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  2. Holy See - Wikipedia

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    The Holy See (not the State of Vatican City) maintains formal diplomatic relations with and for the most recent establishment of diplomatic relations with 183 sovereign states, [38] and also with the European Union, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as well as having relations of a special character with the Palestine Liberation ...

  3. John Adams (cartographer) - Wikipedia

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    Map of England & Wales by John Adams (1677), updated by Philip Lea (1692) Map of England & Wales by John Adams (1679) In July 1677 it was announced in the London Gazette that John Adams "of the Inner-Temple" had produced "A New Large Map of England full six foot square", [9] enabling merchants and armchair travellers for the first time to see at a glance the "computed and measured miles ...

  4. Britannia (atlas) - Wikipedia

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    A version of the book, "The traveller's guide or, a most exact description of the roads of England", in a smaller format and without any maps, was published in 1699 by Abel Swall. [ 14 ] Ogilby's Britannia inspired and provided the model for Britannia Depicta or Ogilby improv'd published by Emanuel Bowen and John Owen in 1720.

  5. Outline of Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    See below). Because Vatican City is too small, diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See are situated in Rome, not in Vatican City. Diplomatic missions to the Holy See; Diplomatic missions of Vatican City: none. (See below). The Holy See, which Vatican City is the sovereign territory of, maintains diplomatic relations with 176 countries.

  6. History of Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia

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    Map of England in 878 showing the extent of the Danelaw. Between the 8th and 11th centuries, raiders and colonists from Scandinavia, mainly Danish and Norwegian, plundered western Europe, including the British Isles. [90] These raiders came to be known as the Vikings; the name is believed to derive from Scandinavia, where the Vikings originated.

  7. England in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the medieval period, from the end of the 5th century through to the start of the early modern period in 1485. When England emerged from the collapse of the Roman Empire, the economy was in tatters and many of the towns abandoned. After several centuries of Germanic immigration ...

  8. Catholic Church in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    In October 2009, following closed-circuit talks between some Anglicans and the Holy See, Pope Benedict made a relatively unconditional offer to accommodate disaffected Anglicans in the Church of England, enabling them, for the first time, to retain parts of their liturgy and heritage under Anglicanorum coetibus, while being in full communion ...

  9. Hereford Mappa Mundi - Wikipedia

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    This gives the map particular associations with the cult of the Virgin Mary, which was very prominent in Christian worship at the time, and highly developed at Hereford. [5] There is an emerging consensus that the map played a role in promoting the cult of Thomas de Cantilupe, [6] who was later accepted as a Saint by the Holy See. This is ...