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Illustration of Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor
Image by G.W. Hutin

Illustration of Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor

Illustration of an enthroned Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 840-855), King of Middle Francia (Lotharingia) and Italy (r. 843-855). Copied by G.W. Hutin, 1821, from a 9th-century manuscript of the Gospels. The British Museum, London.
Boniface cuts down holy oak of 'Jupiter' or Donar
Image by Reinier Vinkeles, Christian Bernhard Rode

Boniface cuts down holy oak of 'Jupiter' or Donar

Boniface cuts down holy oak of 'Jupiter' or Donar.
Illustration of Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor
Image by G.W. Hutin

Illustration of Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor

Illustration of an enthroned Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 875-877 CE), King of West Francia (r. 843–877) and Italy (r. 875–877). Copied by G.W. Hutin, 1821, from a 9th-century manuscript of the Gospels. The British Museum, London...
Holy Trinity
Image by Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P.

Holy Trinity

Stained glass from St Etheldreda's church in Ely Place, London.
Guinevere
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Guinevere

Guinevere is the Queen of Britain, wife of King Arthur, and lover of Sir Lancelot in the Arthurian Legends best known in their standardized form from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur (1469 CE). She first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's...
Peace of Westphalia
Definition by Elliott Gibson

Peace of Westphalia

The Peace of Westphalia, the name given to the multiple treaties, marked the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War. Signed on 24 October 1648, it aimed to secure political autonomy for the multitude of small states that made up the Holy Roman...
Investiture Controversy
Definition by Michael Griffith

Investiture Controversy

The Investiture Controversy, also referred to as the Investiture Contest or Investiture Dispute, was a conflict lasting from 1076 to 1122 between the papacy of the Catholic Church and the Salian Dynasty of German monarchs who ruled the Holy...
Episode 1: Holy Land | Crusades | BBC Documentary
Video by BBC Documentary

Episode 1: Holy Land | Crusades | BBC Documentary

Dr Thomas Asbridge presents a revelatory account of the Crusades, the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land. The story of the Crusades is remembered as a tale of religious fanaticism and unspeakable violence...
Ark of the Covenant
Definition by Rebecca Denova

Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant refers to the box-like container that held the tablets of the Law received by Moses on Mount Sinai. Tradition claimed that it contained two stone tablets, carved by God, listing the first ten commandments given to...
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying  ... (UNESCO/NHK)
Video by UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying ... (UNESCO/NHK)

Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century A.D.. The World Heritage site, extended...
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