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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
17: ...er of the British sovereign in the male line, she held the title of a [[British princess]] with the styl...
27: ... at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the royal family to actually s...
66: .... This is one reason why it is considered highly unlikely that she will ever [[abdicate]]. Like her mo...
70: The only public issue on which Elizabeth makes her views ...
78: It is widely believed that Elizabeth held negative feelings towards Diana and thought that ... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
15: ...r was the future Mary II. Anne and Mary were the only children of the Duke and Duchess of York to surv...
26: ...s Anne, [[heir apparent]] to the Throne, was the only individual remaining in the line of succession e...
35: ...he nominal head of the ministry, actual power was held by the Duke of Marlborough and by the two [[Secre...
38: ...right to own property in England into jeopardy), unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security o...
47: ...|Bourbon]] on the Spanish Throne. In the House of Commons, the Tory majority was unassailable, but the same... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...ingen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Pala...
14: ...n in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language o...
35: ...le ''His Royal Highness''. Prince Albert was commonly known as the "Prince Consort", though he did not...
39: ...tween Victoria and Prince Albert. Albert was not only the Queen's companion, but also an important pol...
43: ... to shoot the Queen. Although his gun was loaded only with paper and tobacco, his crime was still puni... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
52: ...s Diana sat on the sickbed of a man with AIDS and held his hand. She showed the world that people with A...
60: ...[[Landmines Bill 1998]] to the [[British House of Commons]], the [[Foreign Secretary]], [[Robin Cook]], pai... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
12: ...the first Irish female [[Cabinet Minister]]. She held this record until 1979 when [[Mᩲe Geoghegan-Qui... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time the ...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
68: ...rthern Ireland]], she announced in the [[House of Commons]] that "The future of the constitutional affairs ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...iew article is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this over...
94: ...y of Ghent]] was signed in December 1814. It was only after the French and Napoleonic wars ended in Eu...
98: ...1864 and 1866, British North American politicians held three conferences to create a federal union. On [...
102: ...ovement]] has led to two [[referendum|referenda]] held in 1980 and 1995, with votes of 60% and 50.6% aga...
111: ...to. To the north lies the [[Arctic Ocean]]; [[Greenland]] is to the northeast. Since [[1925]], Canada... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
90: ...erefore the exact border of the two countries is only known to their governments.
97: ...cations Corporation ("[[Etisalat]]") is also the only [[Internet Service Provider|Internet Service Pro...
103: ...ld's richest horse race, the [[Dubai World Cup]], held annually in March. [http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/...
136: {{commons|United Arab Emirates}} - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
58: ...ish language, Ireland". However the state is commonly referred to as the "Republic of Ireland" in orde...
69: ...public]]. This Declaration of Independence was mainly a restatement of the 1916 Proclamation with the ...
83: ...ically terminated membership of the association. Only in 1950 were the rules changed to allow [[India]...
90: ...cted for a seven-year term and can be re-elected only once. The president is largely a [[figurehead]] ...
92: ...the constitution, parliamentary elections must be held at least every seven years, though a lower limit ... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
111: The last National Assembly elections were held in October 2002, and Senate elections in February...
132: ...although (because of the [[Pressler amendment]]) only a few were eventually supplied. However, China c...
138: ...r Soviet allies, [[Libya]] and [[Syria]] are the only two middle eastern countries with whom Pakistan ...
140: ...te a [[renaissance]] and [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment]] in the Islamic world. Besides the OIC...
142: ...ar states|declared nuclear power]] – the only Islamic nation to have that status – als... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
64: ...ch includes the mainland of Great Britain, the mainland of [[Ireland]], and the smaller islands associ...
91: ...use of Commons|House of Commons]], the lower and only directly elected house in Britain's [[bicameral]...
93: ... his or her ability to command the support of the Commons. The current Prime Minister is [[Tony Blair]] of ...
97: ...e modern United Kingdom, the monarch's role is mainly, though not exclusively, ceremonial. Her Majesty...
107: ...inster]], [[London]], is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords]] - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
42: ...d international attention for having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[...
60: Unlike most states, New Hampshire does not have a [[L...
62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ...
66: ...lready have unusual cross-border links, with the only two interstate school districts in the United St...
84: ...r]] and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the ... - Space (10661 bytes)
21: ... In spacetime, measurements of space and time are held to be relative to velocity.
95: And touched things smoother than moonlight on still water,<br>
98: Only the start of space, the road to suns." - [[F.R. ...
103: {{commons|Category:Space}}
117: ...op椩a Britannica'' from Encyclop椩a Britannica Online. Accessed [[June 12]], [[2005]]. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
59: ...ear the borderlands, the [[Armenians]] being the only sizeable one.
78: ...he western half of the empire, but at best could only demand tribute from the eastern half. [[Theodosi...
84: ... in [[751]], leaving the Byzantines with control only of small areas around the toe and heel of Italy.
100: ...iatic Sea]], parts of Italy, and much of the land held by the [[Bulgaria]]ns. The Bulgarians were comple...
104: ...ly in 1071, and the [[Seljuk Turks]], who were mainly interested in defeating [[Egypt]] under the [[Fa... - Castle (27805 bytes)
8: Castles were built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapon, bu...
46: ...ayeux Tapestry]], and was then familiar on the mainland of western [[Europe]].
52: ...where they found a natural rock stronghold which only needed adaptation, as at Clifford, Ludlow, the P...
55: ...of which defied the [[battering ram]], and could only be undermined at the cost of much time and labou...
59: ...ame merely the last refuge of the garrison, used only when all else had been captured. Indeed the keep... - Tree (23723 bytes)
11: ...rous]] Period; tree ferns still survive, but the only surviving horsetails are not of tree form. Later...
16: ...wig]]s and [[leaf|leaves]]. Tree stems consist mainly of support and transport tissues ([[xylem]] and ...
18: ... immediately under the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the [[monocotyledon]]s (e.g. [[palm tree|palm...
20: ...th ring]]s. In temperate climates, these are commonly visible due to changes in the rate of growth wit...
22: ...he branches optimizes exposure of the leaves to sunlight. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
40: ...Sarracenia'' is the pitcher plant genus most commonly encountered in cultivation, and
104: bending 180° in only a minute or so. Sundews are extremely cosmopolit...
105: ...e continents except the [[Antarctica|Antarctic mainland]]. They are probably at their
125: There are only two snap-traps, which are believed to have had a...
134: allowing the lobes (which are held under tension) to snap shut. This whole process t... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
22: ...nd, found no trace of the colonists, discovering only the mysterious word "CROATOAN" carved on a tree....
29: ... a harvest, named the winter the Starving Times. Only a third of the colonists survived the first wint...
37: ...]]s out of the far-flung tobacco planters. Thus, unlike in [[Puritanism|Puritan]] New England, there w...
49: ... later relocated to [[Plymouth Colony]] on the mainland, establishing that settlement on [[December 21...
51: ...tiful harvest, and the first [[Thanksgiving]] was held. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
14: ...generally believe that faith in [[Jesus]] is the only way to achieve salvation and to enter into [[hea...
45: ... organization the Christian church had to deal mainly with occasional, but sometimes severe persecutio...
54: This was only the first of several [[ecumenical council|ecumen...
58: ...us Christus]]'' (Christ alone—is Jesus the only mediator between humanity and God, or do the Chu...
62: ... governed by avowed [[atheism|atheist]]s, though only [[Albania]] was officially atheistic. Adherents ... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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59: At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle was only a [[colonel]], having encountered hostility from...
61: ...n armour to retreat at [[Caumont]]. This was the only significant tactical success the French gained a...
69: ...ure the spirit of de Gaulle's position. Although only few people actually heard the speech that night ...
75: ...his partners in the war. "France has no friends, only interests" is one of his best-remembered stateme...
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