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- Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
2: ...8]]–July 1927), was an [[Ireland|Irish]] politician and [[nationalist]].
4: ...house, and were influenced by his artistic and political ideas.
6: ...ng [[Sinn F驮]] in [[1908]], and founding the militant nationalist boy scouting movement [[Fianna ɩr...
8: ...ster Rising]] and was sentenced to death by the British government. The sentence was commuted to life ...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...on|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...h the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Thatcher also dispatched a [[...
31: ...rgaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...'; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the That... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...t until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Tha...
6: ...ssia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]...
8: ...democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as...
10: ...anguage|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estima... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ire...
15: capital = [[Dublin]] |
18: largest_city = [[Dublin]] |
20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoi...
24: area_magnitude = 1 E9| - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the de...
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
24: ...Lombard]] invasion results in the loss of most of Italy.
29: ...emaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...'Viscount St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...context of his time, such methods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]...
8: ...of Sir Nicholas, a member of the Reformed or [[Puritan]] Church, and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, ...
10: ...3 at the age of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
14: ..., which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...re, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[r...
9: ...terest in [[geography]] and an intellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the Mid...
11: ... mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[S...
13: ...ly close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans w... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
7: ...lign="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
40: ...Gaulle''''', was a [[Military of France|French military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de...
42: ...ch left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
47: ...uring the [[Dreyfus affair]] the family distanced itself from the more conservative natonalist circles...
49: ==1912–1940: Military career== - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: [[Image:Thomas More.png|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]...
2: ...he [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ..., where he studied law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]]...
9: ... previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when ...
11: ==Early political career== - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...er of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
8: ...tive bodies, the conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of con...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
15: ... by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
16: * [[Food]] scarcity in the months immediately before the revolution. - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...called the '''Temple of Athena the Virgin''', and its popular name derives from the Greek word ''π...
9: ...ad charge of the sculptural decoration. The [[architect]]s were [[Iktinos]] and [[Kallikrates]]. Const...
11: ...o make the temple look even more symmetrical than it actually is.
13: ...er. The stylobate has an upward curvature towards its centre of 60 millimetres on the east and west en...
19: ...not known what was depicted on the northern side: it may have been scenes from the [[Trojan War]]. - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
2: subject_name = Adolf Hitler |
3: image_name = Adolf_Hitler.jpg |
11: '''Adolf Hitler''' ([[April 20]], [[1889]]–[[April 30]],...
13: ...al policy of Nazi Germany|racial policies]] that Hitler directed culminated in the systematic extermin...
15: .... In the final days of the war, [[Hitler's death|Hitler died]] by [[suicide]] in a [[Berlin]] [[F?unke... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...es and the establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
3: ... war itself. This article refers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, includi...
5: ...'The Spirit of '76''. Often imitated or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating to the ...
10: ..., and would often come and go as they saw fit. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of...
12: ...en may have served the colonies as regulars or militiamen in the eight years of the war, there were ne... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...dia|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to world attention. His philo...
15: ...His auto-biography, "The story of my experiments with truth" reveals his inner persona and reflections...
18: ...e, a Hindu of the [[Vaishnava]] sect. Growing up with a devout Vaishnava mother and surrounded by the ...
20: ...appy at Samaldas College, he leapt at the opportunity to study in England, which he viewed as "a land ...
23: ...n to read works of and about Hinduism, [[Christianity]], and other religions. - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...portrait by John Michael Wright ([[National Portrait Gallery]], London)]]
4: ...lish (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], most famous for his book ''[[L...
6: ...] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...The principal of Magdalen was the aggressive [[Puritan]] [[John Wilkinson (scholar)|John Wilkinson]] a...
12: ...f Devonshire]]), and began a lifelong connection with that family. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ... other individuals celebrate Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Ch...
12: ...n powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural heritage.
14: ... Christmas decorations, signs, and other symbolic items have become increasingly prevalent during the ...
20: ... specials popular in the Western countries. In addition, increasing numbers of stores and buildings ar...
27: ...w Year's celebrations. Christmas often coincides with the [[Winter Solstice]] as celebrated in India (... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
17: * [[January 1]] - The British colonies of [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]...
18: ...ry 1]] - [[Nigeria]] becomes a [[United Kingdom|British]] protectorate
21: ... Kingdom]], dies. His own son [[George V of the United Kingdom | Prince George]], [[Duke of York]] bec...
22: ...ary 20]] - The legislature of [[Hawaii|Hawaii Territory]] convenes for the first time.
23: ...ruary 25]] - [[J.P. Morgan]] incorporates the [[United States Steel Corporation]].
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