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"It is perhaps as much a disservice to call the 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee a Renaissance man as it is to refer to Damon Albarn as the former frontman of Blur," The Guardian said.
NYT > Home Page By TARA MULHOLLAND 2011
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Parris's debut historical thriller shines a light on the religious turmoil of 16th-century England, when men swore an oath to one faith but practiced another.
Heresy: Summary and book reviews of Heresy by S.J. Parris. 2010
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Did such self-proclaimed powers by the 16th-century Shah Ismail Safavi, the quintessentially occult Iranian King whom Ahmadinejad has recently applauded, save him from his sad fate?
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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Did such self-proclaimed powers by the 16th-century Shah Ismail Safavi, the quintessentially occult Iranian King whom Ahmadinejad has recently applauded, save him from his sad fate?
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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The 16th-century English politician and philosopher is an appropriate choice.
ECB Must Say 'No More' to Flexibility Demands Simon Nixon 2011
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Labour mover and shaker Peter Mandelson has selected a 16th-century portrait of Elizabeth I by an anonymous painter; Samantha Cameron has chosen one of LS Lowry's paintings of tiny matchstick figures shown at play at a country fair; while Nick Clegg has opted for academician David Tindle, a little-known painter of inoffensive still lifes and landscapes in washed-out hues.
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Leaving the village and heading along a lane towards Sherston, you'll see the scenery open out to reveal gorgeous green fields on either side as you pedal towards lunch – just one short ascent between you and a plate of Malmesbury Gold pork sausages and spring-onion mash at the 16th-century Rattlebone Inn.
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Kabul, the old city fortress and walls, a site of infighting between mujaheddin factions; Baghi Babur, the garden of the tomb of the 16th-century Mogul emperor
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The grannies with their pre-school charges, the children in school uniform and even the droves of summer tourists at the outside tables come not because of the 16th-century low-beamed ceiling or the long and colourful history of the dairy on this site.
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The road north skirts Begijnenbos forest and crosses the Brussels-Charleroi canal before reaching Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, home of the fragrant 16th-century Coloma castle rozentuincoloma.be and its world-renowned gardens containing over 3,000 rose varieties.
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