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Featured Article: Corn Laws
The Corn Laws were import tariffs designed to support domestic British corn (in Britain, the term "corn" means "grain" (the kernel), and implies the primary grain crop of a country, which in England was wheat) prices against competition from less expensive foreign-grain imports, between 1815 and 1846. These laws are often viewed as examples of British mercantilism and their abolition marked a significant step towards free trade. The Corn Laws enhanced the profits and political power associated with land ownership.
Popular Article: Old Testament
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites. The second division of Christian Bibles is the New Testament, written in the Koine Greek language.
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In the seventeenth century, Transylvania was an autonomous state and passed through a "Golden age" for religions and culture (source: Transylvania)
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