William Grocyn

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Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)

5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

British Royal Line of Succession

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Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Casino. Gambling. Slots. Slot machine. Luck. Rich. Neon. Hit the Jackpot neon sign lights up casino window.

Brain Games: 8 Philosophical Puzzles and Paradoxes

Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)

8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

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Born	c.1446 • England
Died	1519 • Maidstone • England

Masaccio

Italian painter

Thomas More

English humanist and statesman

John Caius

British physician

Saint John Fisher

English priest

Isaac Of Stella

English philosopher and theologian

William Lily

English scholar

Roger Ascham

English scholar

John Colet

English theologian and educator

Cheke, engraving by William (Willem) van de Pass

Sir John Cheke

British scholar

John Calvin

French theologian

Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian statesman and writer

Erasmus

Dutch humanist

Andrea Palladio

Italian architect

François Rabelais

French author

Petrarch

Italian poet

Giovanni Boccaccio

Italian poet and scholar

Leon Battista Alberti

Italian architect and author

Philipp Melanchthon

German theologian

Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

French philosopher and humanist

Lorenzo Valla

Italian humanist

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