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Isabella breviary, Saint Barbara f297r. The Isabella Breviary (Ms. 18851) is a late 15th-century illuminated manuscript now in the British Library, London.Queen Isabella I of Castile was given the manuscript shortly before 1497 by her ambassador Francisco de Rojas to commemorate the double marriage of her children and the children of Emperor Maximilian of Austria and Duchess Mary of Burgundy.
Queen Isabella I's crowns passed to her third child, Joanna, and her son-in-law, Philip I. [107] Isabella did, however, make successful dynastic matches for her two youngest daughters. The death of Isabella of Aragon created a necessity for Manuel I of Portugal to remarry, and Isabella's third daughter, Maria of Aragon and Castile , became his ...
Elizabeth of Portugal Isabella I of Castille. As sponsor of Christopher Columbus' 1492 mission to cross the Atlantic, the Spanish Queen Isabella I of Castille (known as Isabella the Catholic), was an important figure in the growth of Catholicism as a global religion. Spain and Portugal sent explorers and settlers to follow Columbus' route and ...
The Texas Board of Education approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of the Good ...
The history of Texas, particularly of the old independent Republic of Texas, is intimately bound up with its present culture. Frontier Texas! is a museum of the American Old West in Abilene. Texas is also home to many historical societies, such as: The Texas Historical Commission, an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of ...
AUSTIN – The Texas State Board of Education voted this Friday in favor of incorporating Bible teachings in public grade schools for students from kindergarten through fifth grade. On Friday, the ...
The Isabella Psalter (BSB Cod.gall. 16), also called the Psalter of Queen Isabella [1] or the Psalter of Isabella of England, [2] is a 14th-century volume containing the Book of Psalms, named for Isabella of France, who is herself depicted in it; it was likely a gift upon her betrothal or marriage. [3]
The Texas State Board of Education has approved the use of Bible-based lessons in public elementary schools.. Officials voted 8-7 on the measure during a hearing in Austin on Friday. The new ...