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- Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
1: ... of [[Sweden]] from [[1632]] to [[1654]], was the daughter of King [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]]. As...
14: <tr valign=top><td>'''Date of Birth'''<td>[[December 18]], [[1626]]
16: ...gn=top><td>'''Date of Death'''<td>[[April 19]], [[1689]]
31: ...tes (clergy, burgesses and peasants) in the [[Riksdag of the Estates]] of [[1650]] for the reduction o...
39: The importunity of the senate and Riksdag on the question of her marriage was a constant s... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: '''Anne''' ([[6 February]] [[1665]]–[[1 August]][[1714]]) became Queen of [[England...
15: ...s II) and his first wife, the [[Lady Anne Hyde]] (daughter of [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], ...
17: ...tant [[Prince George of Denmark]], brother of the Danish King [[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]]. ...
19: ...m and Mary. They were to be followed by any descendants of William by a future marriage.
26: ...ver|Sophia, Electress of Hanover]], and her descendants, who descended from [[James I of England]] thr... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...h, and as Queen of [[Scotland]] from [[11 April]] 1689 until her death. Mary, a [[Protestantism|Protesta...
11: Mary, who was born in [[London]], was the eldest daughter of the Duke of York (the future James II) a...
15: ... the [[Louis, the Grand Dauphin|Dauphin Louis]] — but afterwards approved, as a coalition with t...
20: ...mes Francis Edward Stuart|James Francis Edward]]—in June [[1688]], for the son would, unlike Mar...
22: ...liam III—then in the Netherlands with Mary—to come to England with an army. At first, Will... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...us that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have argu...
3: ... e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the norther...
8: ...stitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ... [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|J... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
37: established_dates = From [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugosla...
59: ...[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] ancestors of the present-day [[Slovenians]] settled in the area in the [[6th ...
65: ...lly declared on [[29 November]] [[1945]]. Present-day Slovenia was formed on [[25 June]] [[1991]] upon...
97: * the Prealpine Hills (predalpsko hribovje)
164: ...oks, ''Catechismus'' (a [[catechism]]) and [[Abecedarium]], which was published in [[1550]] in [[T?n]]... - Salem witch trials (12402 bytes)
4: In [[1692]], in [[Salem Village]] (now [[Danvers, Massachusetts]]), a number of young girls, ...
6: ...1684 revocation of the Bay Colony charter and the 1689 revolt against Governor Andros, believed the accu...
9: ...rend [[Samuel Parris]], began to act peculiarly — speaking oddly, hiding under things and creepi...
13: ... accusations followed: Dorcas Good (four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good), [[Rebecca Nurse]] (a bedrid...
17: ...owly crushed by piling stones on him; after three days of excruciating pain, Corey died without enteri... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ed Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: In Canada, the designation ''French and Indian War'' is nea...
9: ...[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in lit...
13: ...uquesne]], and – most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Queb...
15: ...ion – but this would not be possible in Canada. - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: ...nowledge]]. This change is considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-sci...
11: ...dge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
40: ... long period that followed is also known as the [[Dark Ages]]. While the [[Byzantine Empire]] still he...
43: ...[Image:Vitruvian.jpg|right|thumb|140px|[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]], an example of the bl...
46: ...vitalization of Europe. This provided a solid foundation for all future scientific work. Contact with ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sc...
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
5: ...r writers ([[Pierre Borel]] 1620 - 1671 or 1628 - 1689 and [[Willem Boreel]] 1591 - 1668) to have invent... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...sh; [[31 March]] [[1727]] by the [[Gregorian calendar]]) was an [[English (people)|English]] [[physici...
19: ...eventually became engaged to the apothecary's stepdaughter, Anne Storey, before he went off to [[Cambr...
25: ..., to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
31: ...]]. Any fellow of Cambridge or Oxford had to be ordained at the time. However the terms of the Lucasia...
38: ... at its rear side, dispassionately noting "white, darke & coloured circles" so long as he kept stirrin... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
12: ...udson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
22: ...er]]''. They found [[Plymouth Colony]] in present-day [[Massachusetts]]; [[Mayflower Compact]] signed
23: ...ed by the [[Dutch West India Company]] in present-day [[New York]] state
24: ...[[New Amsterdam]] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York City]]
37: *[[1639]]-[[Fundamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony]] signed - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ...led the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [[David Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is perha...
22: ...ays express ideas that match those of the present day.
27: ...lly published in December 1689. Though the exact dates of the composition of the ''Two Treatises'' ar...
31: ....viii.10) such as "red" and "sweet." These ''secondary qualities'', Locke claims, are dependent on the...
41: ...rom the works of both Locke and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]]. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
24: | rowspan="2" | <small>Betsaida, [[Galilee|Galilea]]</small>
29: ...<small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]], ([[Chair of P...
36: ...small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small>
43: | <small>Martyred; feast day [[26 April]]</small>
50: | <small>Martyred; feast day [[23 November]]</small> - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...'Benjamin Franklin''' ([[January 17]], [[1706]] – [[April 17]], [[1790]]) was an [[United States...
13: ...bruary 5]], [[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth...
15: ...He then remarried, to Abiah, on [[November 25]] [[1689]] in the [[Old South Church]] of Boston by the Re...
25: ... is a penny earned" are now commonly quoted every day by people all over the world.
34: ...ally became the [[University of Pennsylvania]], today a member of the [[Ivy League]]. He founded an Am... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...e the territory of the next-largest nation, [[Canada]]. It ranks eighth in the world in population, fo...
17: ...uled the southern and central expanses of present-day Russia, while its western zone was largely incor...
27: ...n Czar) of Russia, finalized this process, consolidated surrounding areas under Moscow's dominion, and...
29: ...ov]] in 1613. [[Peter the Great]], who ruled from 1689 to 1725, succeeded in bringing ideas and culture ...
43: ...#1072;я Дума, ''Gosudarstvennaya Duma''), comprising 450 ''deputies'' al... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: '''Thomas Hobbes''' ([[April 5]], [[1588]] – [[December 4]], [[1679]]) was a noted [[Englis...
10: ...l (see [[Hertford College]]). The principal of Magdalen was the aggressive [[Puritan]] [[John Wilkinso...
20: ...n. Despite his interest in this phenomenon, he disdained experimental work as in [[physics]]. He went ...
30: ...rbiere]] through the [[Elzevir press]] at [[Amsterdam]] with a new preface and some new notes in reply...
36: ...uman Nature (book Hobbes)|Human Nature, or the Fundamental Elements of Policie]]'', and ''[[De corpore... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn...
19: *[[Adam Parvipontanus]], (d. 1181)
20: *[[Marilyn McCord Adams]], (born 1943){{fn|O}}
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}} - Physics (25628 bytes)
4: ...hysics]]. Physics is sometimes said to be the "fundamental science", because each of the other [[natur...
47: ...y [[solid]]s and [[liquid]]s we encounter in everyday life, arise from the properties and mutual inter...
64: | [[Standard Model]], [[Grand unification theory]], [[M-theo...
65: | [[Fundamental force]] ([[gravity|gravitational]], [[elect...
86: ...y systematic experimental testing as is popular today. There were exceptions and there are [[anachroni... - Monarchy (11801 bytes)
11: ...land]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and [[Kuwait]]. In [[Jordan]] and [[Morocco]], the monarch retains considera...
20: ... [[British Empire]], such as [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Jamaica]], and [[New Zealand]], continue to ...
43: ...in, and the other is the [[President of France]]—a unique case where an independent country's mo...
48: '''Monarchical states today (2003) include''':
50: *[[Antigua and Barbuda]]*
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