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1. William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
   10: | 19th Vice President
   19: | [[Chester A. Arthur]]
   33: ! [[Profession]]:
   37: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
   39: ! [[President of the United States|President]]:
2. William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
   1: [[Image:Shakespeare.jpg|frame|right|William Shakespeare ([[National Portrait Gallery, London|Nationa...
   2: ... and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]], ...
   4: ...e continually performed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have ...
   6: ... uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 ye...
   8: ...ases]], and the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works.
3. Ernest William Brown (1403 bytes)
   1: '''Ernest William Brown''' ([[November 29]] [[1866]] &ndas...
   3: ... motion and compiled extremely accurate lunar tables. He also calculated the orbits of [[Trojan aster...
   5: ...7]], the [[Bruce Medal]] in [[1920]] and the [[James Craig Watson Medal]] in [[1936]].
   15: ===Obituaries===
   21: [[Category:1866 births|Brown, Ernest William]]
4. William Dampier (7308 bytes)
   7: ...n the [[Pacific]] coast of that isthmus; the pirates then raided Spanish settlements in [[Peru]] befor...
   9: ...g Swan and 36 others behind, the rest of the pirates cruised to [[Manila]], [[Pulo Condore]], [[China]...
   11: ...a the [[Cape of Good Hope]], penniless but in possession of his journals.
   16: ...Voyage Round the World'' in [[1697]] created interest at the British [[Admiralty]] and in [[1699]] Dam...
   18: ...n]], discovering the [[Dampier Strait]] between these islands (now the [[Bismarck Islands]]) and New G...
5. William Kidd (4938 bytes)
   2: ...blished his reputation as a pirate he lived as a respectable merchant.
   4: ...gston the Elder|Robert Livingston]] paid for the rest. Kidd had to sell his ship the ''Antigua'' to ra...
   6: ...e|French]] and pirate vessels. As the voyage progressed Kidd’s actions became increasingly more ...
   8: ...fused, according to Gilbert stating his unwillingness to become a pirate. In a subsequent fight a few ...
   12: ...e''. Instead his men mutinied and joined the pirates of the ''Mocha Frigate''. Only 13 of Kidd’s...
6. William I of England (8753 bytes)
   7: ...066 in what has become known as the [[Norman Conquest]].
   12: William was born the [[Family#Western_kinship_terminology|grandnephew]] of Queen [[...
   14: ...n barons at [[Caen]] in the [[Battle of Val-賭Dunes]] in [[1047]].
   16: ... married [[Matilda of Flanders]], against the wishes of the [[Pope Leo IX|pope]] in [[1053]] at the [[...
   18: ...[Robert, Count of Mortain]] played significant roles in his life.
7. William Henry Harrison (11790 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=William Henry Harrison
   3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
   4: | order=9th President
   16: | vicepresident=[[John Tyler]]
   18: ...ribution was a victory at the [[Battle of the Thames]], in which [[Tecumseh]] was killed.
8. William McKinley (11746 bytes)
   6: <tr><td>'''Order'''</td><td>25th President</td></tr>
   8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor'''</td><td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr>
   9: <tr><td>'''Successor'''</td><td>[[Theodore Roosevelt]]</td></tr>
   11: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth'''</td><td>[[Niles, Ohio]]</td></tr>
   15: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Ida Saxton McKinley]]<...
9. William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=William Howard Taft
   4: | order=27th President
   16: | vicepresident=[[James S. Sherman]]
   18: ...tional Convention]] with the backing of his predecessor and close friend [[Theodore Roosevelt]].
   20: ...the [[state legislature]]s. Taft was the first president to occupy the [[Oval Office]] when it was op...
10. William R. King (5588 bytes)
    3: ...st-serving, with [[Andrew Johnson]] also serving less time than King).
    5: ...nt Petersburg]]. He returned to the [[United States]] in [[1818]] and located in [[Cahawba, Alabama]]...
    7: ...h Twenty-seventh [[United States Congress|Congresses]]. King was Chairman of the Committee on Public ...
    9: ...yalty fees now owed to Reverend Dr. King's family estate.
    13: ...n and King historians. Historian and author [[James W. Loewen]] is one of the theory's better-known p...
11. William Parker Foulke (158 bytes)

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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
   6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
   9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
2. List of maritime explorers (2541 bytes)
   3: ...d lasted for a little more than three full centuries.
   15: *[[Gil Eanes]]
   16: *[[João Gonçalves Zarco]]
   18: *[[Bartolomeu Perestrelo]]
   19: *[[Diogo Silves]]
3. Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
   1: ...ction machines for manufacturing in other industries.
   3: ...ut [[1850]], when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-po...
   5: ...[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
   9: ==Causes==
   10: ...on]] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine.
4. Steel (28384 bytes)
   1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
   3: ...ution in the alloy controls the qualities of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content...
   5: ...alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are ...
   8: ...dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy containing too much carbon to be ...
   11: ...ts [[pearl]]-like appearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
5. Puritan (15882 bytes)
   1: ...itans''' were members of a group of radical [[Protestants]] which developed in [[England]] after the [...
   4: ...a particular church. The closest analogy in the present day to the meaning of "Puritan" in the 17th ce...
   5: ...rs knew themselves as members of particular churches or movements, and not by the simple and nebulous ...
   8: ... Geneva]] and [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Germany]]. These contacts shaped their position towards Elizabeth...
   10: ...d, to one degree or another, a belief in the [[priesthood of all believers]]. However, in church poli...
6. Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
   1: Presidency of Barack Obama
   3: ...on: Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency and Presidency of Barack Obama
   4: ...ns of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history.
   5: ... the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.
   6:
7. November 4 (10686 bytes)
   7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
   9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
   12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
   14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term...
   22: ...d as the first woman governor in the [[United States]].
8. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   4: ...i Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-...
   7: ...|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
   8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]]
   14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
   18: ...Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
9. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
   5: ...atazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
   6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
   7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
   9: ...|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
   10: ...Adair|Adair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
10. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
    9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
    11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
    14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
    15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively.
11. Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
    5: ...ngland]] and [[Henry of Blois]], [[Bishop of Winchester]].
    7: ...Henry I of England]]; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spir...
    9: ...d Meaux in [[1089]], making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a proud and self-indulgen...
    12: # Guillaume, Count of Chartres
    16: # Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard, Earl of Chester
12. Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Messalinde-Jerusalem.JPG|frame|A queen accepting feal...
    5: ...f Tripoli]]; and [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]], abbess of St. Lazarus in [[Bethany (Israel)|Bethany]].
    9: ...yre]] wrote "reseditque reginam regni potestas penes dominam Melisendem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jur...
    11: ...nce. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support o...
    13: ...de sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the young Baldwi...
13. Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
    1: '''Agnes of Courtenay''' (died c. [[1184]]) was the mother...
    3: ...at they waited until Fulcher's death to marry. Agnes bore Amalric two children, first [[Sibylla of Jer...
    5: ...d make a more advantageous diplomatic marriage. Despite the annulment, their two children were declar...
    7: ...nd received a pension from that fief's income. Agnes soon thereafter married to [[Hugh of Ibelin]], to...
    9: ...ella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
14. Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
    1: ...|Queen Melisende]] had provided an example of successful rule by a queen regnant earlier in the centur...
    5: ...mother, Sibylla would later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
    9: ...he [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have the princess marry one of their own.
    11: ... Hamilton, it could be assumed the emperor was investing in the future good-will of the king-consort o...
    13: ... intent of choosing a husband for Sibylla themselves.
15. Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
    3: ...st powerful women in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] a...
    6: ... her mother, as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]...
    8: ...quitaine]], the largest and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her bro...
    10: ...e next generation. She also gave him a wedding present that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal v...
    12:
16. Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
    4: ... thirteen, Francis married her to the Duke of Cleves, but this political marriage was annulled four ye...
    6: After the death of Francis and the accession of [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] Jeanne was...
    16: ==Marriages==
    18: In [[1541]] Jeanne married William, Duke of Cleves, annulled in [[1545]], with no issue.
    31: {{succession box|
17. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    8: ..., however, were in many cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
    10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Ma...
    13: ...se assertions that she was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his ...
    15: ...ives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
    17: ...iage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second s...
18. Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
    7: ...ndash; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because ...
    9: Mary, Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once removed, [[Ma...
    12: ...tland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de G...
    14: ...es could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
    15: ...ary ascended the throne because all other male lines of the royal house had gone extinct before the de...
19. Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
    1: ...vna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland]]
    3: ...hess of [[Courland]] from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of [[Russia]] from 1730 to 1740.
    7: ...death of her husband, but was reputed by her enemies to indulge in a love affair with [[Count Biron]] ...
    10: ...sing her popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility.
    13: ==Policies of her reign==
20. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    7: ...irgin Queen''', '''Gloriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch ...
    9: ...en saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her father [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VI...
    11: ...ies, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baronies]] in the [[Peerage of England]], and one barony i...
    13: ...ica]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen...
    16: ... under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]].

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