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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...the [[Tudor dynasty]], is remembered for her attempt to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [...
13: ...ay [[18 February]] [[1516]]. She was [[baptism|baptised]] on the following Wednesday with [[Thomas Wo...
19: ...male heir he desired; consequently, the King attempted to have his marriage to her annulled. In [[153...
26: ... religion and royal position. The Lady Mary attempted to reconcile with her father by submitting to h...
28: There were several attempts to marry her off to European princes, but none o... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: '''Elizabeth I''' ([[7 September]] [[1533]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) wa...
16: ...lizabeth was the [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] to the throne of England. After Queen Anne f...
27: ...|Catholic]] Mary persecuted Protestants. She attempted to convert Elizabeth, who pretended to be Roman...
33: ...tthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s memory, sin...
39: ...eth remained independent in her diplomacy. She adopted a principle of "England for the English". Her o... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: .... When the [[Scottish Parliament]] refused to accept the choice of the English Parliament, various coe...
17: ...tholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
19: ...erefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, William and Mary, who ruled as joint monarc...
33: ... army to Lord Marlborough, whom she appointed [[Captain-General]]. Marlborough also received numerous ...
38: ...unite with England. The Estates chose the latter option, and Commissioners were appointed to negotiate... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
16: ... Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the throne. Since the law at that time ma...
25: ...hildless, Ernest Augustus was also the heir-presumptive to the British throne.
27: ... the [[Whig]] Party, which had been in power, except for brief intervals, since [[1830]]. The Whig Pri...
37: ...tributed the plot to supporters of the heir-presumptive, the King of Hanover. These conspiracy theorie...
39: ... Eight more children would be born during the exceptionally happy marriage between Victoria and Prince... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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36: ... Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]].
38: ...e threatened to kill herself. If the suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significan...
44: ...es, including her description of her suicide attempts. The tapes were in the possession of the Princes...
60: ...[[Landmines Bill 1998]] to the [[British House of Commons]], the [[Foreign Secretary]], [[Robin Cook]], pai... - Asia (16910 bytes)
80: ...untries in both Asia and Africa|portion]] of [[Egypt]].
154: Forestry is extensive throughout Asia except Southwest and Central Asia. [[Fishing]] is a majo...
176: ...India, and the Middle East were soon forced to adapt to the local societies.
184: The whole of Egypt, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turk...
350: | align="left" | [[Egypt]] - Canada (35540 bytes)
19: ...|English]] is the majority language elsewhere except in certain communities and in [[Nunavut]], where ...
94: ...U.S. attacked British forces in Canada in an attempt to reduce their control of North America and the ...
96: ...with the [[Act of Union (1840)]] in a doomed attempt to assimilate the French Canadians. Once the U.S....
98: ...880]] Canada included all of its present area except for [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], which joined i...
123: ...kon]] in 1947. Coastal British Columbia is an exception: it enjoys a temperate climate with much milde... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ... ''Poblacht na hɩreann'') is the official "description" of an independent state which covers approxim...
58: ...]]. Today while ''Republic of Ireland'' is an accepted term for the state, ''Ireland'' is used for off...
67: ...mentary Party]] moved to prominence with its attempts to achieve [[Home Rule]], which would have given...
69: ...ublic]] remained unrecognised internationally except by Lenin's Russian Republic. Nevertheless the Rep...
71: ...he ''[[Government of Ireland Act 1920]]'') could opt out and choose to remain part of the United Kingd... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
40: [[September 15]], [[1821]]
84: Except for the south coastal area, and the vast lowlands...
123: {{commons|Guatemala}} - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
62: ...l around [[10 BCE]]. To the south, this kingdom captured [[Sindh]] and extended to the coast of the [[...
76: ...nah]] a British-educated Indian Muslim leader, adopted the cause, and later earned the title of Quaid-...
90: ...he [[Persian language|Persian]] language the concepts of "Pak" meaning "Pure" and "stan" for "land" or...
130: ...73]] Pakistan itself had. The US also did not accept Bangladesh in favor of Pakistan until after the [...
132: ...the war and the Chinese influence on Pakistan prompted USA to bolster ties with its distanced ally, bu... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
62: ...es and Scotland (''i.e.'', the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland). This political usage of "G...
64: ...o Britain (''i.e.'' the United Kingdom)", a description out of date in the Irish case since 1922. An a...
71: ... of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'' being adopted.
76: ...ven the German economic difficulties following adoption of the Euro, would seem to be possible in the ...
91: ...ntable to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]], the lower and only directly elected house in B... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
49: New Hampshire was founded by Captain [[John Mason]] and first settled in 1623, just...
62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ...
88: ...iscellaneous"). [[Hampton Beach, New Hampshire|Hampton Beach]] is a popular local summer destination. ...
90: ...s claim is also bolstered by British records of captured American POWs during the Revolutionary period...
124: ...hodist]] (11% of the total state population), [[Baptist]] (9%), [[Presbyterian]] & [[Episcopalian]] (t... - Cave (10592 bytes)
11: ...The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
47: ... white coloration), loss of eyes (or at least of optical functionality), elongation of appendages, and...
58: ...e as the next most extensive known cave is the [[Optimisticeskaja]] system in the [[Ukraine]], at 214k...
60: ...0m. This was the first cave to be explored to a depth of more than 2km. (The first cave to be descende...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
27: | Arab armies conquer the Levant and Egypt. In the following decades, they take most of Nor...
51: ...ed empire, and in concert with the [[Pope]], attempted to legitimize their conquests by claiming inher...
68: ...itain]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] or [[Egypt]].
84: ...ovinces were all overrun. Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt, and the [[Exarchate of Africa]] were permanently...
90: ...me the largest city in the Christian world. Attempts by the Arabs to conquer Constantinople failed in... - Castle (27805 bytes)
48: A description of this earlier castle is given in the life of...
52: ...nd a natural rock stronghold which only needed adaptation, as at Clifford, Ludlow, the Peak and Exeter...
59: ... the garrison, used only when all else had been captured. Indeed the keep, in several crusader castles...
63: ...e), entailed the fall of the whole castle. The adoption of the concentric system precluded any such mi...
65: The general adoption of [[cannon]] placed in the hands of the centr... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
21: grow or move in response to prey capture; and there are also active flypapers, such as
49: ...a californica'', the cobra plant, possesses an adaptation also found in
61: ..., will also occasionally take small mammals and reptiles. These pitchers represent
90: ...ng glands, which may either be short and nondescript (like those of
105: on all the continents except the [[Antarctica|Antarctic mainland]]. They are p... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
33: ... income; but old debts and present extravagance kept him embarrassed, and he endeavoured to obtain fur...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
37: ...nd so clear was the evidence that he made no attempt at defence. To the lords, who sent a committee to...
40: ... be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt heart. I know I have clean hands and a clean hear...
94: ...ze:XS text:Viscount St. Albans; Charged with corruption, retires from public life. - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers ...
41: ...ures in 1830-32. In [[1877]], their choice was adopted as the prime meridian by the Italian astronomer...
84: ...ht|Viking Lander 1 site (click for detailed description).]]
89: ...ed their presence at the north pole of Mars. Attempts to contact the Beagle 2 failed and it was declar...
98: ...phed by Mars Pathfinder (click for detailed description).]] - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...tral and some would argue the most contested concept is " '''The Greatest Command''' " or the "'''New...
14: ...s [[Jesus]] pursuant to the [[Old Testament]] scriptures, was crucified by humanity, died and was buri...
27: ...dicate that the Roman charge was actually an attempt to appease the Jewish authorities, although some ...
35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia...
39: ...circumcision]], dietary restrictions and the concept of purity, [[sabbath]], [[quartodecimanism]]) pej... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...ion; other powers are reserved to the states, except where the Constitution provides otherwise. Import...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
33: ...s from both houses must work out a compromise acceptable to both sides before the bill becomes the law...
43: * To establish bankruptcy laws for the country as a whole
67: * Levy direct taxes on citizens, except on the basis of a census already taken (This was ...
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