Tag: History News Network
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The Medieval Christian King Inspired by the Muslim World
“If I had been present at the Creation,” the thirteenth-century Spanish philosopher-king Alfonso X is said to have stated, “Many faults in the universe would have been avoided.”
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“So Help Me God”: A George Washington Myth that Should Be Discarded
from historynewsnetwork.org: One of the most widely held myths about George Washington is that immediately after he took the prescribed oath to become the nation’s first President, he solemnly added […]
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The Long Forgotten History of Tolerance for Religions of All Kinds in the Middle East
from historynewsnetwork.org: The Middle East is fertile ground for religions. Its deserts, mountains and marshes have inspired mystics and prophets; its tribes have provided followers and fighters who can form […]