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- Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], ...
12: ... [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
17: ...ted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.)
24: ... there. Then he stood by, holding her to keep her from rolling off.
31: ...ted them to break their traditional alliance with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
12: ... later when the Duchess of Marlborough was banned from court during the [[War of the Spanish Successio...
15: ...nce of Sarah Jennings, who would become her close friend and one of her most influential advisors. Jen...
19: ...rth to a son ([[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Francis Edward]]) in [[1688]], for a Roman Catholic ...
22: ...ffices. Lady Marlborough was subsequently removed from the Royal Household, leading Princess Anne to a...
24: ...mplete trust of her brother-in-law, who refrained from making her his Regent during his military campa... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...9]] until her death, and as Queen of [[Scotland]] from [[11 April]] 1689 until her death. Mary, a [[Pr...
15: ...ash; he preferred that Mary marry the heir to the French Throne, the [[Louis, the Grand Dauphin|Dauphi...
20: ...o a son—[[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Francis Edward]]—in June [[1688]], for the son...
24: ...en. The only precedent for a joint monarchy dated from the sixteenth century: when Queen [[Mary I of E...
26: ...ffered the Crown not to James's eldest son, James Francis Edward (who would have been the heir-apparen... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
10: ...t mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: God and my right)''<sup>2</sup></small> |
56: ...r, although there is also a nominal frontier with France in the middle of the [[Channel Tunnel]]. The ...
62: ...d). This political usage of "Great Britain" dates from the personal union of the Crowns of Scotland an...
64: The [[British Isles]] is a term frequently used to refer to the [[archipelago]] whic...
71: ...nce]] of [[Ulster]], immediately opted out of the Free State and to remain in the UK. The nomenclature... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
128: * [[1701]]: [[Seed drill]]: [[Jethro Tull (agriculturist)|... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...n also shares credit with [[Gottfried Leibniz|Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]] for the development of diffe...
25: ...later life, to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
31: ...ience). Newton argued that this should exempt him from the normal ordination requirement, and [[Charle...
36: ...'s ideas, Newton was so offended that he withdrew from public debate. The two men remained enemies un...
38: ...hristianson is not clear on what Newton concluded from this--> - Michigan (29427 bytes)
36: ...ake Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word ''meicigama'', mea...
40: ...ed by French voyageurs in the 17th century. In [[1701]], explorer [[Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]] foun...
55: ...Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [...
57: *[[1701]] [[Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac]], with his lieut...
68: ...appointed by the U.S. President who selected them from eighteen persons chosen by the people. The Coun... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
19: ...t the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and below when swimming. The elongated up...
21: ... length from 2 to 4m (6 to 13 feet) and in weight from 150 to 650kg (330 to 1430 pounds) with males be...
23: ...y)|homologous]] to the forelimbs of land mammals (from which dolphins and all other [[cetacea]]ns evol...
33: ...nded them for forty minutes, preventing an attack from the shark, as they returned to shore. (See [6]...
43: ... sounds are emitted in a focused beam towards the front of the animal. They have two small ear opening... - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
6: ...[[cannon]], which had ranged the west coast of [[Africa]], taking English, [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [...
12: ...e all of the valuables, food, liquor, and weapons from the ship and if there was no resistance, let th...
14: ...orth Carolina]], [[Charles Eden]], received booty from Teach in return for unofficial protection and g...
18: ...ed him to maneuver freely while the English ships frequently grounded. Eventually, however, Blackbeard... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
20: ... an [[East Indiaman]] and returned home in August 1701.
24: ...lty, docked his pay for the voyage, and dismissed from the [[Royal Navy]].
28: He wrote an account of the 1699–1701 expedition, ''A Voyage to New Holland'' and retur...
44: * His reports on [[breadfruit]] led to [[William Bligh]]'s ill-fated voyage ...
61: ...675 A Voyage to New Holland], by William Dampier, from [[Project Gutenberg]]. - William Kidd (4938 bytes)
2: ...m "Captain" Kidd''' ([[1645]]–[[May 23]], [[1701]]) is often remembered as a notorious [[pirate]],...
6: ...ard. Legally he was only allowed to take [[France|French]] and pirate vessels. As the voyage progresse...
10: ...ship on seeing his French colours pretended to be French. Kidd took his prize and only later realised ...
12: ...en mutinied and joined the pirates of the ''Mocha Frigate''. Only 13 of Kidd’s men remained loya...
16: ...arges and was [[hanging|hanged]] on [[May 23]], [[1701]] in [[London]]. His body was left to hang in an ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: [[Image:B franklin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Benjamin Franklin Image provided by [http://classroomclipart....
2: ...d a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [[catheter]], the [[li...
9: ...]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]] the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and Jane White. H...
11: ...dren, all of whom being half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[16... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
24: *[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
28: *[[Andr魍arie Amp貥]], (France, [[1775]] - [[1836]])
35: *[[Antoine Arbogast]] (France, [[1759]] - [[1803]])
38: *[[Jean-Robert Argand]] (France, [[1768]] - [[1822]])
46: *[[Michael Francis Atiyah]] (Britain, [[1929]] - ) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
34: *[[Eugene M. Antoniadi]] ([[Greece]], [[France]], [[1870]] – [[1944]])
36: *[[Francois Arago]] ([[France]], [[1786]] – [[1853]])
38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], ...
47: *[[Adrien Auzout]] ([[France]], [[1622]] – [[1691]])
56: *[[Benjamin Baillaud]] ([[France]], [[1848]] – [[1934]]) - July 24 (8660 bytes)
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
12: ...]] after serving three years for [[embezzlement]] from a bank.
26:
33: ...] - [[Jim Traficant|James Traficant]] is expelled from the [[United States House of Representatives]] ...
34: *[[2002]] - [[Alfred Moisiu]] becomes President of [[Albania]]. - Celsius (3635 bytes)
4: ! Conversion from
18: ...spheric pressure]]. Several other people; Elvius from Sweden (1710), a Christian of Lyons (1743), and...
20: ...he [[SI]] ''centi-'' prefix. While the values for freezing and boiling of water remain approximately c...
22: Anders Celsius originally proposed that the freezing point should be 100 degrees and that the bo...
24: ...-to-day purposes. In broadcast media it was still frequently referred to as centigrade until the late ... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ... they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[A...
12: ...ptive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]]
13: ...ic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder...
15: ...nz]], [[Mainz]] and elsewhere to secure the Rhine frontier. In 9 AD a Roman army led by [[Publius Quin... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ... they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[A...
12: ...ptive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]]
13: ...ic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder...
15: ...nz]], [[Mainz]] and elsewhere to secure the Rhine frontier. In 9 AD a Roman army led by [[Publius Quin... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...'''' refers to the [[century]] that lasted from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].
5: ...ial]] capacity) were: [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Prussia]], and [[Russia]].
9: ...t and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ... parents. In [[Asia]], exploration and influences from Europe were beginning to shake the structures o...
16: * [[1701]]-[[1714|14]]: [[War of the Spanish Succession]] - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: The '''18th century''' lasted from [[1701]] to [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], in a...
4: ..., [[July 14]], [[1789]], an iconic event of the [[French Revolution]]]][[File:Washington Crossing the ...
6: ...urope embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the French revolution, they were on the side of the coun...
8: ...became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in the Americas in the 1760s and the conquest...
18: ...ession.html |title=War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714 |publisher=Historyofwar.org |date= |accessda...
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