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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...l [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
2: [[Image:Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [ht...
3: ...icas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...t Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...tober]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]]. - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
17: ...[[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
21: ...d Agmon|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
25: *[[Agnes de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
27: ...Agnew, Spiro]], (1918-1996), [[Vice President of the United States]] - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
1: ...t]] of King [[Richard III of England]] [[1483]]-[[1485]].
5: ...f York]]. These boys would play a major role in the destiny of both sisters.
9: ... betrothed (the legal equivalent of marriage) at the Chateau d'Amboise in [[France]], probably on [[De...
11: ...large portion of which came to them from their mother, Anne Beauchamp).
13: == Duchess of Gloucester == - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
2: ...37]]–[[7 June|7]]/[[8 June]] [[1492]]) was the [[Queen consort]] of King [[Edward IV of England]...
6: ...ant to the throne.) Elizabeth had two sons from the marriage, [[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset|T...
10: ...vers|Earl Rivers]], began to be favored over him, he changed sides.
12: ...[Catherine Woodville]], to her 11-year-old ward [[Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham]].
16: ...th and Wells), testified that he had carried out the ceremony. - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...The area of [[Christian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...nd the [[Book of Acts]], although not by name in the [[Gospel of John]].
8: ...the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
11: ...bnail|[[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]...
13: ...was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle. - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ...ing of the [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
4: ==The Early Middle Ages==
5: ...lourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': [[Hildesheim]].]]
6: ...ed and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
8: ...tary infrastructure quickly vanished, leading to the rise of illiteracy among leadership. - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cortes-Hernando-LOC.jpg|thumb|250px|Hernán Cortés]]
2: ...ered [[Mexico]] for [[Spain]]. He was known as '''Hernando''' or '''Fernando Cortés''' during his lif...
5: ... Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the [[Aztec]]s).
7: ...y, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of the [[New World]].
9: ==Arrival in the New World== - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
31: *[[Rodolphus Agricola]], (1443-1485){{fn|R}} - Medieval History (23198 bytes)
2: ...ing of the [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
4: (The corresponding adjective, from the Latin ''medius aevus'', is spelled '''''medieval'...
6: ==The Early Middle Ages==
7: ...lourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': [[Hildesheim]].]]
8: ...ed and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture. - Britain in the Middle Ages (12239 bytes)
3: ... in the [[Hundred Years' War]] and the [[Wars of the Roses]].
5: .... From a linguistic and political point of view, the [[Norman Conquest]] of England divides Medi�val...
7: ... intruded into Wales with increasing vigour, but the process of consolidation was continuous from [[Wi...
10: ...rs and invaders, and when the Roman troops left, the Britons had no effective defence.
12: ...in dead, the Anglo-Saxons were able to take over the country in a matter of three to four years. - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...the first phase of the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]].
4: ...endoza]]. Cortés returned to Spain in 1541 where he died peacefully but embittered.
6: ...riptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either damning or idealizing.
10: ...sh and English languages in modern times, and is the name which many people know him by today.
14: ...hird Governor of Hispaniola. His paternal grandfather was a son of [[Rodrigo de Monroy y Almaraz, 5th ...
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