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Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi)

Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church. Lucrezia Castellani accused of heresy before Inquisitors at Turin after taking part in a banned Waldenses service. Condemned and burnt at the stake c1476. 19th century engraving

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Christian, Heresy, Persecution, Religion, Religious

Shakers: United Society of Believers in Christs Second Appearance

Shakers: United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance. Members of the community going to dinner, each carrying their own typical, simple Shaker chair. Mount Lebanon Community, Lebanon Springs, New York State. From "The Graphic", London, 1870. Wood engraving

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Christ, Christian, Jesus, Protestant, Religion, Second Coming, Sect

Tamerlane (1336-1405)

Tamerlane (1336-1405) Tamerlaine/Timur-i-Lang. Turcic conqueror. Islamic leader of Turks and Mongols in conquest of Persia and northern India. Defeated Ottomans, 1402. From Hartmann Schedel" Liber chronicarum mundi", Nuremberg, 1493. Woodcut

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Conquer, Conquest, Islamic, Ottomans, Persia, Persians, Turk, Turkey