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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ...Queen Elizabeth II''' (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary [[House of Windsor|Windsor]]), styled '''''HM The Queen''...
27: ... at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the royal family to actually s...
35: ...ow) in all. Though the [[Royal House]] is named [[House of Windsor|Windsor]], it was decreed via a [[1960...
60: ...ral Castle]] in [[Scotland]] and at [[Sandringham House]] in [[Norfolk, England|Norfolk]].
66: .... This is one reason why it is considered highly unlikely that she will ever [[abdicate]]. Like her mo... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
6: {{House of Tudor}}
13: ...w Castle]] and many of the prerogatives normally only given to a [[Prince of Wales]], sometimes leadin...
15: ...ation was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not only consulted the Spanish scholar [[Juan Lu�Vives]...
21: ...all [[Europe]], furthermore, regarded her as the only true heir and daughter of Henry VIII, although s...
26: ...'s funeral. In turn, Henry agreed to grant her a household, and the Lady Mary was permitted to reside in... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
5: {{House of Tudor}}
11: ...[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] an...
16: Elizabeth was the only surviving child of King [[Henry VIII of England]...
18: ...d for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth's household before [[Anne Boleyn]]'s death. [[Matthew Par...
22: ...advances towards Elizabeth while she lived in his household. There, Elizabeth received her education unde... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
6: {{House of Stuart}}
8: ... [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], of the [[House of Hanover]].
10: ...sed legislation allowing the Crown to pass to the House of [[Welf|Guelph]]. When the [[Scottish Parliamen...
15: ...r was the future Mary II. Anne and Mary were the only children of the Duke and Duchess of York to surv...
22: ...e to angrily leave her royal residence for [[Sion House]], the Marlboroughs' home. Princess Anne was then... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...ctoria [[Wettin (dynasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) ([[24 May]] [[1819]] &ndash...
9: ... her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]].
12: ...ingen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Pala...
14: ...n in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language o... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
60: ...[[Landmines Bill 1998]] to the [[British House of Commons]], the [[Foreign Secretary]], [[Robin Cook]], pai...
85: ...o needle as it was [[digital]]. The car was certainly travelling much faster than the legal [[speed li... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
8: ...ed, and the first to take a seat, in the House of Commons. She would be re-elected many times, serving unti...
10: ...ish military, believing that war would most certainly bring defeat. Her promotion of entente with Germ... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
31: ...pularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to date. Sh...
41: Upon her election to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in [[1988]], Campbell became Canada's first fem...
61: ...c Society]]. She was cited for her status as the only woman leader of a North American country to date...
63: ...cy in the world. Its membership is by invitation only and consists of former Heads of State and Govern...
67: ... she was “deeply honoured” to be the only woman to have her picture in the prime ministers... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
4: ...e poet [[W. B. Yeats]] who frequently visited the house, and were influenced by his artistic and politica...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...n her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the Thatcher Foundation...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
68: ...rthern Ireland]], she announced in the [[House of Commons]] that "The future of the constitutional affairs ... - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
8: ...(one of two women first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]], and
13: Only men had been appointed to the Senate thus far. F...
20: ...House of Lords. The right of women to sit in the House of Lords remained a point of legal and political ...
28: ...ember of the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...iew article is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this over...
94: ...y of Ghent]] was signed in December 1814. It was only after the French and Napoleonic wars ended in Eu...
111: ...to. To the north lies the [[Arctic Ocean]]; [[Greenland]] is to the northeast. Since [[1925]], Canada...
113: ...anada covers a larger area than the U.S., it has only one-ninth its population.
115: ... by the [[Wisconsin glaciation|last ice age]], thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and dotted with lakes ... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
58: ...ish language, Ireland". However the state is commonly referred to as the "Republic of Ireland" in orde...
67: ...It finally seemed possible in [[1911]] when the [[House of Lords]] lost their veto, and [[John Redmond]] ...
69: ...public]]. This Declaration of Independence was mainly a restatement of the 1916 Proclamation with the ...
83: ...ically terminated membership of the association. Only in 1950 were the rules changed to allow [[India]...
90: ...cted for a seven-year term and can be re-elected only once. The president is largely a [[figurehead]] ... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
98: ...:ParliamentHouse.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Parliament house in [[Islamabad]].]]
101: The upper house is called the [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]], whic...
103: The lower house is called the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] a...
132: ...although (because of the [[Pressler amendment]]) only a few were eventually supplied. However, China c...
138: ...r Soviet allies, [[Libya]] and [[Syria]] are the only two middle eastern countries with whom Pakistan ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
64: ...ch includes the mainland of Great Britain, the mainland of [[Ireland]], and the smaller islands associ...
78: ...l reform is also a current issue in the UK. The [[House of Lords]] has been subjected to ongoing reforms,...
91: ...of Commons]], the lower and only directly elected house in Britain's [[bicameral]] [[Parliament of the Un...
93: ... his or her ability to command the support of the Commons. The current Prime Minister is [[Tony Blair]] of ...
97: ...e modern United Kingdom, the monarch's role is mainly, though not exclusively, ceremonial. Her Majesty... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
42: ...d international attention for having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[...
60: Unlike most states, New Hampshire does not have a [[L...
62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ...
66: ...lready have unusual cross-border links, with the only two interstate school districts in the United St...
84: ...r]] and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the ... - Space (10661 bytes)
88: ...heir place" - [[Andrew Marvell]], ''Upon Appleton House, to My Lord Fairfax''
95: And touched things smoother than moonlight on still water,<br>
98: Only the start of space, the road to suns." - [[F.R. ...
103: {{commons|Category:Space}}
117: ...op椩a Britannica'' from Encyclop椩a Britannica Online. Accessed [[June 12]], [[2005]]. - Cave (10592 bytes)
49: ... Free-tailed Bat]], are trogloxenes, and are commonly found in caves, but forage outside of the caves....
58: ...States|USA]]) at 579km in length. This record is unlikely to be surpassed in the near future as the ne...
69: ..., this means caves are an archaeological treasure house for learning about these people. [[Cave painting]...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" desig...
8: Castles were built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapon, bu...
46: ...ayeux Tapestry]], and was then familiar on the mainland of western [[Europe]].
48: ...o act as a wall. Inside the palisade they erect a house, or rather a citadel, which looks down on the who...
52: ...where they found a natural rock stronghold which only needed adaptation, as at Clifford, Ludlow, the P... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
18: ... died before doing so, and Francis was left with only a fifth of that money. Having started with insu...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
107: ...t.library.adelaide.edu.au/aut/bacon_francis.html Online editions of Bacon's works]
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