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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... - 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... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
31: ...labour market that would create jobs and could adapt to market conditions. Exacerbated by the global r...
33: ...the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union|European]] [[Eco...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
45: ...inistry of Pensions and National Insurance]] in September [[1961]], keeping the post until the Conserv...
50: ...d the budget of the [[Open University]] from attempts to cut it. - 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... - 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 ...
64: ... Because of this pay scale, many New Hampshire lawmakers are either wealthy or retired.
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... - 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}} - 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: ...country-houses or castellated mansions managed to make a stout stand even as late as the great castles e... - 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... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...ity, Socrates' father was [[Sophroniscus]], a sculptor, and his mother [[Phaenarete]], a midwife. He w...
7: ...ing; in Plato's accounts he explicitly denies accepting money for teaching and does not seem to have a...
9: ... figures to try Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth of Athens. According to Dr Will Beld...
11: ... denying that he knew anything, was unable to accept this and began to seek out the wise men of Athens...
27: ...ay think, but on your behalf, so that you may not make a mistake concerning the gift of god by condemnin... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...an to colonize [[North America]]. The first attempts, notably the [[Colony of Roanoke]], resulted in ...
9: ...velopment of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...alth and power necessary to begin systematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe ...
13: ...e]], and the [[Netherlands]]. The lands that now make up the [[United States]] presented themselves as ...
16: ...At this time, however, there was no official attempt by the English government to create a colonial em... - 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... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: Tycho Brahe was born '''Tyge Brahe''', adopting the Latinised form Tycho at around age fifteen...
10: ...not lead to any disputes nor did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho lived with his childless u...
12: ...s de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangul...
22: ...her wanted him to take up law, but was allowed to make trips to Rostock, then on to Augsburg, where he b...
38: ...er tried, but was unable, to persuade Brahe to adopt the [[heliocentrism|heliocentric model]] of the [... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
23: ...low further borrowing until the land tax began to make up the difference and allow the beginning of repa...
25: ...s tactlessness), Brienne went on the attack, attempting to disband the parlements entirely and collect...
31: ''For a more detailed description of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] &ndash...
33: ... of the opposition that the government would attempt to gerrymander an assembly to its liking. In ord...
35: ...nd that the Third Estate itself was the nation, kept these resentments alive. - 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...
39: * To make rules and regulations governing [[interstate comm...
40: * To make uniform rules for the [[naturalization]] of forei... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...nited States|President]] must ratify treaties and make important appointments "with the Advice and Conse...
10: ...tutional Convention]] in [[1787]]; all states except [[Rhode Island]] agreed to send delegates. Many d...
16: ...with most serving but for a single term. The corruption of state legislatures was also widespread; nin...
23: ...essarily an absolute majority) wins. The sole exception is [[Louisiana]], which uses [[runoff voting]]...
29: ...a]], have passed laws authorizing the Governor to make temporary appointments.<!--http://www.senate.gov/... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
22: ...e in [[1954]] through [[1957]], his streak interrupted by two-time champion [[Alberto Ascari]] of [[Sc...
45: ...pionships since [[1984]]; their streak was interrupted only by [[Michael Schumacher]]'s two titles wit...
51: ...ttp://www.formula1.com/ formula1.com]) in an attempt to give it a corporate identity. Ecclestone exper...
53: ... race (The US Grand Prix, which was ran under exceptional circumstances which lead to the withdrawal ...
59: ...e start of the race. Teams have to thus plan the optimum fuel load having both the qualifying and the ... - Computer (32773 bytes)
29: ... The exponential progress of computer development makes classification of computers problematic since mo...
45: **[[Laptop|Laptop computer]]
54: ...tor integrated circuits]] (silicon chips) were adopted and have been the mainstay of computing technol...
56: This description of implementation technologies is not exhausti...
58: ...is is presently in its early stages. With the exception of [[quantum computer]]s, the implementation t... - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
9: ...lptor [[Phidias]], who also had charge of the sculptural decoration. The [[architect]]s were [[Iktinos...
11: ...e temple. The effect of these subtle curves is to make the temple look even more symmetrical than it act...
17: ...c.parthenon4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Only a few sculptures remain on the Parthenon.]]
19: ...se survive only in part, but there are good descriptions of most of those parts that have been lost. O...
23: ...were painted bright red and blue, so that the sculptures would stand out in greater relief when seen f... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
4: ...Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
13: ... Marius' greatest supporter and Sulla's enemy. To make matters worse, in the year [[85 BC]], just after ...
15: ...he dictator in relenting on Caesar’s proscription said, "He whose life you so much desire will o...
19: ...former governors notorious for extortion and corruption. The great orator [[Cicero]] even commented, "...
21: ...somed and released, he organized a naval force, captured the pirates and their island stronghold and p... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
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15: He led Germany from the depths of post-[[World War I]] defeat to become one of...
27: ...This is further supported by Hitler's later description of himself as a misunderstood artist. After Hi...
52: ...rian ''Reichswehr'' Group, Headquarters 4 under Captain Mayr. A key purpose of this group was to creat...
60: ...r decided to use Ludendorff as a front in an attempt to seize power in [[Munich]], the [[capital]] of ...
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