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80Christendom in the 15th Century
The leading lights of the Catholic Church met at Pisa in 1409 to solve the problem of having two popes. It was at Pisa, that the church leaders decided that the solution to their problem would be to depose...
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80The Guilty Conscience Of William the Conqueror of Normandy
Why did William Duke of Normandy go to such lengths to gain approval from the Pope to invade England and remove Harold Godwinson as the rightful King in 1066? If William had a rightful claim to the English throne then why did he need the Pope’s...
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81Dublin, Ireland - interesting facts
Dublin is my home town and the home town of most of my ancestors too. I thought I would share some interesting facts about Dublin with you. Firstly the name Dublin derives from the name "Dubh Linn" which literally means Black Pool. In the Gaelic...
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80Charity is it true and anonymous?-some quotes and observations about charities
Give until it hurts. That is the basis of real charity.To just give what you will not miss is not true charity.
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81Bulls: Bull-worship, Bullfighting, Bullrunning
Frankly, this is all bull, or rather, all about bulls. I’ve put up this brief background as a back-up to the poem, ‘Borodoro the Bull’. A bull, as we all know, is the adult male of the cattle species, the domesticated Bos Taurus. But the word ‘bull’ by itself also denotes the males of other bovines, including the bison and the water buffalo.
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78The Pregnant Pope - Mystery Files
The Year is 1099. The place is Rome, Italy. A Papal procession is slowly moving through the streets. when it becomes apparent to the entourage that all is not well with the Pope. His face contorts in agony as he lets out a scream of pain. The procession grinds to a halt in a backstreet somewhere between the Colosseum and the Basilica of St. John Lateran. The Holy Father's retinue rush to his aid, then watch in horror as the Pope gives birth to a child.
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76This is the real truth behind the historical story of The Man in the Iron Mask. Really true history. The secret revealed
The mystery of The Man in the Iron Mask has intrigued people for centuries. The truth is revealed here for the very first time. Truely beyond your power to imagine.
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75The Vatican (Hitler) looted Holocaust money
The evidence is clear that the Catholic Church participated in helping the antisemitic cause by facilitating Vatican passports to Nazi leaders, as they were fleeing to avoid being prosecuted for war crimes. By the same token, the Vatican retains in its shelves a considerable part of the fortune that was stolen from the Holocaust.
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79Showtime's Borgias - Brief Review
The House of Borgia was one the famous or infamous families of Italy and the Catholic Church. Interest in the family is sparked again by the historical drama on Showtime
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77Buried Treasure in Seychelles
Because many of the islands in the Seychelles group were used as pirate hideaways, stories of buried treasure have always fuelled the imagination of Seychellois and some have made it their life's quest. Actual...
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