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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: ...isters of the United Kingdom]] and numerous Prime Ministers in the other [[personal union|personal union]] n...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef...
55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]...
64: ... in some cases, such as [[South Africa]], she has played an important role in retaining or restoring g... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...Parliament, various coercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) wer...
19: ...Catholics was not well-received by the English people. Public alarm increased when James's second wife...
24: ...lliam's government. Still, she did not win the complete trust of her brother-in-law, who refrained fro...
26: ...otally extinguished, then it would have become simple for the deposed King James to reclaim the Throne...
38: ...ed by an overwhelming majority of the Scottish People) on [[16 January]] [[1707]]. Under the Act, Engl... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...f Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 M...
18: ...tch, but his objections failed to dissuade the couple. Many scholars have suggested that Prince Albert...
20: ...merged the Royal House name and family surname, replacing both with one deliberately English sounding ...
27: ...r brief intervals, since [[1830]]. The Whig Prime Minister, [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Lord Melb...
29: ...wives of Whigs, but Sir Robert Peel expected to replace them with wives of Tories. Victoria strongly o... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[Engla...
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] ra...
13: ...pic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adulte...
34: The wedding took place at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]] on [[... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
8: ...ed, and the first to take a seat, in the House of Commons. She would be re-elected many times, serving unti...
10: ...sign and supported [[Winston Churchill]] as his replacement. Her son [[David Astor]], who became edito...
12: ...an campaign]] as the ''[[D-Day Dodgers]]''. Her implication that they had it easy because they were av... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
31: ...lized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]].
41: ...Conservatives Campbell automatically became Prime Minister of Canada.
43: ...ce was finalized before she was sworn in as Prime Minister.
45: ...t that she was a woman, the first to become Prime Minister, initially made her very popular. For a while, it... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
4: ... Gore-Booth''', the daughter of [[baronet]] and explorer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, she lived as a child at...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
12: ...ointed to the then junior cabinet post of [[Irish Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs|Minste... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
27: ...Kingdom|British stateswoman]] and was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]]...
29: ...l elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20th century]]. In foreign relations, Th...
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union... - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
6: ...omen's leader, activist and first woman [[Cabinet minister]] in Alberta);
8: ...(one of two women first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]], and
28: ...ember of the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...e you have arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until...
3: ...or Canada. To keep this overview article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of...
10: ...e for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/populat...
15: ...onarch), and the [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]], who is the head of government, have official r...
21: ...tates|U.S.]], with which it has had a long and complex relationship (''see'' [[U.S.-Canada relations]]... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
38: | '''Prime Minister'''
65: ...i. The Supreme Council also elects the Council of Ministers, while an appointed 40-member Federal National C...
71: ...moderate foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. In r...
88: ...nd [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is a flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert...
99: ...sent information on the UAE, its cities or its people in bad light. Censorship of Internet sites perta... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...sh constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ireland''' (Irish: ''[[ɩre]]'').<!--
65: The partition of Ireland came about because of complex constitutional developments in the early twenti...
67: ...al Assent]], the Third [[Home Rule Act 1914]]'s implementation was suspended until after the [[World W...
69: ...sed to take their seats in the [[British House of Commons]]. Instead they set up an extra-legal Irish parli...
71: ...abinet called the "Executive Council" and a prime minister called the [[President of the Executive Council o... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
1: ...the 8 October 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir]].''
7: ...> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
14: ...esident]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] |
51: ...India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]] (Persia), [[People's Republic of China|China]] and the [[Arabian Se...
59: Pakistan is the birthplace of some of the most ancient civilizations and ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
17: ...]<br>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |
54: ...[[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''', it ...
64: ...) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
69: ...land was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scottish population.
71: ...nd]]. This was also an unpopular decision, taking place just after the unsuccessful United Irishmen Re... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
13: ...anywhere else, such as to the [[Moon]] or [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch ...
15: ...d on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a...
19: ...er 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-orbital]] m... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...n|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usuall...
2: ...European castles were opened up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15...
10: ...re places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the ty...
17: ... decline of the German kingdom, castle building exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor king...
19: ...ht|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]] - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
8: ...r married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
21: ...im to devote himself to a life of learning. His application failed, and for the next two years he work...
25: ...e (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was f...
29: ... a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... [[Renaissance]], a development that encouraged exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival ...
11: ...power necessary to begin systematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to ...
13: ...ed States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. T...
16: ...lation]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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54: ...ivisions in preference to the static theories exemplified by the [[Maginot Line]].
56: ...ble exception of [[Paul Reynaud]] who would later play a major role in de Gaulle's career.
61: ...ed against the Germans during the campaign. Prime Minister [[Paul Reynaud]] promoted him provisional [[briga... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...ple as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
21: ...spotism, as well as from court factions, and both ministers were ultimately dismissed. [[Charles Alexandre ...
25: ...mpted in the meanwhile to go ahead with Calonne's plans. When the measures were opposed in the ''Parl...
37: ...w demanded that credentialling itself should take place as a group. Negotiations with the other estat...
42: ...]], an assembly not of the Estates but of "the People". The National Assembly's first act was to pass ...
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