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1. 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...
2. Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
   1: ...t of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufactur...
   3: ...wth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power gen...
   5: ...red to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|no...
   10: ...he accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accumula...
   12: ...h often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them.
3. Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
   7: ...of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]...
   9: ...[[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
   12: ...ames V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
   15: ...es of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
   17: ...Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.)
4. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
   2: ...am of Orange]] to the British throne and was rewarded with an earldom.
   4: ... and her husband fell out of royal favor. Anne's death in [[1714]] restored their fortunes, but the D...
   6: ...Spencer|Lady Diana Spencer]] (1710-1735), to [[Frederick, Prince of Wales]]. The Duchess remained fri...
   8: ...abeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset|The Duchess of Somerset]] | years=1704–1710}}
   11: ..., the daughter of [[Sir Winston Churchill]] and a descendant of the original Sarah.
5. Kentucky (15076 bytes)
   21: DensityRank = 23rd |
   22: 2000Density = 39.28 |
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 15th |
   26: Latitude = 36?30'N to 39?9'N |
   27: Longitude = 81?58'W to 89?34'W |
6. Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
   10: ...rgestCity = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |
   11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
   21: DensityRank = 10^th |
   22: 2000Density = 105.80 |
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 2^nd |
7. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
   8: Nickname = The Garden State |
   11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
   13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
   21: DensityRank = 1^st |
   22: 2000Density = 438 |
8. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
   2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
   4: ... best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific revolution]]. His works esta...
   8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
   10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
   16: ...ce]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction.
9. John Locke (14749 bytes)
   2: ...-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
   3: ...up called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [[David Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is...
   6: ...found reading modern philosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical mat...
   8: ...ed a bachelor's degree in [[1656]] and a master's degree in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a me...
   10: ...n Locke's writing of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
10. Halloween (18290 bytes)
    1: ...rt 3.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    2: ...[[Scotland|Scots]] and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in th...
    4: ... a day of celebration for [[Wicca]]ns and other modern [[pagan]] traditions, though the holiday has lo...
    5: ... clipart 2.jpg|thumb|150px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    8: ...s the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed on to the [[...
11. William Dampier (7308 bytes)
    4: Dampier was born at [[East Coker]] in [[Somerset]] and went to sea at the age of 16. He served wi...
    7: ...ific]] coast of that isthmus; the pirates then raided Spanish settlements in [[Peru]] before returning...
    9: ...of ten vessels. In Mexico Cook died, and a new leader, Captain Davis, took command. Dampier transferre...
    11: ...e ship was being [[careening|careened]] Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. Late...
    20: On the return voyage to England, ''Roebuck'' foundered near [[Ascension Island]] on [[21 February]] [...
12. Crimean War (7100 bytes)
    8: ...ous vassals of the Ottoman Empire, resulting in a declaration of war by the Ottomans in late [[1853]].
    12: ...iate cause of war was withdrawn, allied troops landed in the Crimea and besieged the city of [[Sevasto...
    14: ...avel Nakhimov|Admiral Nakhimov]] was mortally wounded in the head by a sniper shot, and died on [[30 J...
    20: ...lexander II]] peace negotiations began. The war ended with the [[Treaty of Paris (1856)]].
    22: ...] towards the Ottoman lands, resulting in massive depopulation in the peninsula. Crimean Tatars became...
13. Canyon (3965 bytes)
    1: ...jpg|right|thumb|Grand Canyon, Arizona. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    3: ...]]. [[Submarine canyon]]s are those which form underwater, generally at the mouths of rivers.
    4: ...|thumb|The Gorge near Portland Oregon. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    11: ...is left, for example in the [[Mendip Hills]] in [[Somerset]] and [[Yorkshire Moors]] in [[Yorkshire]], [[Eng...
    17: ...n slightly longer than Grand Canyon, is also regarded by many as be the world's largest canyon, follow...
14. Britain in the Middle Ages (12239 bytes)
    3: ...torical events in Medi�val British history include the [[Christianisation]] of [[England]] and [[Sco...
    5: ...t of view, the [[Norman Conquest]] of England divides Medi�val Britain in two distinct phases of cu...
    7: ...After the [[Norman Conquest]], English power intruded into Wales with increasing vigour, but the proce...
    10: ...e Roman troops left, the Britons had no effective defence.
    12: ...him. With the entire leadership of Celtic Britain dead, the Anglo-Saxons were able to take over the co...
15. Comedy of manners (2474 bytes)
    3: ... [[ancien r�gime]] in such plays as ''L'�cole des femmes'' (''The School for Wives'', [[1662]]) an...
    5: ...nced by [[Ben Jonson]]'s [[comedy of humours]], made fun of affected wit and acquired follies of the t...
    7: ...eld]] have brought the comedy of manners to the modern era.
16. Axe (10109 bytes)
    5: ...le]] to a handle, usually of [[wood]], while a blade fastened horizontally is called an [[adze]]. The ...
    8: ...ight by a wedge introduced into the slit and pounded in with a [[mallet]].
    16: ...may vary greatly from one to the next. The main, identifiable, feature of this axe is that the eye is ...
    17: *Bearded Axe;
    18: *Flathead axe - Wide, narrow blade with flat on opposite face.

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