The direct debits that came back from the dead, and the true cost of investing. 
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81 Shi'a religious parade standard
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82 Miniature of a Mughal prince
83 Shadow puppet of Bima
84 Mexican codex map
85 Reformation centenary broadsheet -
Tolerance and Intolerance AD (1550-1700)
The Protestant Reformation split the western Church into two rival factions and triggered Europe’s final major religious war. The failure of either side to achieve victory in the Thirty Years War would lead to a period of religious tolerance in Europe. Three great Islamic powers dominated Eurasia: the Ottomans in Turkey, the Mughals in India and the Safavids in Iran. The Mughals promoted religious tolerance, allowing the Indian subcontinent’s largely non-Islamic population to continue to worship as they pleased. In Iran the Safavids created the world’s first major Shi’i state. Exploration and trade provided opportunities for religions to attract new followers. Catholicism in Central America and Islam in South East Asia both adapted to accommodate the existing rituals of their new converts.
Shakespeare's Restless World
Neil MacGregor uncovers Shakespeare's world through twenty objects.
