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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
13: ==Early life==
15: ... the daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the C...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
12: ==Early life==
13: ... created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed to p...
15: ...d|virginals]]. A great part of the credit of her early education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who...
21: ...ignity of a Princess, becoming a mere "Lady". Her place in the line of succession was transferred to t... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...d English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]] an...
11: ...ities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baronies]] in the [[Peerag...
15: ==Early life==
27: ...g [[Philip II of Spain]], she worried that the people might depose her and put Elizabeth on the throne...
29: ==Early reign== - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...Parliament, various coercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) wer...
14: ==Early life==
15: ...[Lady Anne Hyde]] (daughter of [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], an important politician). Her unc...
19: ...Catholics was not well-received by the English people. Public alarm increased when James's second wife...
22: ...d Mary exalted Lord Churchill by granting him the Earldom of Marlborough. The subsequent treatment of th... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
11: ==Early life==
12: ...f Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 M...
14: ... of both her mother and her governess, during her early years. After she became three years old however,...
18: ...tch, but his objections failed to dissuade the couple. Many scholars have suggested that Prince Albert...
20: ...ately English sounding name, ''Windsor''. (In the early [[1960s]] an [[Order-in-Council]] partially reve... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[Engla...
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] ra...
13: ...pic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adulte...
21: ===Early years=== - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
35: ==Early life and education==
36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ...[[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''', it ...
62: ... being used in the sense "all of Britain". In the early years of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain", ...
64: ...) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
69: ...land was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scottish population.
71: ...nd]]. This was also an unpopular decision, taking place just after the unsuccessful United Irishmen Re... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...n|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usuall...
2: ...European castles were opened up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15...
10: ...re places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the ty...
17: ... decline of the German kingdom, castle building exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor king...
19: ...ht|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]] - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
5: ==Early life==
10: ...e that Bacon received an education at home in his early years, and that his health during that time, as ...
21: ...im to devote himself to a life of learning. His application failed, and for the next two years he work...
25: ...e (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was f... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... [[Renaissance]], a development that encouraged exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival ...
11: ...power necessary to begin systematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to ...
13: ...ed States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. T...
16: ...lation]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts. - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...s]]. The building was officially called the '''Temple of Athena the Virgin''', and its popular name de...
5: ...d by the [[Iran|Persians]]. As well as being a temple, the Parthenon was used as a treasury, and was t...
9: ... [[447 BC]] and the building was substantially completed by [[438 BC]], but work on the decorations co...
11: ...e effect of these subtle curves is to make the temple look even more symmetrical than it actually is.
19: ...long the outer frieze of all four sides of the temple, above the lines of columns and below the pedime... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ...t. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of regular troops, but could be effective when...
23: ...veowners feared arming slaves. [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore|Lord Dunmore]], the Royal Governor of ...
33: ...ck at Lexington, and the combined forces endured nearly constant fire during the return march to Boston....
37: ... War of Independence)|Henry Clinton]]. They began plans to break out of the city.
39: ...siege was not broken, and General Gage was soon replaced by Howe as commander-in-chief for the British... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: ...December 4]], [[1679]]) was a noted [[English (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political phil...
6: ...René „escartes|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
8: ==Early life and education==
12: ...Baron of Hardwick (and later [[Duke of Devonshire|Earl of Devonshire]]), and began a lifelong connection...
16: ... Earl of Devonshire, died of the [[Bubonic plague|plague]] in June 1628. The widowed countess dismisse... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
24: ...of the United States|U.S. Congress]] passes the [[Platt amendment]], limiting the autonomy of [[Cuba]]...
29: ...mes the first to require [[automobile]] [[license plate]]s.
39: ... phrase, "Talk fluently and hold an [[Big Stick Diplomacy|elongated club]]" at the [[Minnesota State F...
50: ...e of Cornwall]] becomes [[Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]].
58: * [[Winston Churchill]] enters the [[House of Commons]]
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