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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary...
13: ...d of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and his first wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]]. A [[stillbirth|...
15: ... the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ..., the Princess Mary was instead contracted to her first cousin, the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V...
21: ...beth, then living in [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]]. She was not permitted to see her mother Ca... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], having succe...
9: ...is era. In addition, [[Francis Drake]] became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe; [[Fran...
18: ... before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] after Elizabeth b...
25: .... In [[1553]], however, Edward died at the age of fifteen, having left a will which purported to super...
27: ...r house arrest under the guard of Sir Henry Bedingfield; by the end of that year, when Mary was falsel... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...ngdom of Great Britain|Kingdom]], Anne became the first Sovereign of [[Great Britain]]. She continued ...
15: ...ames, Duke of York, (afterwards James II) and his first wife, the [[Lady Anne Hyde]] (daughter of [[Ed...
17: ...Catholicism. Princess Anne, however, declared her firm adherence to [[Anglicanism]]; James II continue...
22: ...te monarch), Mary II dismissed him from all his offices. Lady Marlborough was subsequently removed fro...
24: ...our by restoring Lord Marlborough to all of his offices. In return, Princess Anne publicly supported W... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
12: ...ld I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Princ...
14: ...a was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language of both her mother and her governess,...
18: ...s sixteen years old. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was the brother of her moth...
27: ...ng unpopular and, moreover, faced considerable difficulty in governing the British colonies. In [[Cana... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...]] [[1961]]–[[31 August]] [[1997]]) was the first [[wife]] of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|HRH The...
15: ... [[beauty]], admired and emulated for her high-profile involvement in [[AIDS]] issues and the internat...
22: ...encer|Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp]], and his first wife, [[Frances Shand Kydd|Frances Spencer, Vi...
24: ...efly attended [[Institut Alpin Videmanette]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]...
30: ...nd Protestant. Diana fulfilled all of these qualifications. - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...stern part of the [[continent]] of [[Eurasia]], defined by subtracting the [[Europe]]an peninsula from...
6: The exact boundaries are vaguely defined, especially between Asia and Europe: the demar...
8: ...sland]]s in the [[Indian Ocean|Indian]] and [[Pacific Ocean]]s, often excluding [[Russia]].
50: * The [[Pacific Ocean]] islands of [[Taiwan]] and [[Japan]].
60: ...a]] and islands in the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Pacific Ocean]]. The countries it contains are: - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...d resulted in the consensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If ...
10: ...ench language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2...
15: ...Minister]], who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
17: ...f Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism in Canada|bilingual]]:
21: ... and [[hydroelectric power]] capacity. Its diversified [[Economy of Canada|economy]] relies heavily on... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...ion of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ireland''' (Irish: ''[[ɩre...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Amhrᮠna bhFiann]]'' |
14: official_languages = [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Engli...
58: ...ted term for the state, ''Ireland'' is used for official purposes such as treaties, government and leg...
60: ...'. Historically the state has had more than one official title. The revolutionary state established by... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
1: ...nt of [[North America]], bordering both the [[Pacific Ocean]] and the [[Caribbean Sea]].
19: | '''[[Official language]]'''
20: ...|Spanish]] (Official), (Indigenous languages of official status as well, particularly Maya)
62: ...ued until conquered by the [[Spain|Spanish]], who first arrived in [[1523]] and colonised the area. [[...
64: ...uatemala became independent of Spain in [[1821]], first as a part of the [[United Provinces of Central... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ...m, ittihād, nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[E...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial capital]]) |
74: ...llowed to return to India and died in solitary confinement in 1862. The Emperor's three sons, also inv...
85: ...d the United States supported anti-Soviet freedom fighters (called [[Mujahideen]]) in Afghanistan, and... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom...
46: ...inority Languages]]. In each of these, the UK's official name is as follows:
52: ...>6</sup> Official estimate provided by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]]. As of April 2005, th...
54: ...untry" to "state", "nation", "union", etc, please first contribute to the extensive discussion of this...
58: ...ded Wales]] as a [[principality]]) with those of, first, [[Kingdom of Scotland]] and then [[Kingdom of... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
36: ...is the site of the [[New Hampshire primary]], the first [[U.S. presidential primary|primary]] in the [...
38: ...ac|purple lilac]]. Its state bird is the [[purple finch]]. Its state tree is the [[Paper Birch|America...
42: ... it gained international attention for having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], with...
49: ...h rule in the [[American Revolution]]. It was the first state to declare its independence, and the his... - Cave (10592 bytes)
25: ...he most common process of cave formation is karstification, which is the solution of rocks by rain wat...
49: ...ecies of [[Cave Cricket|cave cricket]]s are classified as trogloxenes, as they roost in caves by day a...
60: ... to be explored to a depth of more than 2km. (The first cave to be descended below 1km was the famous ...
73: ...ave been converted into [[show cave]]s, where artificial lighting, floors, and other aids allow the ca...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
46: ...ts capital in [[Constantinople]]. In certain specific contexts, usually referring to the centuries tha...
51: ...played a crucial role in this. Henceforth, it was fixed policy in the West to refer to the emperor in ...
57: "[[Byzantium]] may be defined as a multi-ethnic empire that emerged as a Chr...
61: Byzantines identified themselves as Ρωμαί	...
63: The official dissolution of the Byzantine state in the [[1... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...the logical development of a [[Fortification|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to ...
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese hi...
8: ... home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time...
10: * First and foremost castles were places of protection...
24: ...inseparably connected with the subjects of [[fortification]] (see also [[siegecraft]]) and [[domestic ... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1...
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivor...
19: These traps may also be classified as active or passive. For example, there are bo...
47: waterproofing, species of ''Sarracenia'' secrete enzymes such...
76: toxic alkaloid, which probably increases the efficiency of the traps by intoxicating the prey items... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...ize an inductive methodology for [[science|scientific]] inquiry, often called the ''[[Baconian method]...
8: He was the youngest of five sons of [[Nicholas Bacon|Sir Nicholas Bacon]], ...
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precoc...
18: ... a fifth of that money. Having started with insufficient means, he borrowed money and became habitual...
25: ...nt in 1594 and Bacon became a candidate for the office, Lord Essex's influence could not secure him th... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...ed, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on i...
11: ...re by Earth-based [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbit...
18: ... to the surface, while the presence of a magnetic field would have helped to protect the planet from [...
22: Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
14: ...ant to the [[Old Testament]] scriptures, was crucified by humanity, died and was buried, only to be re...
21: ...6 in the [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the cit...
29: ...nessed his miracles and teachings. After his crucifixion, his apostles and other followers claimed tha...
31: ...l as a student of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), a leading figure amongst the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 5:34&ndash...
34: ...istianity.]] Christianity spread rapidly over the first three centuries aided by the relative internal... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: ...o members, regardless of population. As there are fifty states in the Union, the Senate consists of 10...
15: ...population of each state, but the total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]).
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
24: ...tol]] building in [[Washington, D.C.]] hosted its first session of Congress on [[November 17]], [[1800...
26: ...the United States Congress were televised for the first time on [[January 3]], [[1947]]. Proceedings o...
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