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All rights reserved. en-gb http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/images/rss/historyFilesTitle_rss.jpg http://www.historyfiles.co.uk The Fatamids who emerged from the Kutama Berbers of eastern Algeria were considered to be descendants of Rashidun Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and his wife, Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammed. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfrica/AfricaTunisia.htm#Fatamids Sun, 13 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT The legendary land of Lyonesse was one that had been engulfed by the ocean, but today it is generally recognised as being the Isles of Scilly. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/BritainLyonesse.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT The Fatamids rose to power in Tunisia in 909, overthrowing the discredited Aghlabids and conquering Ifriqiyya. Despite several attempts, it took until 969 before they were able to capture Egypt and Syria. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMiddEast/ArabicSyria.htm#Fatamids Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT The Celtic world seems to have taken hold of the north of Britain more quickly than the south-east in the fifth century AD, and a militarily aggressive and defensive mindset preserved its independence. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/BritainEbrauc.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT Jackie Speel explores the events of 1903, when the little-remembered Cardinal Rampolla was almost elected pope. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesEurope/ItalyPopes01.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT The Marsi people of Italy were a tough, enduring mountain folk whose chief divinity was Angitia, an ancient snake goddess, with snakes forming a symbol of wisdom throughout their culture. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/ItalyMarsi.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT The union of the crowns of England and Scotland was enacted in 1707, establishing in fact a union that had existed in name since 1603. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/GaelsDalRiada.htm#Early Modern Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT Several updates have been made to the first two pages of text and photos for the Leytonstone section of Waltham Forest's churches. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/London/East_WalthamForest01.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:00:00 GMT The Willenberg culture appeared relatively suddenly in the mid-first century AD, replacing the previous Oxhöft culture along the southern Baltic coast. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/EasternPoland.htm#Willenberg Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT Cyn-March is best known for his appearance in early Arthurian literature as 'King Mark of Cornwall'. There, he is the uncle to Tristan, who falls in love with the king's wife, Iseult. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/BritainCornubia.htm#Cornubia Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT Continue the tour of the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire over three more pages of photos which takes in a fresh batch of village churches. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/NorthEast/YorkshireNorth_Hambleton10.htm Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT The remains of a previously unknown human species, nicknamed the Red Deer Cave people, have been identified in southern China, with a mixture of ancient and modern features. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesAfrica/HominidChronology7.htm#Red Deer Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT Take a look at the eventful life of one of Britain's most implacable opponents in eighteenth century India - dubbed the 'Tiger of Mysore'. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesFarEast/India_Modern_TipuSultan01.htm Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT During the withdrawal of Roman administration from Britain and for a century and-a-half afterwards, Dewyr formed part of the territory that came to be known as the 'Kingdom of Northern Britain'. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/BritainDeywr.htm Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT The Hamdanids were a dynasty of Shia Muslims who emerged in the Al-Jazirah region of Syria in the late ninth century under Hamdan ibn Hamdun. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMiddEast/ArabicSyria.htm#Hamdanids Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT Strabo and Pliny state that the Iron Age people called the Samnites were originally part of the Sabellians, a collective of central Italian tribes. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/ItalySamnites.htm Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT The Latins of Italy occupied a small area of territory between the River Tiber and the Monte Circeo promontory about a hundred kilometres south-east of the city of Rome that became their conquerer. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/ItalyRome.htm#Latins Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT Another release of material in this section sees the addition of a large number of Eastern Germanic tribes, following their migration and survival in Roman-dominated Europe. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/IndexLists.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT The Late Bronze Age on Cyprus evolved out of the Middle Bronze period. It witnessed the end of Minoan influence and the beginning of Mycenaean influence on the island. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/GreeceCyprus.htm#Late Bronze Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT According to Jordanes, the various Germanic tribes that had formed the Willenberg culture on the southern Baltic shore left behind elements who remained in their adopted homeland, becoming the Vidivarii. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/EasternPoland.htm#Vidivarii Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT The capital of the Abbasid caliphate was in Baghdad rather than Damascus, so Syria's governors had more independence than previously, and more scope for overthrowing rival governors and ruling their provinces. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMiddEast/ArabicSyria.htm#Abbasids Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT