introduction (count of ) born March 27, 1797, Loches, Fr. died Sept. 17, 1863, Paris poet, dramatist, and novelist who was the most philosophical of the French Romantic writers. Youth and Romantic works. Vigny was born into …
106Abyssinia — • Provides details on the geography, ethnology, political revolutions, as well as church information Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abyssinia Abyssinia …
107Byzantine Literature — • The four cultural elements included are the Greek, the Christian, the Roman, and the Oriental Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Byzantine Literature Byzantine Literature …
108Gordon Riots — • This agitation, so called from the head and spirit of the movement, Lord George Gordon, convulsed the metropolis of England from 2 June till 9 June, 1780 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gordon Riots Gordon Riots …
109Massachusetts — • One of the thirteen original United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts covers part of the territory originally granted to the Plymouth Company of England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Massachusetts …
110Pietism — • Seventeenth century Protestant reform movement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pietism Pietism † …
