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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...lee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...renada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Luci...
9: ...cond-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailan...
11: ...ent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
15: ...hmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-gra... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
3: ...ight|thumb|220px|'''Mary I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
8: ...cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
10: ...ed [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary I, Queen of Scots]], who lived at approximately the same time.
13: ...e a healthy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: ...right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
7: ...d during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...r [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], she was a writer and poet. She granted [[Royal Charter]]s to ...
11: ...]], and one barony in the [[Peerage of Ireland]], were created during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth al...
13: ...and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen". - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
3: | [[Image:queen_anne_england.JPG|right|thumb|150px|'''Anne''' <br><small>Queen...
8: ...t British monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Gr...
10: ...h united England and Scotland into Great Britain) was a product of subsequent negotiations.
12: ...arlborough]], who led the English armies in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
15: ...n Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough), who would later become one of Anne's most important gen... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: | [[Image:bwvictoria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>...
7: ...nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empre...
9: ...nover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]].
12: ...ningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]]...
14: ...s the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]]. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
2: subject_name=Diana, Princess of Wales|
3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] |
11: ...e right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by...
13: ...s riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], spawning biographies, magazine articles and television... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
1: ...[[May 19]], [[1879]] – [[May 2]], [[1964]]) was a socialite politician and a member of the prom...
4: ... British decorating firm [[Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler]].
6: ... Viscount Astor|Waldorf Astor]], son of [[William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor]] and grandson of...
8: ...cted female member in [[1918]], [[Constance Markiewicz]], had chosen not to do so.
10: ...r forgive Claud Cockburn and his newssheet ''"The Week"'' for spreading lies about the "Cliveden Set.... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
19: |[[Grantham]], [[England]]
27: ...owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union...
29: ...d Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ... assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...''; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the Th... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
14: latd=51|latm=30|latNS=N|longd=0|longm=7|longEW=W|
22: percent_water = 1.3% |
46: ... each of these, the UK's official name is as follows:
47: ...Welsh]]: ''Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon''
50: ...Cornish]]: ''An Rywvaneth Unys a Vreten Veur hag Iwerdhon Gl館'' - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
2: Name = New Hampshire |
3: Fullname = State of New Hampshire |
4: Flag = New Hampshire state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of New Hampshire]] |
6: Seal = New Hampshire state seal.png | - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ory|prehistoric]] [[earthworks (engineering)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Cast...
2: ...ism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles an...
4: ...inently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
8: ...r owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time:
10: ...n castles - e.g. portcullises, battlements and drawbridges. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...an]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam'...
4: ... context of his time, such methods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchem...
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ...ughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of...
10: ...73 at the age of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]]. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...stly different reasons, and they created colonies with very different [[social]], [[religion|religiou...
4: ...ves more closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] gover...
9: ...hnologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...n effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South Amer...
13: ..., so as far as the Europeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...k language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" ...
8: ...ty is generally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctr...
9: ...n Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
12: ...timated 2.0 billion followers or about 33% of the world's population. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...ch he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ... London, where he studied law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In ...
7: ...actices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellat...
9: ... classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...e king and his Lord Chancellor: [[Thomas Cardinal Wolsey]], [[Archbishop of York]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...lutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of c...
8: ...icting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
10: ...es of the revolution must include all of the following:
13: ...ntment of the [[seigneurial system]] by peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoi...
21: ...ely dismissed. [[Charles Alexandre de Calonne]], who became Controller-General of the Finances in [... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ...ichmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...dger]]s, [[fox]]es, [[hedgehog]]s, [[cat]]s and [[woodpecker]]s.
32: ...eadily than the females. Adults only live for a few months feeding on [[nectar]] and tree [[sap]]. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
17: area_water = 185.2 mi² / 479.7 |
27: longitude = 122°26' W |
28: website = http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ | - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...t has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to this day. ...
4: ...of the [[Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...e known in detail from his own written [[Literary works of Julius Caesar|''Commentaries'' (''Commenta...
9: ...veral languages, including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|Gallic]] dialects.
11: ...ned political clout, the Caesar family gained the wealth. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...[British North America]], resulted in the overthrow of British rule in the thirteen colonies and the ...
3: ...ctive, including the origins and aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
5: ...ous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...cipline of regular troops, but could be effective when led by talented officers.
12: ...ally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,000.
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