Several imperials of the 5th and 6th centuries such as Prince Shōtoku were children of a couple of half-siblings.

Several centuries later, in late Dark Age Europe, the term " firearm " was used in Old English to denote the arm in which the match was held that was used to light the touch hole on the hand cannon.

Several poems attributed to Taliesin, a poet said to have lived in the 6th century, also refer to Arthur, although these all probably date from between the 8th and 12th centuries.

Several Gnostic writings, usually dated to 2nd and 3rd centuries, paint a drastically different picture of Mary Magdalene from that of the canonical Gospels.

Several centuries later the legend was claimed as fact by Pope Pius II.

Several collateral lines split off during the centuries, such as in 1622, when Hesse-Homburg split off from Hesse-Darmstadt.

Several consecutive waves of Slavic migration throughout the 6th and the early 7th centuries led to a dramatic change of the demographics of the region and its almost complete Slavicisation.

Several centuries of this intense activity witnessed many technological advances within tanning industries.

Several centuries later Ionia was the place where western philosophy began and was the homeland of Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes. They were natural-philosophers of the Ionian school of philosophy and tried to explain the phenomena according to no-supernatural laws. They also searched a simple material-form behind the appearances of things ( origin ) and this conception had a great influence on the early archaic art in Greece.

Several short-lived boom towns sprang up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to mine gold and silver.

Several centuries ago, many Hindus left Java for Bali rather than converting to Islam.

Several debates ranged over centuries, for example, on whether word-meaning mappings were conventional ( Vaisheshika-Nyaya ) or eternal ( Kātyāyana-Patañjali-Mīmāṃsā ).

Several historic works, known as the kings ' sagas were written in Norway and Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries, the best known of which is Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla ( c. 1220 ).

* Several centuries BC: ( Relief carvings made at this time show Assyrian soldiers crossing rivers using inflated goatskin floats.

* 5th-11th centuries — Several astronomers propose a Sun-centered universe, including Aryabhata, Albumasar and Al-Sijzi

Several centuries after the events of Second Foundation, two citizens of the Foundation seek to find Earth, the legendary planet where humans are said to have originated.

Several hoards of Roman coins ranging from the 1st to 4th centuries have also been found, as well as over 300 fibula brooches, potsherds and other artefacts.

Several more attacks took place in the following centuries.

Several houses date from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Several white American writers collected Gullah stories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Several earthquakes through the centuries caused much damage, and the current building represents a major renovation carried out in the 1970s.

Several centuries later, in the last third of 1st century BCE, the settlement was burnt down by king Polemon I of Pontus.

Several centuries ago the Inns of Court were any of a sizable number of buildings or precincts where barristers traditionally lodged, trained and carried on their profession.

Several centuries later attacks by Orcs and Haradrim intensified and in 2901 the raids grew so severe that the remainder of the population of Ithilien fled across Anduin and Gondor withdrew from the province, and after the return of Sauron to Mordor the land was finally abandoned.

Several years ago I was his pastor.

Several years ago headlines were made by a small radio transmitter capsule which could be swallowed by the patient and which would then radio internal pressure data to external receivers.

Several years ago she married a Houston business man, Robert Graham.

Several years ago, the president of the Regional Council, Jean-Yves Le Drian wanted the number to be 20, 000 by 2010, though this has not been accomplished.

Several million years ago, it collided with a smaller galaxy, which created a region filled with young, hot, blue stars.

Several millennia ago, Arab tribes migrated eastward to Oman, coinciding with the increasing presence in the region of peoples from present-day Iran.

" Several notable archaeological sites contain dwellings and other evidence of daily life 1400 years ago ; these were found preserved beneath 6 m ( 20 ft ) of volcanic ash.

Several years ago Stephen Hawking said that there was a fifty-fifty chance that an actual unification of the four fundamental forces – a Theory of Everything – would be achieved.

Several years ago, a troop of Boy Scouts came in and restored the cemetery, replacing the lost or broken stones with wooden crosses designating a grave.

Several years ago a hotel was built near the spring, and the place was made a summer resort by the people of East St. Louis and other towns.

Several buildings on the property show visitors how life in Freetown once was, even a mere sixty years ago, with a one-room schoolhouse, small chapel, blacksmith shop, and the like.

Several years ago, the first Starbucks Coffee opened in Ritzville next to Interstate 90.

Several years ago, Ghana was able to feed and export their surplus.

Several years ago, Chelmsford was labelled a mere clone town ; however new developments are proving the statement wrong, with new business opportunities around the city.

Several decades ago, it was the centre of the plastics industry.

Several years ago, Charley attempted to reform his character so as to win the affection of Marlene.

Several years ago Bedworth Kwik Save ( a sixties steel re-enforced concrete building with drive-on roof parking, known locally as the Hypermarket-the original name ), was redeveloped into a new Aldi store.

Several years ago, McMurtry mentioned in a newspaper interview that he first thought of the name for his epic while at a restaurant in Oklahoma.

Several decades ago, milkshakes were made without ice cream.

Several years ago, a mug based on the design of the wall monster with the Question Sleep logo was under development.

Several years ago in the small island nation of Horai, the leader of the nation, Tenro Horai, discovered the Ubusunagami Okinokai — the Power of the Gods.

Several women died before he was caught nine years ago and sentenced to " death of personality ", the 23rd century response to the death penalty that obliterates a criminal's mind and restructures it ( previously referred to in The Quality of Mercy ) so, minus his criminal tendencies and his memory of his previous life, he performs constructive rather than destructive acts for the rest of his life.