Suffocation, strangulation and ‘either a natural death or by the violence of others’ are also given. Some contemporary or near-contemporary chronicles, written between the 1330s and the 1350s, give the infamous red-hot poker story, including the …

Dec 23, 2019 · The word ‘renaissance’, however, was already in use long before Michelet and Burckhardt. In 1550, the word ‘renascita’, which is Italian for ‘renewal’ or ‘rebirth’ was used by Giorgio Vasari in his book, Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori , which translates to mean Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects .

Pre-Holocene (1.5 Mya) The time from roughly 15,000 to 5,000 BC was a time of transition, and swift and extensive environmental change, as the planet was moving from an Ice age, towards an interstadial (warm period). Sea levels rose dramatically (and are continuing to do so), land that was depressed by glaciers began lifting up again, forests and deserts expanded, and the …

The Medici Bank (Italian: Banco dei Medici [ˈbaŋko dei ˈmɛːditʃi]) was a financial institution created by the Medici family in Italy during the 15th century (1397–1494). It was the largest and most respected bank in Europe during its prime. There are some estimates that the Medici family was, for a period of time, the wealthiest family in Europe.

Apr 09, 2022 · 4 – and now, two years into the pandemic, when the virus has swept the country, it has evolved from Alpha, to Delta, to now Omicron – apparently the most infectious, but least serious variation of covid – so, it seems, absolute sheer luck of momentous proportions, meaning although deaths so sadly have occurred, the toll is not on the ...

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