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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...ist of Lords of the Isle of Man|Lord of Mann]]<!--Note on spelling: the Isle of Man has one "n", but h...
15: ...th was born at 21 Bruton Street in [[Mayfair]], [[London]] on [[21 April]], [[1926]]. Her father was HRH [...
20: ...ge|Eton]], and also learned modern languages. She now speaks fluent [[French language|French]], as she...
23: ...sed to consider this, saying, "The children could not possibly go without me, I wouldn't leave without... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
13: ...at [[Ludlow Castle]] and many of the prerogatives normally only given to a [[Prince of Wales]], someti...
15: ... education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not only consulted the Spanish scholar [[Juan Lu�V...
17: ...It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was e...
19: ...s to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of Engla... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...nd [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Sometimes refer...
9: ...d political views; and English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Si...
11: ...nce in the granting of [[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities,...
13: [[Virginia]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afterwards a member of the [[Uni...
18: ...rnowne, who was often referred to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...nasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) ([[24 May]] [[1819]] – [[22 January]]...
9: ...Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Wi...
12: ...ild of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]] [[1819]].
16: ...en's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit the powers of the Rege... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] |
13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the Princ...
15: ...er her death, there were even calls for her to be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detrac...
22: ... of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as ...
24: ...th Hall]] [http://www.riddlesworthhall.com/] in [[Norfolk]] and at West Heath School in [[Kent]], wher... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
10: | [[June 25]] - [[November 4]], [[1993]]
31: ...to sit at the table of the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized c...
33: ...in Soviet Government at the [[London School of Economics]].
41: Upon her election to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in [[1988]], Campbell became Canada's first fem...
45: ...amentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[minority government]]. - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
6: Constance studied art at the Slade School in [[London]] and then in [[Paris]], where in [[1893]] she me...
8: ...eturned. Shortly thereafter she joined [[James Connolly]]'s [[Irish Citizen Army]] (ICA), and, though ...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
14: ...nna Fᩬ]] on its foundation in [[1926]]. She was not elected in the [[Irish_general_election,_1922|Ir... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
24: |'''Retirement honour:'''
27: ...figurehead of a political philosophy that became known as [[Thatcherism]], which involves reduced gove...
31: ...ccured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporters of Margaret Thatcher a...
33: ...ical approach to [[European Union|European]] [[Economic and Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was chall... - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
1: ...stion, "Are women persons?" The case came to be known as the '''Persons Case'''.
8: ...(one of two women first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]], and
11: ...enators]]: "The [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] shall... summon qualified Persons to t...
15: ...da ruled unanimously that the word ''person'' did not include women. The stated grounds included:
17: ...in mind to permit women senators, since women did not participate in politics at that time; - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: native_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
12: ...ial_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'...
13: capital = [[London]] |
15: largest_city = [[London]] |
46: ...]] under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]]. In each of these, the UK's offic... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
11: Governor = [[John Lynch]] |
36: ...], and west of [[Maine]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic Ocean]]. The state ranks 46th of the ...
38: ...rican white birch]], also called paper birch or canoe birch.
46: ... Hampshire|USS ''New Hampshire'']] was named in honor of this state.
49: ...for the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]] that took place north of Boston a few months later. - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...''chau-fort,'' for in French a simple ''chau'' connotes a grand [[country house]] at the center of an ...
8: Castles were built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapo...
15: ... tried anything, were easily overcome as they had no refuge.(Hariulf, ''Gesta ecclesiae Centulensis'')
17: ...ing exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor kingdoms from behind newly-built castles.
30: ... many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly considered monuments. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentat...
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
21: ...rvice to his country, and service to the church. Knowing that a prestigious post would aid him toward ...
23: ...ent, into the enjoyment of which, however, he did not enter until 1608.
25: ...y sold for ?1800, equivalent to a much larger sum now. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...ous]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...h; the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By th...
9: ...sance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open wat...
11: ...tematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to revive, it became clear that...
13: ...e new powers to establish colonies. Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spa... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
22: | [[November 22]], [[1890]]
28: | [[November 9]], [[1970]]
40: ...de Gaulle''' ([[November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commonly refe...
42: ...ogy#Political_ideologies|political ideology]] is known as [[Gaullism]], which left a major influence i...
45: ... the family was a long line of aristocracy from [[Normandy]] and [[Burgundy]] which had been settled i... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
8: ...hie Brahe]]). [[Otte Brahe]], Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark...
10: ...h.'' Apparently this did not lead to any disputes nor did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho l...
12: ...him that he began to make his own studies of astronomy helped by some of the professors. He purchased ...
14: ...s many measurements and methods as there are astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is a ... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...a [[treason|traitor]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church...
5: ...ied [[Latin]] and [[logic]]. He then returned to London, where he studied law with his father and was adm...
9: ... several years his senior. His new wife bore him no children, but More raised as his own her daughter...
12: ...ed as one of the two undersheriffs of the city of London, a position of considerable responsibility in whi...
14: ...ed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
20: ''not a complete list''<br>
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...l exclusive powers enumerated in the Constitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[...
6: ...ber of the United States Senate is located in the north wing of the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] ...
12: ... [[March 4]], [[1789]]. However, the Senate could not begin work until a majority of the members assem...
14: ...he populous North. Sectional conflict was most pronounced over the issue of slavery, and persisted unt...
18: ...bot Lodge]] and [[John Worth Kern]] becoming the unofficial leaders of the Republican and Democratic p... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ... races (19 in [[2005 Formula One season|2005]]), known as ''grands prix'', on custom-constructed cours...
18: ...ampionship for constructors followed in [[1958]]. Non-championship Formula One races were held for man...
24: The first major technological development, [[Cinquemani]]'s introduction...
28: ...lar chassis; this proved to be the next major technological breakthrough since the introduction of rea...
30: ...ced [[ground effect]] aerodynamics that provided enormous downforce and greatly increased cornering sp...
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