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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... or [[19 July]] 1553 (''[[de facto]]'') until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of t...
13: ...was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed t...
15: ...[[English language|English]]. Other studies included [[Greek language|Greek]], [[science]], and [[mus...
17: ...h England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Franc...
19: ... [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts to the Po... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...ragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] ...
8: ...______") and 5 sons surviving to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she ...
24: ...and I of the Two Sicilies|HM King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily]] (1751-1825); had issue
25: ...a Beatrice d'Este, heiress of Breisgau and of [[Modena]]; had issue ([[Austria-Este]]). Duke of Breisg...
29: ... Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted due to two wars near the end of her father'... - Margaret of Anjou (3729 bytes)
3: ...[Rene I of Naples]], Duke of [[Anjou]], King of [[Naples]] and [[Sicily]] and [[Isabella, Duchess of Lorra...
14: ...uchet, Lord Audley]] defeated by a Yorkist army under [[Richard Neville]].
16: ...t [[St Albans]] on 22 February 1461, at which she defeated the Yorkist forces of [[Richard Neville, Ea...
18: ... to Margaret's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, in order to cement the alliance, and Margaret insisted th...
20: ...e of Tewkesbury]] in [[1471]], at which they were defeated and her son was killed. Over the previous t... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...ur of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely h...
6: ...f her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one year younger.) Her other...
7: ...een years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in...
9: ...ld like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like the hand of the Empress'...
11: ...-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Naples]]. - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[Uffizi]], Florence]]
3: ...ings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
7: ...more talent than her brothers, who worked along side her. She learned drawing, how to mix color and ho...
9: ...anna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
10: ...]] in [[Pommersfelden]]. The picture shows how, under parental guidance, Artemisia assimilated the rea... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...apher]] who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of [[coal]], [[DN...
8: ...h carbon fibres and was the basis of her doctoral degree in physical chemistry that she earned in 1945...
9: ...es Mering, her mentor, had been unhappy about her decision to leave and refused to put his name on the...
12: ... (it was one of his photos, shown at a meeting in Naples in May 1951, which inspired [[James D. Watson]] t...
15: ...t 'Strictly speaking, our model was not finally ''decisively'' proved until some 25 or so years later'... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...'The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[Internation...
7: ...med [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Florence...
9: ...gions of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense ...
11: ...ed the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her act...
13: ...oneering hospital established and managed by an order of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...oren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]] actres...
5: ...grew up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ...[Rome]]. Around this time, she also worked as a model in the ''fotoromanzi'' (weekly ilustrated romant...
9: ...er acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...ler in Pink Tights]]'' (in which she appeared blonde for the first time in her career). - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...o2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...) where [[magma]] (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature...
10: ...mple. This type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the i...
12: ... and ''mafic'' are sometimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respective...
15: ... huge quantities of lava that gradually build a wide mountain with a shield-like profile. Their lava f... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: '''''Ancient Greece''''' is the term used to describe the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]]-speaking world ...
4: ...ns use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]]...
6: ... the Ancient Greek period is the death of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[323 BC]]. The following period ...
10: ...ystems, philosophy, art and architecture of the modern world, particularly during the [[Renaissance]] ...
15: ... died in [[323 BC|323 BC]]. Subsequent events are described in [[History of Hellenistic Greece]]. - Maine (17312 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 38<sup>th</sup> |
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26: Longitude = 66?57'W to 71?7'W |
27: Latitude = 43?4'N to 47?28'N | - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...nslation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'', the term first used by [[Germany|German...
5: ...deas may have travelled the whole way, ancient trade was probably conducted over sections of the route...
11: ...al exchange]]s among widely separated populations developed rapidly. For example, the [[dromedary]] ma...
13: ...respassing on agricultural lands. This presented ideal conditions for [[merchant]]s, mounted [[warrior...
16: ... been in use as early as [[3500 BC]]. There is evidence that [[Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[expl... - Pompeii (10901 bytes)
1: ...e:Pompeii7.jpg|right|thumb|Ruins in Pompeii, provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...vessels to save some of those trapped in the seaside towns.
7: ...mage:Pompeii6.jpg|left|thumb|View of Pompeii provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
9: ...d with the Greeks, who then dominated the Gulf of Naples. In the [[5th century BCE]], the [[Samnites]] con...
11: ... of '''Colonia [[Cornelius|Cornelia]] [[Venus (goddess)|Veneria]] Pompeianorum'''. The town became an ... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Pope Boniface V (3289 bytes)
3: ...n|Christianizing]] of [[England]] and enacted the decree by which churches became places of refuge for...
5: ... Ravenna|Exarch of Ravenna]]. The patrician pretender advanced towards Rome, but before he could reach...
7: ... Pontificalis'', Boniface is described as "the mildest of men", whose chief distinction was his great ...
9: ...t endeavours for the conversion of her consort (Bede, [[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum|H.E.]],...
14: *[[Bede]]. ''[[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum]]'... - Donatello (10376 bytes)
3: ...''Donato di Niccolo Betto Bardi''') ([[1386]] - [[December 13]], [[1466]])
7: ... eventually construct the cupola of [[Santa Maria del Fiore]] in Florence, while Donatello acquired hi...
10: ...hitectural setting. In fact, so strong is this tendency that the ''Saint Mark'', when inspected at the...
13: [[Image:Davide (Donatello).jpg|right|thumb|100px|[[Donatello's D...
14: ... copied from life with all their angularities and deviations from the lines of beauty. - Giovanni Boccaccio (10149 bytes)
2: ...tic, spirited and clever individuals who are grounded in reality (in contradiction to the characters o...
5: ...lso the place of his birth, this has been largely depreciated as a romanticism and his place of birth ...
7: ... which he had no affinity and he eventually persuaded his father to let him study law at the ''Studium...
9: ...s with fellow scholars. His early influences included Paolo da Perugia (a curator and author of a coll...
11: ...eoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]]'s ''[[Troilus and Criseyde]]''), ''Teseida'' (ditto the ''Knight's Tale''), ... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ... the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas went against church doctrine.
7: ...iar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he was ordained a priest.
10: ... illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical e...
11: ...covered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]...
13: ...for the same reason and abandoned the Dominican order. He travelled to [[Geneva]] and briefly joined t... - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...on's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored...
5: ..., following Napoleon's final [[Battle of Waterloo|defeat at Waterloo]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815...
12: ...ld, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
13: ...gal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic laws.
14: ..., but on the basis of human culture, origin, and ideology.
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