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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...h [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
5: ...his power and the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ...Geoffrey Ashe and Leon Fleuriot, have argued for identifying Arthur with a certain [[Riothamus]], "Kin...
9: ...ing the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to be little ...
11: ...eves that Arthur is a half-forgotten Celtic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a suppos... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...al, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) was [[...
5: ... was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, [[Count of Rethel]]...
9: ...reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III...
11: ...hter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour of Jeru... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...al monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], having succeeded her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. S...
9: ...]. Elizabeth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impat...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|ho...
16: ...on after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Successio...
18: ...daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbish... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain...
10: ... crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland would co-opera...
12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally...
15: ...rom France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...nued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
6: ...d Ada with her. On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few d...
8: ...and [[science]]; one of her tutors was [[Augustus De Morgan]]. An active member of [[London]] society,...
11: ...Countess of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lovelace'''.
15: ...e elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent." - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
1: ...|center|thumb|right|250px|Judi Dench as M in ''GoldenEye'']]
2: ...]], [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born [[9 December]] [[1934]]) is a renowned [[United Kingdom|...
4: ...h Empire]] (DBE); in [[2005]], she was made a [[Order of the Companions of Honour|Companion of Honour]...
6: Her many television appearances include the series ''[[As Time Goes By]]'' and the afore...
9: In her native [[United Kingdom]], Dame Judi has developed her reputation as arguably the greatest Br... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: ... Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' <sup>4</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime M...
18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|El...
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28: population_density = 246.5 | - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
1: [[image:Spinning jenny.jpg|300px|thumb|Model of the spinning jenny in a museum in Wuppertal, ...
2: ...device dramatically reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a single worker able to wo...
6: ...nocked over one of their own spinning wheels. The device kept working as normal, with the spindle now ...
8: ...draw it out to the proper thickness. A clamp-like device in the roving beam allowed the operator to th...
10: ...e fabric, using stronger yarn for the warp. Later developments improved the quality of the yarn and in... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age...
5: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...stle found along the coast of Ireland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...ensive weapon, but also as a home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ... was second in command of the English fleet which defeated the [[Spanish Armada]] in [[1588]].
7: ...e in his life. Francis was the eldest or second eldest of twelve children.
9: ... Drake made the first English [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ... against the [[Spanish Empire]]; the Spanish considered him an outlaw [[pirate]], but to England he wa...
13: ... Train to the nearby port of Nombre de Dios. He made off with a fortune in gold, but had to leave behi... - Cuban Missile Crisis (13015 bytes)
1: ... days until [[November 20]], [[1962]]. It is regarded as the moment when the [[Cold War]] was closest ...
3: ==Prelude==
5: ...r firepower. On taking office in 1961, Kennedy ordered that the Jupiter missiles be removed.
7: ...stem was oriented towards the USSR and would provide little warning of a launch from Cuba.
9: ...nedy]], [[Dean Rusk]] and [[Robert McNamara]] decided that the Soviets would not try such a thing. Ke... - Clumber Spaniel (3882 bytes)
1: ...ble; scroll down to get to the main text -->{| border="1" cellspacing="0" align="right" cellpadding="2...
33: ...ust.com/clumber.html ANKC], [http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/spaniel/clumberarticle1.htm CKC]<br>[ht...
35: ...er Spaniel''' is a [[gundog]] [[dog breed|breed]] developed in [[Britain]].
38: ... square nose, and broad low-set ears. His coat is dense, weather-resistant, straight, and flat. Clumbe...
41: ... even the refrigerator. Puppies can be especially destructive. - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
5: ...ver one billion in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many reg...
7: The bicycle has impacted history considerably in both the cultural and industrial realms. ...
13: ...never existed, but were made up by [[Louis Baudry de Saunier]], a 19th century French bicycle historia...
14: ...|280px|Smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886-model bicycle for two.]]
15: ...drive mechanism, in [[1840]], which enabled the rider to lift his feet off the ground while driving th...
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