Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) was to represent a political union between a strong and powerful Spain and the up-and-coming England; instead, she became a paragon of virtue. She was the first wife of...
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Question 1 of 10:Which Renaissance masterpiece did
Leonardo da
Vinci
complete in 1506?The Last Supper
The Mona Lisa
The Madonna LittaThe Proportions of ManQuestion 2 of 10:In 1513, the Italian th...
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Today is Wednesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2007. There are 222 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death i...
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Today is Monday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2007. There are 203 days left in the year.Today's Highlights in History:On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declarati...
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The Transom is pleased to announce the appointment of Trevor Butterworth as its official correspondent on the luxury goods market of Manhattan. For too long, this column has turned its demi-Marxist...
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Catherine of Aragon
A Quiz on the 16th Century
