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Kushinagar: Mahapari Stupa

Kushinagar: Mahapari Stupa

Kushinagar: Mahapari Stupa

Kushinagar: Mahapari Stupa

Barcelona was chosen in 1992 to host the Olympics

“Estimates indicate that by 1598 there were only 3,000 English settlers instead of the 8,000 planned, and that the English lived as isolated farmers in an overwhelmingly hostile environment, ‘vulnerable to an uprising of the native population.’”…

Since very little records exist detailing Spenser’s activities in this year, most speculate that Spenser resided quietly at Kilcolman, likely working on his writing and increasing his holding of land while remaining aware of the turmoil that…

At some point in this year, Spenser passes his office of deputy clerk of the Munster Council on to Nicholas Curtis. (Hadfield, 291)

Sometime between 1592-1595, according to archaeologist Eric Klingelhofer, Kilcolman estate took on an architectural transformation. (Hadfield, 291)

Spenser was “involved in the illegal seizure of a Spanish carvel full of Canary wines, which had been captured by the Tomas Bonaventure, a ship owned by the London merchant Thomas Cordell.” The carvel had been blown off course and put…