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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
14: ...|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
23: ...ny circumstances". In [[1940]] Princess Elizabeth made her first broadcast, addressing other children wh...
27: ... at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the royal family to actually s...
29: ...nts to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast to the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Brit...
62: ...ia]] and [[Pakistan]] for the first time. She has made state visits to most European countries and to ma... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
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: ...t the marriage between her mother and father was unlawful, thus making her illegitimate. She also bec...
33: ...eth to the line of succession, and because it was made by a minor. Under the guidance of [[John Dudley, ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
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]...
22: ...h into her household. It is believed that Seymour made advances towards Elizabeth while she lived in his...
33: ...in, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s mem...
41: ... inheiretted from her father [[Henry VIII]] were only hers until she wed. - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
15: ... from France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...tinued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
26: ...s Anne, [[heir apparent]] to the Throne, was the only individual remaining in the line of succession e...
35: ...1st Baron Godolphin]]. The Whigs—who were, unlike the Tories, vigorous supporters of the War of ...
38: ...right to own property in England into jeopardy), unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security o... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
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...
16: ...ptive]] to the throne. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victori...
35: ...le ''His Royal Highness''. Prince Albert was commonly known as the "Prince Consort", though he did not...
39: ...tween Victoria and Prince Albert. Albert was not only the Queen's companion, but also an important pol... - 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...
62: ...e from their postbags of the immense contribution made by Diana, Princess of Wales to bringing home to m... - 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...
45: ...an, the first to become Prime Minister, initially made her very popular. For a while, it seemed that she...
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... - 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)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time the ...
43: ...f Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in support of her [[Private Member's Bill]] which...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
55: ...ade a speech at Kensington Town Hall in which she made a scathing attack on the [[Soviet Union]]. The mo... - 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 ... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
90: ...erefore the exact border of the two countries is only known to their governments.
97: ...cations Corporation ("[[Etisalat]]") is also the only [[Internet Service Provider|Internet Service Pro...
136: {{commons|United Arab Emirates}} - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
58: ...ish language, Ireland". However the state is commonly referred to as the "Republic of Ireland" in orde...
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]] ...
94: ...be members of the Dᩬ. The current government is made up of a coalition of two parties; [[Fianna Fᩬ]]... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
117: ...Guatemala. Much of the clothing and food is still made in the traditional Maya way, and many Maya ruins ...
123: {{commons|Guatemala}} - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
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 ...
140: ...te a [[renaissance]] and [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment]] in the Islamic world. Besides the OIC...
142: ...ar states|declared nuclear power]] – the only Islamic nation to have that status – als...
165: ...he structure of the economy, and agriculture now only accounts for roughly one-fifth of the GDP. There... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
64: ...ch includes the mainland of Great Britain, the mainland of [[Ireland]], and the smaller islands associ...
91: ...use of Commons|House of Commons]], the lower and only directly elected house in Britain's [[bicameral]...
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...
107: ...inster]], [[London]], is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords]] - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
42: ...d international attention for having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[...
60: ... contracts worth more than $5,000, on nominations made by the governor to major state positions such as ...
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)
67: ...ng the use of space at land-level, with decisions made at [[regional]], [[national]] and [[international...
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]]. - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
13: ...[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yur...
28: ...rt being the China Aerospace Corp. China became only the third country on Earth to send a human into ...
47: ...ons on [[October 1]], [[1958]], NASA consisted mainly of the four laboratories and some 8,000 employee...
153: ...2]]; However, [[Vostok 3]] and [[Vostok 4]] were only within five kilometers of one another, and were ...
191: ...ht, [[April 12]] [[1981]]. The first (and so far only) automatic reusable spacecraft was [[Buran]], la... - 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: Throughout history, primitive peoples have made use of caves for shelter, burial, or as religious...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
59: ...ear the borderlands, the [[Armenians]] being the only sizeable one.
78: ...he western half of the empire, but at best could only demand tribute from the eastern half. [[Theodosi...
84: ... in [[751]], leaving the Byzantines with control only of small areas around the toe and heel of Italy.
88: .... The loss of the southern provinces to the Arabs made Orthodoxy stronger in the remaining provinces.
104: ...defeating [[Egypt]] under the [[Fatimids]], still made moves into [[Asia Minor]], the main recruiting gr...
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