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- Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...ngle [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Kingdom]], Anne became the first Sovereign of [[Great Britain]]. She c...
10: ...n the absence of a [[Protestant]] heir, the Roman Catholic James II could attempt to return to the Thr...
15: ...Anne returned from France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, ...
17: ...o [[Anglicanism]]; James II continued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attem...
19: ...pted to flee, and that the Throne was therefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, Wil... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...in, [[William III of England|William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her death. Popular historie...
13: ... again in [[1673]], taking as his second wife the Catholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beat...
15: ..., as a coalition with the Dutch became more politically favourable. Pressured by Parliament, the Duke ...
17: ...nancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth. She became popular with the Dutch people, but her husband ...
20: ...on would, unlike Mary and Anne, be raised a Roman Catholic. Some charged that the boy was "supposition... - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...ghter; Anne was a few years Sarah's junior. They called one another by pet names, Sarah being "Mrs Fr...
4: ...the introduction into Anne's household of a politically aware rival, Sarah's own cousin, Abigail Hill ... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ''...
39: ...esent-day [[New York|New York State]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New Yor...
41: ...English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley o...
43: ...r, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...r the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ....” After twelve years of constant military campaigning, Alexander died, probably of [[malaria]]...
11: ... his father descended from [[Heracles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] t...
14: ...|Pausanias]]), who held a grudge against Philip because the king had ignored a complaint he had expres...
16: ...ial rivals and marched south with his armies in a campaign to solidify control of Greece and confront ... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
10: Capital = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfiel...
11: LargestCity = [[Chicago]] |
37: ...S. state|21st state]] of the [[United States]], located in the former [[Northwest Territory]]. Its na...
39: ...]]. Most of the state's population resides in Chicago and its [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal abbreviat...
45: ...gion was the [[Illiniwek]] Confederation, a political alliance among several tribes. The Illiniwek ga... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...w Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]]...
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: ...[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
2: ...[[1715]]) was a [[England|English]] explorer, sea captain, and scientific observer. He was the first E...
4: ...674]] he worked as a plantation manager on [[Jamaica]], but he soon returned to the sea,
7: ...h settlements in [[Peru]] before returning to the Caribbean.
9: ...t across the Pacific to raid the [[East Indies]], calling at [[Guam]] and [[Mindanao]]. Leaving Swan a...
11: ...Dampier returned to England in [[1691]] via the [[Cape of Good Hope]], penniless but in possession of ... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
1: ...'' is the 76th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] (77th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 289 d...
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
6: *[[45 BC]] - In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [...
7: *[[1577]] - formation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back t...
8: *[[1673]] - [[Jacques Marquette]] and [[Louis Jolliet]] b... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
1: ...'' is the 77th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (78th in [[leap year]]s). There are 288 d...
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
6: ...enate]] annuls [[Tiberius]]' will and proclaims [[Caligula]] emperor.
10: *[[1673]] - [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratt...
11: *[[1766]] - [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Parliament]] repeals... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: ...h (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], most famous for his book ''[[Levi...
6: ...es|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
8: ==Early life and education==
10: ...e care of an older brother Francis. Hobbes was educated at Westport church from the age of four, passe...
12: ...William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire|William Cavendish]], Baron of Hardwick (and later [[Duke of ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
65: *[[Ammonius Saccas]], (3rd century){{fn|C}}
80: *[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], (1034-1109){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn...
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
165: *[[Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria]], (1738-1794){{fn|C}}
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