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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: ...e is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], a...
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: '''Mary I''' ([[18 February]] [[1516]] – [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of Britis...
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...
28: There were several attempts to marry her off to European princes, but none of them succeeded. In [[1544... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: '''Elizabeth I''' ([[7 September]] [[1533]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) was [[List of British m...
16: ...abeth, and she, along with her half-sister, Mary, daughter of [[Catherine of Aragon]], was reinstated ...
18: ...rticularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker before her de...
44: The Queen found a dangerous rival in her cousin, the Catholic Mary Stu...
49: ...[[1566]]. The [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] threatened to withhold funds until the Queen ag... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: '''Anne''' ([[6 February]] [[1665]]–[[1 August]][[1714]]) became Queen of [[England...
15: ...s II) and his first wife, the [[Lady Anne Hyde]] (daughter of [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], ...
17: ...tant [[Prince George of Denmark]], brother of the Danish King [[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]]. ...
19: ...m and Mary. They were to be followed by any descendants of William by a future marriage.
24: ...g her his Regent during his military campaigns in Europe. - 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. ... - 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. - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...nt]] of [[Eurasia]], defined by subtracting the [[Europe]]an peninsula from Eurasia. [[geology|Geologicall...
6: ...oundary between Asia and Europe runs via the [[Dardanelles]], the [[Sea of Marmara]], the [[Bosphorus]...
12: ...ia) is the land of the rising sun where the west (Europe) is the land of the setting sun.
24: ...tails about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania.
41: ...inental country#Countries in both Asia and Europe|European]] territory), [[Uzbekistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...us that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have argu...
3: ... e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the norther...
8: ...stitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ... [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|J... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ... [[Europe]]. It is the westernmost state of the [[European Union]], and has a [[developed country|develope...
40: established_dates = From [[United Kingdom|UK]] by treaty<br>[[21...
58: ...] of the state as per the [[Ireland Act 1949]]. Today while ''Republic of Ireland'' is an accepted ter...
69: ...sed to take their seats in the [[British House of Commons]]. Instead they set up an extra-legal Irish parli...
77: ...e Free State suffered a hard blow in the earliest days of its existence as a result. - 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... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
37: established_dates = 1801<sup>5</sup>|
46: ...ional language|(regional) languages]] under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]]. I...
47: *[[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon''
54: ...ions of [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]] — are located on the island of [[Great Britain]]...
58: ...ted Kingdom, forming [[Northern Ireland]] to this day. - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...e enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includ...
17: ===Secondary caves===
18: '''Secondary caves''' are formed inside the rock after the r...
32: ...y of all caves on Earth. The reasons for this abundance are the facts that limestone is so common and ...
35: ... [[stalactite]]s and [[stalagmite]]s. These secondary mineral deposits in caves are called [[speleoth... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...em of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate i...
21: ...ls reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
46: ... Empire'''. There is no consensus on the starting date of the Byzantine period. Some place it during t...
51: ...te between Romans (Byzantines as we render them today) and [[Franks]], who, under [[Charlemagne]]'s ne...
63: ...]], albeit the former has now retreated to a secondary folkish name rather than a national synonym as ... - 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.
10: ...is can be seen by many of the typical features of European castles - e.g. portcullises, battlements and dr...
23: ==Medieval European castles==
26: ...as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local area, s... - Mars (27704 bytes)
8: ... land because Mars lacks [[ocean]]s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on ...
27: ...Mare Sirenum]] and [[Aurorae Sinus]]. The largest dark feature seen from Earth is [[Syrtis Major]].
31: ...las impact basin at an altitude of 4 km below the datum). In comparison, the difference between Earth'...
39: ... [[mean gravity surface]] must be selected. The [[datum]] for Mars is defined by the fourth-degree and...
41: ...e line of Beer and M䤬er, was chosen by [[Merton Davies]] of the [[RAND Corporation]] to provide a mo... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ...Colonies]]. Some historians add a fifth region – the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features...
8: ===Europe===
9: ...ntury|15th]] and [[16th century|16th]] centuries, Europe emerged from the [[Middle Ages]] and entered the ...
11: ...attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to revive, it became clear that the first n...
13: ...d taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans were concerned, they were still free for the t... - 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...
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...
29: ... the Just|James Adelphos]], Mark, Luke, [[Mary Magdalene]], etc) who also followed Jesus in his travel... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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25: ... the 16th century. It was slowly introduced into Europe after that. It is still almost exclusively grown...
34: ...t, although larger plants are more tolerant . It adapts well to container culture and can be kept as a... - 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...
44: ==1890–1912: Formative years== - 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: ...l man of letters in his communications with other European humanists. The humanistic project embraced by ...
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