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The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. The belief in the evil eye among humans...77 KB (9,829 words) - 14:15, 15 July 2024
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art historian, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote...195 KB (24,007 words) - 00:18, 17 July 2024- The Prince of Transylvania (Hungarian: erdélyi fejedelem, German: Fürst von Siebenbürgen, Latin: princeps Transsylvaniae, Romanian: principele Transilvaniei)...14 KB (1,749 words) - 08:22, 2 July 2023
The North River Steamboat or North River, colloquially known as the Clermont, is widely regarded as the world's first vessel to demonstrate the viability...20 KB (2,412 words) - 22:39, 13 July 2024
Soko Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Соко Град), also known as Sokolac, is a medieval city and fortress 2 km east of the spa town of Sokobanja, Serbia. The fortress...3 KB (340 words) - 20:06, 3 January 2020
The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saint members in June 1838, in the town of Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. During...68 KB (8,897 words) - 22:16, 13 April 2024
The master of the treasury or treasurer (German: Königlicher Ober-Schatzmeister or Tarnackmeister, Hungarian: tárnokmester, Latin: magister tavarnicorum...7 KB (869 words) - 12:29, 8 December 2021- Many laws in the history of the United States have addressed marriage and the rights of married people. Common themes addressed by these laws include polygamy...14 KB (1,827 words) - 23:04, 11 January 2023
Kanjin (勧進, Kanjin) (or Kange) ('temple sollicitation') is a Japanese term for the many and various methods of a Buddhist monk to solicit donations. It...11 KB (1,416 words) - 06:37, 25 September 2022
Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley (c. 1548 – 21 February 1594) was an English courtier in the reign of Elizabeth I. He was born at Sudeley Manor...7 KB (383 words) - 22:54, 29 October 2022
Michelle Kaufmann is an American architect and designer. In 2002, Kaufmann founded Michelle Kaufmann Designs, which designed and built single-family and...6 KB (644 words) - 21:18, 3 June 2023
Huang Yu-shan (Chinese: 黃玉珊; pinyin: Huang Yushan; born 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. She has made significant contributions to Chinese cinema in the...24 KB (3,357 words) - 04:13, 23 April 2023- Natalie Radina Holland is a Russian-born contemporary artist, formerly based in Norway and now working in England. Born in St. Petersburg to Russian parents...6 KB (452 words) - 15:24, 10 May 2023
- The Black Assize is a name given to multiple deaths in the city of Oxford in England between 6 July and 12 August 1577. At least 300 people, including...7 KB (1,077 words) - 07:55, 6 April 2023
- The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rouen, France. 5th century - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen created. 586 - Prætextatus (bishop...18 KB (1,469 words) - 01:41, 7 July 2023
St Mary's Church, Mortehoe, is a Grade I listed Church of England church in Mortehoe, Devon, England, whose origins date back to the Norman Conquest. It...7 KB (746 words) - 07:46, 11 April 2022