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The depiction of Honorius I, of an aristocratic family from Campania, Pope from 625 to 638, gives a clear image of a Pope of that time, in chasuble and sacred Pallium. Note the large tonsure and the absence of headgear. Despite the Lombard domination extended across a large part of …

  A type of wool sweater that is buttoned down the front, named after J.T. Brudenell, the British count of Cardigan (1797-1868). During the Siege of Sebastopol, Brudenell ordered his undermanned cavalry to confront the Russian infantry. The siege ended in massacre for the British forces (October 25, 1854) and …