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They support the arts
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Johann Gutenberg holds the distinction of being the inventor of the movable-type printing press
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Johann Gutenberg holds the distinction of being the inventor of the movable-type printing press
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It is marble
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The title of the painting, which is known in English as Mona Lisa, comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife."
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Sir Thomas More venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English ... He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary, ideal island nation.
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Acting on this belief, he wrote the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known as “The 95 Theses,” a list of questions and propositions for debate. Popular legend has it that on October 31, 1517 Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church.
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However, in 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England.
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William Shakespeare (baptized on April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often called England's national poet.
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Although named after Italian physicist Galileo Galilei, the thermometer described in this article was not invented by him.
