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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...
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...
27: ...itary, though other royal women have been given honorary ranks. - 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: ...rathearn, like many other sons of George III, did not marry during his youth. The eldest son, the [[Ge...
16: ...en's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit the powers of the Rege... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
13: |[[John Major]]
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... - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...nd [[geography|geographically]], however, Asia is not considered a continent or a [[subcontinent]].
6: ...e [[Emba River]]) and the [[Ural Mountains]] to [[Novaya Zemlya]]. About 60 percent of the world's pop...
22: ...or further subdivisions based on that term, see [[North Eurasia]] and [[Central Eurasia]].
27: *[[North Asia]]
34: ===North Asia=== - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...at the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have arguments...
3: {{editnote | Notice: This overview article is already too long an...
6: ...d north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ... through the [[British North America Acts|British North America Act of 1867]] and styled the "[[Canada...
15: ...arliament of Canada|Parliament]]. Both the [[Governor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogati... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...nited Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constitution of Irel...
12: national_motto = none |
49: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> Prior to [[1999]]: [[Irish poun...
60: ... ''de facto'' independence in [[1922]] it became known as the "[[Irish Free State]]", a name that was ...
67: ...r at that stage was expected to be ended by 1915, not the four years it did ultimately last.) For the ... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
1: ...ral America]], in the south of the continent of [[North America]], bordering both the [[Pacific Ocean]...
2: ...red by [[Mexico]] to the north, [[Belize]] to the northeast, and [[Honduras]] and [[El Salvador]] to t...
15: ..."center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
20: | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (Official), (Indigenous languages of official status as well, particula...
62: ...23]] and colonised the area. [[Alta Verapaz]] is known for the fact that after failing to conquer it b... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
44: time_zone_DST = not observed |
48: footnotes =
62: ...s conquered by various Central Asian groups, most notably the [[Tocharian]] [[Kushan]]s.
64: ...Kadphises' son [[Vima Takto]] conquered territory now in India, but lost much of the western parts of ...
72: ...hal Empire completely vulnerable. The British did not gain strong footholds in the Pakistani region un... - 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]]'...
46: ...]] under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]]. In each of these, the UK's offic...
51: ...and Scots]]: ''Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland''<br/>
52: ...]. As of April 2005, the July 2004 estimates were not yet available.<br><sup>7</sup> [[ISO 3166-1]] is... - 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. - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ects and generally anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding [[outer sp...
4: ...eakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ... displays an unparalleled array of aerospace technology in one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]], a...
13: ...g [[Laika]] became the first animal in orbit on [[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight mad...
15: ...ard a U.S.-launched V2 rocket in July, [[1946]]. Another milestone was achieved on [[May 17]], [[2004]... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ..., [[perennial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term g...
11: ...s. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typically classified.
18: ...der the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the [[monocotyledon]]s (e.g. [[palm tree|palms]]), grow by a...
20: ...le. Age determination is also impossible in endogenous trees.
24: ...e of individual specimens. A spruce seedling does not fit the definition of a tree, but all spruces ar... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...rnica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small entrance to the trap underneath the s...
2: [[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
20: ...]]'', which secrete mucilage, but whose leaves do not
32: pitchers do not overflow. To counteract this problem, [[natural ... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-C...
13: ...niformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companion' gases t...
24: ...], this interpretation remains controversial with no consensus having emerged.
27: ... largest dark feature seen from Earth is [[Syrtis Major]].
29: ...called [[Tharsis]], containing several large volcanos. See [[list of mountains on Mars]]. Mars also h... - 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... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...esus (see [[Christian Love]]). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [...
8: ...d into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Anglic...
14: ...reached by the Council of Nicea in [[325]] C.E., known as the [[Nicene Creed]]. This describes the bel... - 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: ...ideology]] is known as [[Gaullism]], which left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
45: ... the family was a long line of aristocracy from [[Normandy]] and [[Burgundy]] which had been settled i... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ... I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[anci...
17: * Resentment at noble privilege and dominance in public life by the ...
21: ...rlement]]s'' (law courts), dominated by the "Robe Nobility," which saw themselves as the nation's guar...
23: ... a show of support from a hand-picked Assembly of Notables would restore confidence in French finances...
25: ..., including the famous "Day of the Tiles" in [[Grenoble]]. Even more importantly, the chaos across Fr... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...al to the House of Representatives. The Senate is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the case with ...
13: ...efused to go along with any Constitution that did not give them an equal vote in at least one house of...
15: ... Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known as [[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico|Resid...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
24: ... D.C.]] hosted its first session of Congress on [[November 17]], [[1800]].
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