Sir Walter Raleigh (/ ˈ r ɔː l i, ˈ r æ l i, ˈ r ɑː l i /; c. 1552 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer, explorer, and a favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth I.One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish ...

From the 1550s troops began mustering on the emerging Abatis Line. This was about 100 km south of the Oka, in two sections. The first ran from the north-flowing part of the Oka south of Kaluga from Peremyshl (160s,75w) or Belyov (225s,75w) roughly along the Upa River to Odoyev (200s,50w), Krapivna (200s,25w), the great fort of Tula (193s), and ...

Lod (Hebrew: לוד, or fully vocalized לֹד; Arabic: اللد, romanized: al-Lidd or al-Ludd), also known as Lydda (Ancient Greek: Λύδδα), is a city 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv and 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel.It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west.

Lake Texcoco (Spanish: Lago de Texcoco) was a natural lake within the "Anahuac" or Valley of Mexico.Lake Texcoco is best known as where the Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan, which was located on an island within the lake.After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, efforts to control flooding by the Spanish led to most of the lake being drained.

Etymology. According to Paul Bowman, the term martial arts was popularized by mainstream popular culture during the 1960s to 1970s, notably by Hong Kong martial arts films (most famously those of Bruce Lee) during the so-called "chopsocky" wave of the early 1970s.. According to John Clements, the term martial arts itself is derived from an older Latin term …

Spurius Tadius (1st century BC and 1st century AD) Giovanni Temini (fl. 1622) Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804) Tintoretto (1518–1594) Benvenuto Tisi(il Garofalo) (1481–1559) Titian (1488–1576) Antonio Tognone (16th century) Giulio Tonduzzi (c.1513–c.1583) Bartolommeo Torre (17th century)

The major works of Middle English literature had many personification characters, and often formed what are called "personification allegories" where the whole work is an allegory, largely driven by personifications. These include Piers Plowman by William Langland ( c. 1370–90), where most of the characters are clear personifications named as their qualities, and several …

Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer. Full plate steel armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years' War, from the coat of plates worn over mail suits during the 14th century.

The town was fortified in the 1550s by the Order of Saint John. Most of its fortifications including Fort Saint Michael were dismantled in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the walls sustained damage in World War II. However, some still survive to this day, including the impressive seaward bastions and part of the land front. Valletta

A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th c.) and early Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the number of voices varies from two to eight, but usually features three to six voices, whilst the metre of the madrigal varies between two or …

The naval history of Japan began with early interactions with states on the Asian continent in the 3rd century BCE during the Yayoi period.It reached a pre-modern peak of activity during the 16th century, a time of cultural exchange with European powers and extensive trade with the Asian continent. After over two centuries of self-imposed seclusion under the Tokugawa shogunate, …

The name Việt Nam (Vietnamese pronunciation: [viə̀t naːm], chữ Hán: 越南) is a variation of Nam Việt (南越; literally "Southern Việt"), a name that can be traced back to the Triệu dynasty of the second century BC. The term "Việt" (Yue) (Chinese: 越; pinyin: Yuè; Cantonese Yale: Yuht; Wade–Giles: Yüeh 4; Vietnamese: Việt) in Early Middle Chinese was first written ...

Culture. Early Spanish and French sources referred to the tribe, its chief town, and its chief as Calos, Calus, Caalus, and Carlos. Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, a Spaniard held captive by the Calusa in the 16th century, recorded that Calusa meant "fierce people" in their language. By the early 19th century, Anglo-Americans in the area used the term Calusa for the people.