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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Eli...
7: ...s]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guin...
9: ...-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|...
15: ... of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of...
17: As a granddaughter of the British sovereign in the male line, ... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... or [[19 July]] 1553 (''[[de facto]]'') until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of the ...
13: ... Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
17: ...hen suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was eager for...
21: ...rthermore, regarded her as the only true heir and daughter of Henry VIII, although she was illegitimat...
33: ...ss of Suffolk]], and the Duke of Northumberland's daughter-in-law. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Sometimes referred to as '''The Virgin Queen''',...
16: ...abeth, and she, along with her half-sister, Mary, daughter of [[Catherine of Aragon]], was reinstated ...
18: ...daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbishop ...
27: ...d to put a member of the popular Tudor dynasty to death. Mary attempted to remove Elizabeth from the line...
31: ... than her sister, and it is said that upon Mary's death, the people rejoiced in the streets. - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...Great Britain]]. She continued to reign until her death. Anne was the last British monarch of the [[House...
15: ...s II) and his first wife, the [[Lady Anne Hyde]] (daughter of [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], ...
17: ... [[1685]] (converting to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed), Anne's father ascended the Throne as James I...
19: ...m and Mary. They were to be followed by any descendants of William by a future marriage.
26: ...ver|Sophia, Electress of Hanover]], and her descendants, who descended from [[James I of England]] thr... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...h. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years — longer than that of any other British monarch....
12: ...future King George IV), did marry, but had only a daughter, [[Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales]]. W...
14: ...French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
20: ...f the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten-Winds...
25: ...ugustus I of Hanover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
6: date_of_birth=[[1 July]], [[1961]] |
8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...ten-Windsor]], n饠Spencer) ([[1 July]] [[1961]]–[[31 August]] [[1997]]) was the first [[wife]] ...
13: ...anthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
1: ...tor, Viscountess Astor''' ([[May 19]], [[1879]] – [[May 2]], [[1964]]) was a socialite politicia...
4: ...]] was the wife and model of the artist [[Charles Dana Gibson]], creator of the [[Gibson Girl]]. One o...
8: ...ed, and the first to take a seat, in the House of Commons. She would be re-elected many times, serving unti...
10: ...Winston Churchill]] as his replacement. Her son [[David Astor]], who became editor/owner of ''The Obse...
12: ...i Marlene'' that they called "The Ballad Of The D-Day Dodgers". - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
2: '''Constance Georgine Markiewicz''' ([[1868]]–July 1927), was an [[Ireland|Irish]] politician...
4: Born '''Constance Gore-Booth''', the daughter of [[baronet]] and explorer Sir Henry Gore-...
8: ...e [[1916]] [[Easter Rising]] and was sentenced to death by the British government. The sentence was commu...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
14: ...ivil War]], and joined [[Fianna Fᩬ]] on its foundation in [[1926]]. She was not elected in the [[Iri... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
15: |'''Date of Birth:'''
27: ...''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]...
31: ...e labour market that would create jobs and could adapt to market conditions. Exacerbated by the global...
33: ...[House of Lords]] and as head of the Thatcher Foundation. - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttahidah'''</big>
21: ...yle="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
61: ... [[Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], and [[Umm al-Qaiwain]] — merged to form the United Arab Emirates. They ...
67: ...Zayed Al Nahayan]] was elected president the next day.
71: ...rincipalities to a modern state with a high [[standard of living]]. The country's per capita GDP is no... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[19...
42: time_zone = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]] |
54: ...civilizations of the region, and modern events to date)''
57: ...thumb|180px|right|[[Mohenjodaro|Ruins of Mohen-jo-Daro]], 80 km southwest of [[Sukkur]], was center of...
62: ...[1st century]] CE, as petty rulers (such as [[Theodamas]]) and as administrators, after the area was c... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...em of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate i...
13: ...it into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
21: ...ls reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
46: ...tendom's triumph over paganism, or, following his death in 395, with the division of the empire into West...
51: ...te between Romans (Byzantines as we render them today) and [[Franks]], who, under [[Charlemagne]]'s ne... - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...astle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, ...
4: ...y of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
26: ...as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local area, s...
30: ...structures and many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly considered monuments.
48: ... in the life of John, [[bishop]] of Terouanne (''Ada Sanctorum'', quoted by GT Clark, ''Medieval Mil. ... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...arlingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small entrance to the tra...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carn...
38: ...ains two other genera, ''[[Sarracenia]]'' and ''[[Darlingtonia]]'',
39: which are endemic to [[Florida]] (for the most part) and [[California]] respecti...
49: ...nia californica'', the cobra plant, possesses an adaptation also found in - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
8: ...mber of the Reformed or [[Puritan]] Church, and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married ...
18: The sudden death of his father in February 1579 necessitated Bacon...
25: ...]ship fell vacant in 1594 and Bacon became a candidate for the office, Lord Essex's influence could no...
31: ...ment session Bacon married [[Alice Barnham]], the daughter of a London merchant. Little or nothing is ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...tian Love]]). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [[Son of God]] and ...
14: ...d was buried, only to be resurrected on the third day to then rise to Heaven and "sitteth at the right...
21: ...ter early persecutions in [[Judea]]. After Jesus' death, early Christian doctrine was taught by [[Peter|S...
23: ...g of the Jews" by [[Pontius Pilate]] (John 19:19–22; see Luke 16:8) on the [[INRI|''titulus cruc...
27: ...sh;15; [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 14:65; Luke 23:63–64), whipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1; Matt. 27:2... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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40: ...h Marie de Gaulle''' ([[November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commo...
42: ...d head of the provisional government in [[1944]]–[[1946]]. Called to form a government in [[1958... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...hemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer...
8: ...leman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's moth...
10: ...ter wrote that when he was around two, his uncle, Danish nobleman [[J? Brahe]], ''... without the know...
16: ...ecame the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.)
18: ...rrelled with Parsbjerg. A subsequent duel (in the dark) resulted in Tycho losing the bridge of his nos... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]–[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posthumously known also ...
9: ...hter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
17: ...dition of ''Utopia.'' The traveler Raphael Hythloday is depicted in the lower left-hand corner descri...
19: ...inental Europe, and his friend [[Erasmus of Rotterdam]] dedicated his masterpiece, ''[[In Praise of Fo... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
21: ...cques Necker]] (Director-General of Finance 1777–1781), unsuccessfully proposed to revise the Fr...
25: ...e French treasury depended to maintain its day to day operations to withdraw their loans, leading to a...
27: ... to convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first time since [[1614]]. Brienne re...
31: ...ription of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] – [[June 17]], [[1789]], see [[Estates-General o...
35: ...and ''[[bailliage]]s'' rather than by provinces — need be determined by the precedent of 1614. ...
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