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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... remembered for her attempt to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]]. To ...
13: ... who presumably would have contracted the disease from Mary's father. Whether or not he had the disea...
15: ..., [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well a...
17: ...ovided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second son, [[Henry, Duke of Orl顮s]...
19: ... with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ngland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Somet...
9: ...th impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her fa...
11: ...the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...as addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wive...
18: ...th Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
2: ...[Queen consort]] of King [[Edward IV of England]] from [[1464]] until his death in [[1483]].
6: ... claimant to the throne.) Elizabeth had two sons from the marriage, [[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Do...
10: ...ick]], was negotiating a marriage alliance with [[France]]. When the marriage to Elizabeth Woodville ...
35: * Katherine Plantagenet (1479-1527), Countess of Devon - John Adams (18716 bytes)
22: ...n descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1...
24: ...1758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing ...
35: ...of a series of committees to study naval matters. From that time onward, Adams championed the establis...
37: ... "these colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent states," acting as champion of ...
39: ...a committee with [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Robert R. Livingston]] and [[Roger She... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
46: ...lahoma's natural terrain is very diverse, ranging from Oak-Hickory mixed forest in the Eastern well-wa...
48: The state is one of the six states on the [[Frontier Strip]].
56: ...e), Great Plains Country (Southwestern Oklahoma), Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma, including the Ok...
60: From a [[bioregional]] perspective, Oklahoma is reco...
115: ...l swapping going on between [[European]] powers [[France]] and [[Spain]]. - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
9: ...use geologic units occurring at the same time but from different parts of the world can often look dif...
19: ... "Devonian" was named for the British county of [[Devon]], and the name "Carboniferous" was simply an ada...
28: {{mergefrom|List of time periods}}
126: ...phibious [[eurypterid]]s; [[rhizodont]]s dominant fresh-water predators. In the seas primitive [[Chon...
135: ...an="3" colspan="2" style="background:#9999C9" | [[Devonian]] - Cattle (12844 bytes)
17: ...successfully be bred with [[water buffalo]] or [[African buffalo]]. (See [[aurochs]] for the history o...
23: ...m "'''cattlebeast'''". "'''Neat'''" (horned oxen, from which we get "[[neatsfoot oil]]"), "'''beef'''"...
31: ...'s main function is to absorb water and nutrients from the digestable feed. The omasum is known as th...
33: ...rochs]] was originally spread throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. In historical times, their range was...
39: [[Image:Cow.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Friesian/Holstein cow]] - Surfing (15219 bytes)
5: ...ppear, including [[France]], [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]], and many island states.
7: ... wax and/or traction pads (to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), interchang...
9: ...and often powerful appeal, which probably derives from an unusual confluence of elements: adrenaline, ...
11: The image of surfing powerfully differs from the sport in reality. Most people only see the...
13: ...en, including the level of difficulty, as well as frequency, of maneuvers. There is a professional su... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
1: [[Image:FrancisDrake.jpg|framed|Sir Francis Drake, c. [[1540]]–[[1596]].]]
2: ...to [[circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1580]] and was knighted on his re...
7: ...n from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Francis was the eldest or second eldest of twelve ch...
9: ...orced to flee to [[Kent]]. At about the age of 13 Francis took to the sea on a cargo bark, becoming ma...
12: ...a few days before, nearly costing Drake his life. From then on, he devoted the rest of his life to wor... - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
2: ...e [[London Science Museum]]. In [[1991]], working from Babbage's original plans, a [[Difference Engine...
8: ... might have done." The second was an Oxford tutor from whom Charles learned enough of the Classics to ...
10: ...Herschel]], [[George Peacock]], and several other friends formed the [[Analytical Society]].
16: ...ve of the marriage. The couple lived happily at 5 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London. They had eig...
23: *Francis Moore Babbage (born [[1 June]] [[1821]]) - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
2: '''Dr. Frederick Albert Cook''' ([[June 10]], [[1865]] &nda...
6: [[Image:Frederick Cook2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frederick Cook on South Michigan Avenue in [[Chicago...
9: ...rsity]] and subsequently [[New York University]], from which he received his [[M.D.]] in 1890. In 188...
13: ...er [[Roald Amundsen]], with whom he established a friendship and life-long relationship of mutual resp...
23: [[Image:Frederick Cook.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frederick Cook in arctic gear]] - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (37869 bytes)
7: ...ity in the nation, according to a [[2003]] report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The city's population o...
61: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.89% from two or more races. 16.15% of the population we...
67: ...utskirts of the city is quick and mostly gridlock-free because of the city's interstate system (Mayor ...
73: ...homa City to Edmond, and [[Interstate 235]] spurs from I-44 in North Central OKC into downtown Oklahom...
87: [[Image:downtown_OKC_from_deep_duece.jpeg|left|Skyscrapers of Downtown Ok... - French language (40201 bytes)
1:
3: ...]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Togo]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Gabo...
4: |region=[[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Americas]]
15: ...nbsp; '''French'''<br></td></tr>
16: |nation=[[France]] and 24 other countries - White Pelican (1934 bytes)
2: ...at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, North Devon, England]] | caption = }}
15: ...s a [[bird]] in the [[pelican]] family. It breeds from southeastern [[Europe]] through [[Asia]] in [[s...
17: ...60cm length and with a 280cm wingspan. It differs from the [[Dalmatian Pelican]] by its pure white, ra...
19: ...ates]] short distances, wintering in northeast [[Africa]]. In flight, it is an elegant soaring bird, w... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ...e is known of pre-[[Christian]] [[Ireland]] comes from a few references in Roman writings, [[Irish poe...
7: ...centuries were to pass before the treeless [[permafrost]] was transformed into a densely forested fert...
9: ...eir food, and they are known to have built canoes from dug-out tree trunks.
14: ... revolution was a long and slow process resulting from trade and overseas contacts with agricultural c...
16: ...ket of peat. Consisting of small fields separated from one another by dry-stone walls, the C驤e Field... - Lead (8244 bytes)
3: ...lleable [[poor metal]], lead is bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes to dull gray when exposed ...
12: ...ause of its density, fishing [[sinker]]s are made from lead.
15: ...umbum''. The English word "plumbing" also derives from this Latin root.
21: ...t more than half of the lead used currently comes from recycling.
23: ... a concentrate. The concentrate, which can range from 50% to 60% lead, is dried and then treated usin... - Tin (12094 bytes)
178: ...als to prevent corrosion. Tin is obtained chiefly from the [[mineral]] [[cassiterite]] where it occurs...
181: ... crystals breaking). This metal resists corrosion from [[distilled]] sea and soft [[tap water]], but c...
183: ...[chlorine]] and oxygen and displaces [[hydrogen]] from dilute acids. Tin is malleable at ordinary temp...
186: ...s [[aluminium]] and [[zinc]] and can be prevented from occurring through the addition of [[antimony]] ...
193: ... in panel lighting and in the production of frost-free [[windshield]]s. - New Year's Eve (4555 bytes)
4: New Year's Eve is a separate observance from the observance of [[New Year's Day]]. In 20th c...
13: A large number of fireworks are usually set off from the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] and various spots...
17: ...e London Eye|London Eye]]. [[Bideford]] in North Devon is also famous for its New Years celebrations.
21: ... Royal Canadians would serenade the United States from the ballroom of the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] o...
23: ...g apple" like the city itself; the custom derives from the time signal that used to be given at [[noon... - Bird of prey (2997 bytes)
32: ...nal birds of prey -- the [[owl]]s -- are separate from the diurnal families, and are in the order [[St...
44: ...at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, North Devon, England]] - Donkeys (8731 bytes)
15: ...uidae]]. The wild ancestors of the donkey are [[Africa]]n.
18: ...reeds just like the horse family, ranging in size from miniatures, standard (pony size) to mammoth (fu...
24: From before the dawn of recorded history, donkeys ha...
28: ...donkeys appear to be quite intelligent, cautious, friendly, playful, and eager to learn. Once you hav...
33: ...me of them are the the African wild ass (''Equus Africanus''), the [[Somalia]]n wild ass (''Equus soma...
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