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Look up: kokoshnik

  1. kokoshnik
    (from the article `architecture, Western`) ...Italian decorative motifs. A third church, the modest Annunciation Cathedral (1484–89), with its warm beauty, was the work of Pskov architects. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/44

  2. Kokoshnik
    A kokoshnik is a Russian woman's hat, usually decorated with embroidery and pearls.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. Kokoshnik
    The `kokoshnik` (Russian: кокошник) is a traditional Russian head-dress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan. It is patterned to match the style of the sarafan and can be pointed or round. It is tied at the back of the head with long thick ribbons in a large bow. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoshnik

  4. Kokoshnik
    (architecture) `Kokoshnik` is a semicircular or keel-like exterior decorative element in the traditional Russian architecture, a type of corbel zakomara (that is an arch-like semicircular top of the church wall). Unlike zakomara that continues the curvature of the vault behind a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoshnik

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13 February 2012

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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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