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The kallikantzaros (Greek: καλικάντζαρος, romanized: kalikántzaros; Bulgarian: караконджул, romanized: karakondžul; Serbian: караконџула / karakondžula;...

Iberism (Aragonese, Basque, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish: Iberismo; Asturian: Iberismu; Catalan and Occitan: Iberisme), also known as pan-Iberism or...

Middle Francia (Latin: Francia media) was a short-lived Frankish kingdom which was created in 843 by the Treaty of Verdun after an intermittent civil war...

Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480 – 28 October 1520) was a Frisian farmer, rebel leader, and pirate. He is best known by his West Frisian nickname Grutte Pier...

The Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 113 for bass soloist, bass chorus, and large orchestra was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1962. It consists...

The First Siege of Carlisle was an important event of the 1745–1746 Jacobite rising. Jacobite forces loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart captured the...

Opposition to NATO tends to mainly come from pacifist organisations, workers movements, environmental groups and green parties, and socialist and communist...

Expo is a Swedish anti-racist magazine started in 1995 by Stieg Larsson. It is issued by the non-profit Expo Foundation (Stiftelsen Expo). The magazine...

James Henderson (1797 – 12 September 1874) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly to the...

The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) is a professional association and trade union in the United Kingdom, which promotes the welfare and interests...

The “Shoot on the Spot” Declaration (Finnish: Ammutaan paikalla -julistus) was a statement issued by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, military leader of the...

Triboulet (fl. 1447–1479) was a jester and comedy playwright for René of Anjou. There have been at least three Triboulets, as homonymy was widespread among...