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- 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.
15: ... was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
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... - 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...
22: ...nguage|Spanish]], [[Greek language|Greek]], and [[Latin]]. Under the influence of Catherine Parr and Asch...
33: ... I's coronation was the last one during which the Latin service was used; future coronations used the Eng... - 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. ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
37: established_dates = 1801<sup>5</sup>|
47: *[[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon''
52: ...tto in Scotland is ''Nemo Me Impune Lacessit'' ([[Latin]]: "No-one harms me with impunity").<br><sup>3</s...
54: ...ions of [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]] — are located on the island of [[Great Britain]]...
58: ...ted Kingdom, forming [[Northern Ireland]] to this day. - 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]].
38: | Constantinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed.
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... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: A '''castle''' (from the [[Latin]] ''castellum'', diminutive of ''castra'', a mili...
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. - 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: ...stle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
18: ...rrelled with Parsbjerg. A subsequent duel (in the dark) resulted in Tycho losing the bridge of his nos...
26: ...in Knudstrup Tycho fell in love with [[Kirsten J?sdatter]] who was a commoner, her father, Pastor Jorg... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]–[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posthumously known also ...
5: ...ity of Oxford]] for two years, where he studied [[Latin]] and [[logic]]. He then returned to London, whe...
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... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
14: ...l the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] ([[1861]]–[[1865]]). The war, which began soon after seve...
18: ...;especially the chairmen of important committees—still held more clout. The influence of the par...
23: ...irst-past-the-post]] system, under which the candidate with a [[plurality]] of votes (not necessarily ...
30: ...he background of presidents and presidential candidates; far more sitting senators have been nominees ...
40: ... furthermore, responsible for controlling the agenda of the Senate; for example, he or she schedules d... - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
11: ...ntiquity, its architectural refinements were legendary, especially the subtle correspondence between t...
27: ...D, by which time it was already as old as [[Notre Dame Cathedral]] in [[Paris]] is now, and far older ...
29: ... Jesus | Virgin Mary]]), and at the time of the [[Latin Empire]] it became a [[Catholic]] Church of [[Our...
31: ... added to the Parthenon, but otherwise it was not damaged further. European visitors in the 17th centu...
39: Today these sculptures are in the [[British Museum]], ... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...ent whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
11: ...ocratic patrician stock, were not rich by the standards of the Roman nobility. Thus, no member of his...
13: ...s also married to Cornelia Cinnilla, the youngest daughter of [[Cinna|Lucius Cornelius Cinna]], Marius...
15: ... said, "He whose life you so much desire will one day be the overthrow of the part of nobles, whose ca...
21: ...lect the ransom money. In all he was held for 38 days would often laughingly threaten to have them al... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: '''Thomas Hobbes''' ([[April 5]], [[1588]] – [[December 4]], [[1679]]) was a noted [[Englis...
10: ...l (see [[Hertford College]]). The principal of Magdalen was the aggressive [[Puritan]] [[John Wilkinso...
14: ...ere aimed at a careful study of classic Greek and Latin authors, the outcome of which was, in [[1628]], h...
20: ...n. Despite his interest in this phenomenon, he disdained experimental work as in [[physics]]. He went ...
30: ...rbiere]] through the [[Elzevir press]] at [[Amsterdam]] with a new preface and some new notes in reply... - Native American (42651 bytes)
5: ...ples native to [[Alaska]] and [[Arctic|arctic Canada]]). The latter share their cultural and genetic c...
7: The same distinction is made in Canada, where the term [[First Nations]] applies only to...
9: ...Canada]] and the [[Mestizo]]s and [[Zambo]]s of [[Latin America]].
19: ...a]] across the [[Bering Strait]], between 17,000–11,000 years ago.
21: ...00 BC|11,500 years ago]] or earlier [http://www.andaman.org/book/chapter53/luzia/luzia.htm]. Thus othe... - Island (4674 bytes)
6: ...''insula'' (which is not etymologically related), Latin being considered a more prestigious language at t...
9: ...]] off [[North America]], [[Barbados]] and [[Trinidad]] off [[South America]], [[Sicily]] off [[Europe...
11: ...[rift (geology)|rift]]ed. The best example is [[Madagascar]] off Africa. The [[Kerguelen Islands]] and...
21: ...rld's largest volcanic island, and [[Jan Mayen]]—both are in the Atlantic.
23: ...the atolls in the nation of [[Tuvalu]]. [[Tristan da Cunha]] is an example of a hotspot volcano in the... - Chile (39914 bytes)
39: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 18]], [[1810]]...
42: time_zone = — |
44: time_zone_DST = — |
56: ...''chilli'' is the onomatopoeic ''cheele-cheele''—the Mapuche imitation of a bird call. The Spani...
66: Conquest of the land that is today called Chile took place only gradually, and the ... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
10: ...origin of the word '''society''' comes from the [[Latin]] ''societas'', a "friendly association with othe...
52: ...ons/topics/culture/glossary/society.html Learning Commons - What is Culture ? - Glossary Item - Society] - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
9: ..._authority | author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date = [[1821]]}}
13: **[[Cheirogaleidae]]
15: **[[Lemuridae]]
16: **[[Lepilemuridae]] - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
10: ...nland China]], [[December 25]] is not a legal holiday. The small percentage of Chinese citizens who co...
12: ...and [[Macau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonie...
20: ...ons play holiday music on Christmas Day and a few days before, while television stations are known to ...
22: ...ial services on [[Christmas Eve]] and [[Christmas Day]]. Young people especially enjoy the fellowship ... - Capricornus (6733 bytes)
2: ...tions listed by [[Ptolemy]]. Under its modern boundaries it is bordered by [[Aquila (constellation)|Aq...
8: ...at-fish have been found on [[Babylon]]ian tablets dating back three thousand years. The constellation ...
12: ...in]] accumulated throughout the year, causing the darkness to increase, together with the sun's descen...
27: ...]], [[Pisces]], and [[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]].
39: {{Commons|Capricornus}} - Pomegranate (4637 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Rosidae]]}}
17: ...ranatus'', meaning 'granular'. The city of [[Granada]] in [[Spain]] became an early centre of cultivat...
41: {{commons|Punica granatum}}
42: {{Commons|Punica granatum nana}}
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