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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
9: ...nd-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
11: ...the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
13: ==Early life==
15: ...he daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the C...
23: ...re [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [[Windsor Castle]], Berksh... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
12: ==Early life==
15: ...virginals]]. A great part of the credit of her early education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who...
17: ...ther Francis or his second son, [[Henry, Duke of Orl顮s]]. Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII's chief adviso...
23: ...l]]. The Lady Mary's privy purse expenses for nearly the whole of this period have been published, an...
28: ...ne of them succeeded. In [[1544]], an [[Act of Parliament]] returned the Lady Mary and the Lady Eliza... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...ywrights [[William Shakespeare]], [[Christopher Marlowe]], and [[Ben Jonson]] all flourished during th...
11: ...ies]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baronies]] in the [[Peerag...
15: ==Early life==
18: ...cial interest in Elizabeth's well-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter'...
27: ...move Elizabeth from the line of succession, but Parliament would not allow it. After two months in the... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...t]] refused to accept the choice of the English Parliament, various coercive tactics (such as cripplin...
12: ...ugh's husband was [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], who led the English armies in the [[War...
14: ==Early life==
15: ...ater married John Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough), who would later become one of Anne's mos...
17: ...d a Protestant Prince: William of Orange. When Charles II died in [[1685]] (converting to Roman Cathol... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
11: ==Early life==
12: ...rg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child ...
14: ...f both her mother and her governess, during her early years. After she became three years old however,...
16: ...uring the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit the power...
20: ...ely English sounding name, ''Windsor''. (In the early [[1960s]] an [[Order-in-Council]] partially reve... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...] of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]]. From her marriage in [[1981...
13: ...al cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], spawning biographies,...
15: ...erred to as the most photographed person in the world. To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was ...
21: ===Early years===
22: ..., after being named as the "other party" in the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth's divorce. - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
4: ...[Charles Dana Gibson]], creator of the [[Gibson Girl]]. One of her nieces, [[Joyce Grenfell]] was a no...
8: ...ed, and the first to take a seat, in the House of Commons. She would be re-elected many times, serving unti...
10: ... In 1940 she urged Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]] to resign and supported [[Winston Churchill]...
12: ...f the haunting [[Marlene Dietrich]] song ''Lili Marlene'' that they called "The Ballad Of The D-Day Do... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
31: ... the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatche...
33: She was never particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently...
41: Upon her election to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in [[1988]], Campbell became Canada's first fem...
45: ...nment, and if not, would at least be a strong [[parliamentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[m...
47: ...ular" Canadians, and many felt that she had an overly condescending and pretentious tone. During the e... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
31: ...ons. Exacerbated by the global recession of the early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale...
35: ==Early life and education==
38: She did well at school, going on to a girls' [[grammar school]] and then to [[Somerville Col...
41: ...[safe seat|safe]] Labour seat of [[Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)|Dartford]]. She fought the se...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s... - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
6: *[[Irene Parlby|Irene Marryat Parlby]] (farm women's leader, activist and first woma...
8: ...(one of two women first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]], and
20: ...sion set a precedent for jurisdictions over the world. However, because the Council did not hear appea...
26: ...o been commemorated with a statue on Canada's [[Parliament Hill]].
28: ...ember of the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]]. - Asia (16910 bytes)
1: [[Image:LocationAsia.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of Asia]]
6: ...] to [[Novaya Zemlya]]. About 60 percent of the world's population live in Asia.
24: ...icontinental country]] for details about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa...
126: | align="center" colspan="2" | {{World economy infobox footer}}
130: ...ble data for Iraq or North Korea). Japan is the world's second largest economy, and North Korea is one... - Canada (35540 bytes)
6: ... in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]...
8: ...]]", it is governed as a [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a ...
15: ... [[Ottawa]], the seat of [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]]. Both the [[Governor General of Canada]],...
21: ...bundance of natural resources and trade, particularly with the [[United States|U.S.]], with which it h...
52: ...sland]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]] - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
88: ... of Hormuz]] makes it a vital transit point for world crude oil. The UAE is considered to be one of th...
103: ...Cup]], held annually in March. [http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/]
136: {{commons|United Arab Emirates}}
149: *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737620.stm BBC News...
150: ....gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ae.html CIA World Factbook - ''United Arab Emirates''] - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
65: ...e of complex constitutional developments in the early twentieth century.
67: ... implementation was suspended until after the [[World War I|Great War]]. (The war at that stage was ex...
69: ...19]]. However it was not admitted. After the bitterly fought [[Anglo-Irish War|War of Independence]], ...
71: ... Free State|Governor-General]], a [[bicameral]] parliament, a cabinet called the "Executive Council" a...
73: ... of the [[British Commonwealth]] and that [[TD (parliament)|TD]]s would have to swear an oath of fidel... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
20: ...us languages of official status as well, particularly Maya)
72: Guatemala's [[unicameral]] parliament, the ''[[Congress of Guatemala|Congreso de ...
99: ...hould remain at the same level in 2000 provided world agricultural prices do not plunge.
123: {{commons|Guatemala}}
139: ...odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gt.html World Factbook entry for Guatemala] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
51: ...nization of the Islamic Conference]], and the [[World Trade Organization]].
59: ...oad]]. It exists in a region whose history has overlapped that of many empires (e.g [[Mughals]]) and a...
62: ...blishing an [[Indo-Greek kingdom]] that lasted nearly two centuries, until around [[10 BCE]]. To the s...
69: ...om [[1526]] until [[1739]]. From 1739 until the early [[19th century]] the entire area was ruled brief...
72: ...ong footholds in the Pakistani region until the early 19th century and annexed the entire area during ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
38: currency = [[Pound Sterling|British pound]] (£) |
56: ...territory|overseas territories]] throughout the world, and relationships with several [[Crown dependen...
62: ...eing used in the sense "all of Britain". In the early years of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain", ...
74: ...saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling ...
78: ...cotland]] elected its own [[Scottish Parliament|parliament]] in 1999 and in the same year, [[devolutio... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
44: ...he [[New Hampshire International Speedway]] (formerly Loudon Racetrack), home of the [[Loudon Classic]...
62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ...
99: ... property tax which former Governor Benson cut nearly in half in two years) has resulted in the state'...
231: ...ost to the [[New Hampshire Highland Games]], formerly the [[Scottish Games]]. New Hampshire has also r...
233: ...re all registered citizens have voted may close early and announce their results. - Space (10661 bytes)
41: ... popularised by the [ancient Greeks]], although earlier societies had developed measuring systems. Th...
47: ...framework we need to think (and talk) about the world. Another way to frame this is to ask, "Can space...
51: ...n's [[bucket argument]] and Poincar駳 [[sphere-world]].
77: ...ite. This is a very comforting thought-- particularly for people who can never remember where they hav...
103: {{commons|Category:Space}}
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