mediaeval
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He was granted Portuguese citizenship last year based on a law offering naturalisation to descendants of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from the Iberian peninsula during the Mediaeval Inquisition.
From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2022
They were discovered in the early 20th century, along with 222 Mediaeval copper pipes from the Church of the Nativity's organ, during construction at the church's Franciscan compound, Father Stephane said.
From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2021
The women had to deal with the misogyny inherent in a Mediaeval society—but, forced to the sidelines, they found creative ways to seize power.
From Time • Jun. 11, 2015
There was no room in the old Mediaeval City for many buildings with sufficient floor space for the huge, open-plan dealing rooms that were never needed in the old partnership days.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2012
We’ve finished the Mediaeval period, with its reliquaries and elongated saints, and are speeding through the Renaissance, hitting the high points.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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