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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...t|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubi...
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: ...ndra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively.
20: ...ge|Eton]], and also learned modern languages. She now speaks fluent [[French language|French]], as she... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
3: ...and.jpg|right|thumb|220px|'''Mary I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
10: ...cousin, once removed [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary I, Queen of Scots]], who lived at approximately the same t...
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... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: ...pg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
7: ...''The Virgin Queen''', '''Gloriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final mona...
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: ...tates]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen". - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
3: ...gland.JPG|right|thumb|150px|'''Anne''' <br><small>Queen of Great Britain and Ireland</small>]]
8: ... of Great Britain|George I]], of the [[House of Hanover]].
10: ...ercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that ...
15: ...She lived with her grandmother, [[Henrietta Maria|Queen Henrietta Maria]], and afterwards with her aunt, ...
17: ...d to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...victoria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelan...
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...other British monarch. As well as being [[Monarch|queen]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ir...
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... - 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]]. - 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... - 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: ...tutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
15: ...arliament of Canada|Parliament]]. Both the [[Governor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogati... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: native_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
11: national_anthem = [[God Save the Queen]]<sup>3</sup> |
12: ...ial_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'...
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime...
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. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentat...
8: ...lliam Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, a...
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. - 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... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...a [[treason|traitor]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church...
9: ... several years his senior. His new wife bore him no children, but More raised as his own her daughter...
14: ...ed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England.
27: ...ative Christian, intended to offer the communist, non-Christian Utopia as a concrete model for politic...
34: ...mony that the marriage between her and Arthur had not been [[consummate|consummated]]. - 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... - Ship (18843 bytes)
1: [[Image:Genoa 139a.jpg||thumb|250px|Picture provided by [http:...
2: ...mast]]s) which a boat requires to become a ship. (Note that one refers to [[submarine]]s as "boats"). ...
4: ... this was not part of the definition. The same economic pressures which increased sizes to the point o...
6: ... come to be more particularly associated with the noun '[[navy]]'.
14: ... of water, (summer, fresh, tropical fresh, winter north Atlantic) have different densities, subsequent... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...tin]]: <small>IMP?C?IVLIVS?CAESAR?DIVVS</small>[[#Notes|¹]]) (b. [[July 13]], c.[[100 BC]] d. [[M...
6: Caesar's military campaigns are known in detail from his own written [[Literary works...
9: Caesar was born in [[Rome]] to a well-known [[patrician]] family (''[[gens]]'' [[Julius|Jul...
11: ...ch by the standards of the Roman nobility. Thus, no member of his family had achieved any outstanding...
13: ... to the Marius party through family connections. Not only was he Marius' nephew, he was also married ... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory forced early joint [[public...
6: ...nd wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and ...
21: His father, unhappy that his younger son would not become a physician and fearing that Charles woul...
24: ...well]] and Charles became the "favourite pupil", known as "the man who walks with Henslow". When exams...
26: ... following Henslow's example and advice he was in no rush to take holy orders. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
10: ...te Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, in...
12: ...ormer [[colony|colonies]] of Western powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural heritage.
14: ...ecting a cultural interest in this Western phenomenon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing cam...
20: ...a few days before, while television stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials pop... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
17: ... - The British colonies of [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Sout...
21: ...ngdom|Edward VII]] becomes King after his mother, Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom]], dies. His own...
24: ... passes the [[Platt amendment]], limiting the autonomy of [[Cuba]] as a condition for the withdrawal o...
40: ...r League Baseball]]), is formed in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
50: *[[November 9]] - [[George V of the United Kingdom | Pr...
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