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Treasures from the London Library: Training for martyrdom
Published on History Today (http://www.historytoday.com) Home > Treasures from the London Library: Training for martyrdom Treasures from the London Library: Training for martyrdom Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros explores the work and influence of William Allen, who fought to restore Roman Catholicism to England during the reign of Elizabeth I. In 1558, Mary Tudor’s brief Catholic reign came to an end. Just as English Protestants who had fled to Lutheran and Calvinist havens on the continent began to return home, in Oxford and Cambridge, Catholic scholars who refused to conform to the new Elizabethan order packed their bags and planned their escape to France and the Spanish-ruled Low Countries. Some travelled…
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Osama bin Laden’s surrender wasn’t a likely outcome in raid, officials say Officials revise their initial account of the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan, saying the rules of engagement all but assured the Al Qaeda leader would be killed.
Part of the wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter that crashed outside the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed. (European Pressphoto Agency / May 3, 2011) By Ken Dilanian and Brian Bennett, Los Angeles TimesMay 3, 2011, 5:27 p.m. Reporting from Washington— U.S. commandos who attacked Osama bin Laden‘s compound were operating under rules of engagement that all but assured the Al Qaeda leader would be killed, officials have acknowledged, backing away from an initial account that Bin Laden was armed and used a woman as a shield. After saying Monday that the American operatives who raided the Pakistani compound had orders to capture Bin Laden if he gave himself up, U.S. officials Tuesday added an…
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Beware in Denver Salads sold at Safeway recalled due to Salmonella risk
DENVER – The department of Public Health and Environment is recalling grape tomatoes sold in Colorado due to Salmonella risk. The recalled tomatoes were used in pre-packaged salads made by Taylor Farms Pacific for several stores. However, in Colorado, only products sold at Safeway stores are included in the recall. According to a Safeway representative, the recalled products were pulled from store shelves on Sat. April 30. No illnesses have been reported. The following Signature Café products sold at Safeway stores in Colorado are included in the recall: – Chef salad in 11-oz. plastic trays with use by dates of 4/30/2011-5/5/2011 and UPC code 21130-06252 – Cobb salad in12-oz. plastic…
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Novelist Margaret Mitchell Awarded the Pulitzer Prize on May 3, 1937
May 3, 2011 Gone with the Wind | Introduction Published in 1936, Gone with the Wind became an immediate best-seller, bringing first-time novelist Margaret Mitchell an overwhelming amount of critical and popular attention. Awarded the 1937 Pulitzer Prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939—an achievement that won ten Academy Awards. A historical romance set in northern Georgia during the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction years, Gone with the Wind traces the life of Scarlett O’Hara and her relationships with Rhett Butler, and Ashley and Melanie Wilkes. The novel addresses such themes as survival, romantic love, and the societal structuring of gender and class. Early appraisals of the…
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Crowds of faithful jam Vatican to honor Pope John Paul II
Vatican City (CNN) — Catholic faithful from around the world poured into Rome on Sunday as the Catholic Church declares Pope John Paul II “blessed,” a step below sainthood. There were cheers as Pope Benedict XVI personally beatified his predecessor, and a huge tapestry protrait of John Paul II was unveiled, showing him as the healthy, vigorous and relatively young man he was early in his papacy. A vial of John Paul II’s blood was placed before the crowds, which were expected to be the largest in the Vatican since the late pope’s funeral in 2005. The blood, which was taken from him by doctors during his final illness for…
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Al-Qaeda leader Bin Laden ‘dead’
BBC News Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden is dead, according to US media reports citing officials. The US is in possession of Bin Laden’s body, the reports say. President Barack Obama is due to make a statement shortly. Mr Bin Laden is top of the US most wanted list. He is accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001.
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Famous Princesses in History
The world will have a glamorous new princess in April, when Kate Middleton is set to marry Prince William of Wales at Westminster Abbey. This week, the List looks at some noted princesses in recent history. Princess Diana — Will there ever be a more famous princess? She stole our hearts when she married Prince Charles in 1981. She made headlines throughout the 1980s and 1990s for her glamorous looks, charity work and nasty divorce. Her untimely death in a car crash in 1997 stunned the world. She left behind two sons, Princes William and Harry. Princess Grace of Monaco — It was the fairy-tale wedding of the century. In…