Search
Remove Ads
Advertisement
Summary ![Powered by Perplexity Sonar](/images/partners/perplexity-sonar-tag.svg)
Loading AI-generated summary based on World History Encyclopedia articles ...
Search Results
![John the Baptist](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12770.png?v=1723732394)
Definition
John the Baptist
John the Baptist (d. c. 30 CE) was a 1st-century CE itinerant preacher in Judea. We do not know his full name, but he is recognized by his activity. 'Baptizer' (Greek: baptizo) was translated directly into English and meant 'to immerse' or...
![Constitutional Convention](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19151.jpg?v=1738627931-1719391559)
Definition
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 25 May to 17 September 1787. Spurred on by economic troubles left over from the American Revolution and compounded by the weak Articles of Confederation...
![Stave Churches: Norway’s National Treasures](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12771.jpg?v=1733215547-1733215564)
Article
Stave Churches: Norway’s National Treasures
Stave churches are the most famous medieval buildings in Norway and are admired for their unique architecture and beautiful decorations. They are named after the staves or masts that hold up the main structure of the church. Only 28 stave...
![Prairial Uprising](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16783.jpg?v=1671163985-1670491181)
Definition
Prairial Uprising
The Uprising of 1 Prairial Year III (20 May 1795) was the last major popular insurrection during the French Revolution (1789-1799). It was the final time that the sans-culottes played an important role in French politics until the revolutions...
![Skulls, Temples & Churches: A Visit to the Walled City of Evora](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11861.jpg?v=1725324185)
Article
Skulls, Temples & Churches: A Visit to the Walled City of Evora
The sunbaked plain of the Alentejo region in central Portugal is called planicie dourada (golden plain) by the Portuguese, and it is dotted with cork oak forests, vineyards, olive groves, and hilltop towns with whitewashed houses. 'Alentejo'...
![Cliffs, Caves, Churches: A Weekend in Doolin, Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4065.jpg?v=1706789107)
Article
Cliffs, Caves, Churches: A Weekend in Doolin, Ireland
County Clare, Ireland, is best known for the Cliffs of Moher, the ancient dolmen of Poulnabrone, and its rich musical heritage, but it offers many other fascinating sites and, most importantly, the hospitality and warmth of the people in...
![Fall of Maximilien Robespierre](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16738.jpg?v=1733827215-1669709930)
Article
Fall of Maximilien Robespierre
The fall of Maximilien Robespierre, or the Coup of 9 Thermidor, was a series of events that resulted in the arrests and executions of Robespierre and his allies on 27-28 July 1794. It signaled the end of the Reign of Terror, the end of Jacobin...
![A Gallery of Churches from Around the World](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8905.jpg?v=1733822471)
Image Gallery
A Gallery of Churches from Around the World
Churches around the world are not only houses of worship but offer a wide array of architectural styles and forms, from modest structures, such as St. John's Church in Waimate North, New Zealand, to the striking artistic innovations and ornamentation...
![13 Vendémiaire](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16795.jpg?v=1708431555-1670832610)
Definition
13 Vendémiaire
The Revolt of 13 Vendémiaire Year IV (5 October 1795) was a royalist uprising in Paris during the French Revolution (1789-1799). In response to the anti-royalist policies of the Thermidorian Reaction, 25,000 Parisians rose in revolt but were...
![Saint John the Baptist by Ghiberti](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12770.png?v=1723732394)
Image
Saint John the Baptist by Ghiberti
A statue of Saint John the Baptist by the Italian Renaissance artist Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). The figure stands in the exterior wall of the Church of Orsanmichele in Florence. Completed c. 1415 CE.