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- Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
7: ...ldhood except for Anna and [[Elizabeth of Russia|Yelizaveta]].
10: *[[Empress]] [[Elizabeth of Russia|Yelizaveta Petrovna]] ([[1709]]-[[1762]]
11: *Grand Duchess Nataliya Petrovna ([[1713]]-[[1715]])
12: *Grand Duchess Margarita Petrovna ([[1714]]-[[1715]])
13: *Grand Duke Pyotr Petrovich ([[1715]]-[[1719]]) - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
3: ...''Anne''' <br><small>Queen of Great Britain and Ireland</small>]]
8: ...ngland]], [[Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]] on [[8 March]] [[1702]]. On [[1 May]] [[1707...
10: ...lowing the Crown to pass to the House of [[Welf|Guelph]]. When the [[Scottish Parliament]] refused to ...
12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally pr...
19: ...e the realm on [[11 December]] 1688, succeeding twelve days later. In [[1689]], a [[Convention Parliam... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Dodo (9332 bytes)
20: ...ddish point, very small useless [[wing]]s, stout yellow legs, and a tuft of curly [[feather]]s high on...
22: ...fficient to have ever supported flight and it is believed these ground-bound birds evolved to take adv...
24: ...ry and wet seasons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to l...
27: The Dodo was entirely fearless of people, and this, in combination wit...
29: ...therlands|Dutch]] settlers called it the ''Walgvogel'' ("disgusting bird") for the unpleasant taste an... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
1: ... past the table -->{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border:...
10: | [[William Herschel]]
26: !align="left"| [[Perihelion]]
29: !align="left"| [[Aphelion]]
53: ...gument of the perihelion|Argument of the<br> perihelion]] - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...onies with very different [[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|...
4: ...hese different colonies found themselves more closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[King...
9: ...ellectual growth of the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to mak...
11: ...ands he came upon were found to belong to an entirely different landmass. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] ...
13: ...lonies. Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken li... - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
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5: ...imilarly, the peasants covetously eyed the relatively greater prerogatives of the townspeople.
7: ... they were in frequent contact with the French intellectuals; furthermore, contact between the America...
9: ...ich these ideals were simply cover for bourgeois self-interest. For example, [[Karl Marx]] writing in ...
13: ...ture taxes, the purchasers of titles were effectively buying an [[annuity]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...apoleon Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'',...
8: ...the face of a changing world; to some extent, it fell to the ambitions of a rising [[bourgeoisie]], al...
16: * [[Food]] scarcity in the months immediately before the revolution.
21: ...om court factions, and both ministers were ultimately dismissed. [[Charles Alexandre de Calonne]], wh...
25: ...attack, attempting to disband the parlements entirely and collect the new taxes in spite of them. Thi... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
2: '''William Dampier''' ([[1652]] – March, [[1715]]) was a [[England|English]] explorer, sea captai...
4: ...Dutch War]] and fought at the [[Battle of Schooneveld]] in June [[1673]]. In [[1674]] he worked as a p...
9: ...went along, at one time having a fleet of ten vessels. In Mexico Cook died, and a new leader, Captain ...
18: ...e southeastern coasts of [[New Hanover]], [[New Ireland]] and [[New Britain]], discovering the [[Dampi...
24: ...is return Dampier was [[court-martial]]led for cruelty. On the outward voyage Dampier had crewman Geor... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[198...
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] &ndash...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]])
37: *[[Sylvain Arend]] ([[Belgium]], [[1902]] – [[1992]])
38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] – [[1875]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
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|R}}
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640) - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
8: ... grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire sometimes impli...
10: ... a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...erable [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
16: ...en concerned in the composition of two violent libels. Inveigled by a spy named Beauregard into a real...
20: ...tre Français]] on [[November 18]] and was well received, though a rivalry grew between parties ... - Dodos (9122 bytes)
20: ...ddish point, very small useless [[wing]]s, stout yellow legs, and a tuft of curly [[feather]]s high on...
22: ...fficient to have ever supported flight and it is believed these ground-bound birds evolved to take adv...
24: ...ry and wet seasons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to l...
27: The Dodo was entirely fearless of people, and this, in combination wit...
29: ...therlands|Dutch]] settlers called it the ''Walgvogel'' ("disgusting bird") for the unpleasant taste an... - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ...red on stage have found their way onto movie and television screens. [[Broadway]] in [[New York City]...
4: ...Note'': Both "theater" and "theatre" are common spellings in the U.S. when referring to stage producti...
11: ...ly on [[September 15]] [[1752]]. Persecuted by [[religious intolerance]], Hallam and his company left ...
13: ...e treasure: the immortal soul.". However it is likely that these ordinances were not strictly enforced...
17: ...and [[Thomas Abthorpe Cooper]], similarly became well known throughout the young nation. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...times specifically refer to the 18th century as [[1715]]-[[1789]], denoting the period of time between t...
20: * [[1715]]: [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] dies
30: ...efeats the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] and sacks [[Delhi]].
41: * [[1763]]-[[1766|66]]: [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] in North America
54: * [[1789]]: [[George Washington]] elected [[President of the United States]]. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconi...
21: * [[1702]]-[[1715]]: [[Camisard|Camisard Rebellion]] in [[France]].
39: ...ession of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], Elector of Hanover, to the throne of Great Britain.
40: ...ellion/Rising of 1715 ('The Fifteen')|Jacobite rebellion]] breaks out
41: * [[1715]]: [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] dies, leavin...
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