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- Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...ition of graded votes) rather than ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discrimination due to, for ins...
2: ...Parade in New York City, 1912.jpeg|thumb|350px|Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912]]
3: ...s]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage was extended to women.
4: ... Australia]] in [[1894]], along with universal suffrage in that state.
9: ''Main article: [[Timeline of women's suffrage]]''
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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ... km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur...
4: ...s, the ruins of Persepolis still inspire visitors from far and near.]]
6: ...al buildings, all constructed of dark-grey marble from the adjacent mountain. The stones were laid wit...
8: ...of these seven tombs were kings might be inferred from the sculptures, and one of those at ''Nakshi Ru...
18: ...remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals were [[Susa]]... - Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
5: ...ere used to make soups and stews. Pies were made from gathered raspberries, strawberries, and cherrie...
7: ...ame from the roots of the madder herb; brown came from the hulls of black walnuts.
9: The average life expectancy on the frontier was 25 years old. Many children died of di...
11: ...n the frontier. By adulthood, most people on the frontier had received less schooling than the averag...
13: ...and dancing was popular among both women and men. From time to time, acrobats, tightrope walkers, and ... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ntury|18th]] and early [[19th century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual l...
3: ... merged into the [[Second Industrial Revolution]] from about [[1850]], when technological and economic...
7: ...erm industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste Blanqui]] in ...
10: ...itain. The steam engine was created to pump water from coal mines, enabling them to be deepened]]effic...
12: ... occurred in Britain. In other nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, wh... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
4: ...d unevenly to a number of [[Protestant]] churches from the late sixteenth century to the early eightee...
22: ...ork was set for the eventual heirs of Puritanism, from the "low-church" Protestant and [[evangelicalis...
26: ...Dissenters]]. [[English Dissenters]] were barred from any profession that required official religious...
28: ...nwealth period, the Church of England was removed from Royal control and reorganized to grant greater ...
32: ...nd formed individual colonies, their numbers rose from 17,800 in 1640 to 106,000 in 1700. [http://www.... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
6: ...ale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
7: ...d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
14: ...ari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
15: *[[Frank Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
20: ...ost recently during her [[2004]] state visit to [[France]] to commemorate the centenary of the [[Enten...
29: ...7]], when she accompanied her parents to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast t...
33: ...t-great-grandmother. They are also both descended from [[Christian IX of Denmark]] (she being a great-...
38: ...] [[1996]]) [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Frances Spencer]] ([[1961]]–[[1997]]); married...
55: ...e's health declined during [[1951]] and Elizabeth frequently stood in for him at public events. She vi... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ...ueen regnant]] in history, though Queen [[Sobeknefru]] and Pharaoh [[Nitocris]] actually preceded her...
6: ...rs and 9 months, while [[Sextus Julius Africanus|Africanus]] (who was also quoting Manetho) states her...
11: ...mose II had only two daughters with Hatshepsut, Nefrure and Meritre, but managed to father a male heir...
20: ...he closest equivalent, which was used by [[Sobeknefru]], was ''King's Wife''), thus Queen Hatshepsut b...
22: ... buy [[myrrh]], which was said to be her favorite fragrance, and other goods. Although many Egyptologi... - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
4: ...rmation from this earliest part of her life comes from the ''Secret History'' of [[Procopius]], publis... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...fealty from a vassal, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1131]] to [[1153]].
9: ...the [[Count of Boulogne|County of Boulogne]] in [[France]]. Melisende was the heir of this dynasty, an...
13: ...son of previous marriage, [[Geoffrey of Anjou|Geoffrey]] was in these same years married to Empress Ma...
15: ...d of his crusader knights Fulk excluded Melisende from granting titles and other forms of patronage, a... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1186]] to 1190. She was the eldest daughter o...
9: ...aldwin of Ibelin]], rebuffed Philip's advances. Affronted, Philip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Anti...
11: ...]], the emperor previously receiving confirmation from his niece, the [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Comnen...
17: ...pt by Raymond and Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the rival court fact...
21: ... succeed. Sibylla herself though was not excluded from the succession. Guy had become very unpopular a... - Eleonora di Arborea (2091 bytes)
7: ...ed the rebels and became regent to her infant son Frederick, who as next male heir became the official...
13: ... was particularly interested in ornithology. As a friend of birds, she was the first to legislate prot... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: ...iddle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[England]] in her lifetime.
8: ...chest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, died as ...
10: ...|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
12: ... of women in the campaign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader. - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
3: ... [[Valois Dynasty|Valois]] branch of the kings of France, and mother of three further kings of that br...
5: ...the time, but who would become King [[Henry II of France]].
7: ...proposal. But Catherine did produce children, and Francis lived long enough to see his grandchildren b...
11: ...r the accession of her sickly son [[Francis II of France]] at age 15. His wife, [[Mary I of Scotland|...
13: ...e or metal. They forcefully shrank women's waists from their natural dimensions to as little as 43, 38... - 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 ... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
3: [[Image:MariaTheresa.JPG|frame|H.I.M. Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Quee...
4: ...stria]], and Queen of [[Hungary]] and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when ...
8: ...g of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him,...
26: ...arried [[Louis XVI of France|HM King Louis XVI of France]] (1754-1793); had issue - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ...yst]]" and "a [[American football|football]] knee from [[high school]]" [Colford, pp 14 – 20].
12: ...l years in [[music radio]], Limbaugh took a break from radio and accepted a position as director of pr...
24: ...ded badly when on one show Limbaugh got into a confrontation with some [[ACT-UP]] hecklers and had to ...
26: ...e same topics as his radio show, and was taped in front of a live audience, which he facetiously claim...
34: ...tating that he had received incorrect information from one of his staff members. - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
1: ...metime '''Count Dohna''', was Queen of [[Sweden]] from [[1632]] to [[1654]], was the daughter of King ...
10: ...op of the realm''") <!-- Official English version from www.royalcourt.se -->
22: ...he was educated in the manner typical of men, and frequently wore men's clothes (such as dresses with ...
25: ...Maria Eleonora]] of [[Prussia|Brandenburg]], came from the [[Hohenzollern]] family. She was a woman of...
27: - 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... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ... Wales|HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]]. From her marriage in [[1981]] to her divorce in [[19...
15: From the time of her [[engagement]] to the Prince of...
22: ...h; a great-grandmother was the American heiress [[Frances Work]] — she was also a descendant of ...
27: [[Image:princessdi.jpg|frame|right]] - Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
11: ...engage in several major works of public building, from [[Mecca]] to [[Jerusalem]], and the first to en...
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