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  • 44Richard I of England — Richard I redirects here. For others of the same name, see Richard I (disambiguation). Richard the Lionheart King of England (more..) Reign 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199 Coronation 3 September 1 …

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  • 46Prince Marko — Marko Марко King of the Serbian Land (only de jure) King Marko on a fresco above the south entrance to the church of Marko s Monastery near Skopje. He was a ktetor of this monastery …

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  • 47Investiture Controversy — A medieval king investing a bishop with the symbols of office. By Philip Van Ness Myers, 1905 The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest[1] was the most significant conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe. In the 11th and… …

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  • 48Kingdom of Mutapa — For a genus of jumping spiders, see Monomotapa (spider). For Zimbabwean football team, see Monomotapa United F.C.. Kingdom of Mutapa Mwene a Mutapa Kingdom …

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  • 49Kingdom of Gwynedd — Infobox Former Country native name = Teyrnas Gwynedd conventional long name = Kingdom of GwyneddRef|1 common name = Gwynedd |continent = Europe region = British Isles country = Wales era = Middle Ages government type = Monarchy |event start =… …

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  • 50Early history of Ireland — Prehistory Mesolithic (8000 BC 4500 BC)What little is known of pre Christian Ireland comes from a few references in Roman writings, Irish poetry and myth, and archaeology. During the Pleistocene ice age, Ireland was extensively glaciated. Ice… …

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