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Thomas Aquinas as the
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Thomas Aquinas as the "Angelic Doctor"

"St. Thomas Aquinas, Fountain of Wisdom" (French: "Saint Thomas d’Aquin, Fontaine de Sagesse") by French painter Nicolas Antoine in 1648 CE. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
Martyrdom of Thomas Becket, St. David's Cathedral
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Martyrdom of Thomas Becket, St. David's Cathedral

A depiction of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket (also known as St. Thomas of Canterbury; c. 1119 - 1170 CE). From St. David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Thomas Middleton
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Thomas Middleton

English dramatist Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), engraving first published on the title page of Two New Plays (1657), which contained his works Women Beware Women and More Dissemblers Besides Women, republished in The Works of Thomas Middleton...
Henry II of England & Thomas Becket, St. David's
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Henry II of England & Thomas Becket, St. David's

A stained glass window from St. David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The composition is divided into three scenes. On the right, bottom register is Henry II of England (r. 1154 - 1189 CE), seated. The coat of arms of Henry II is...
Pilgrimage of Grace
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Pilgrimage of Grace

The Pilgrimage of Grace is the collective name for a series of rebellions in northern England, first in Lincolnshire and then in Yorkshire and elsewhere between October and December 1536 CE. Nobles, clergy, monks, and commoners united to...
Philip Sidney
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Philip Sidney - The Gentleman-Poet of Elizabethan England

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) was an English poet, scholar, soldier, and courtier, one of the most prominent figures at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). During his lifetime, he was revered as the ideal Elizabethan...
The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend

The Arthurian legend begins with the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100 - c. 1155 CE). Earlier history writers such as Gildas, Bede, and Nennius had already established the existence of a British war-chief who defeated the Saxons...
Pocahontas
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Pocahontas

Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617, also known as Amonute, Matoaka) was the daughter of Wahunsenacah (l. c. 1547 - c. 1618, also known as Chief Powhatan), leader of the Powhatan Confederacy in the region of modern-day Virginia, United States. She...
Thomas Jefferson, 1801
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Thomas Jefferson, 1801

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson as the third President of the United States, oil on canvas by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1801. White House, Washington D.C.
The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole
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The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole

The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole. 19th century CE. (Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, USA)
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