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1. King Arthur (22450 bytes)
   1: ...t mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] ...
   2: ... Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
   5: ...gan]] [[Saxon]]s. His power base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what w...
   7: ...n whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Bretons]].
   9: ...is identification unlikely, as there seems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendar...
2. Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
   7: ...ren. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of [[Latin]].
   9: ...tantly left to join the [[First Crusade]], along with his brother-in-law [[Robert Curthose]].
   20: ... Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "''wise and spirited woman''" who ably governed her husband's estate...
   22: ...ged to the Church at [[Cluny]]. Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "''deficient in intell...
   24: ... Lucia-Mahaut was drowned in the wreck of the [[White Ship]] alongside her husband. She lived long eno...
3. California (63989 bytes)
   9: Capital = [[Sacramento, California|Sacrament...
   11: LargestCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]...
   28: DensityRank = 12^th |
   29: 2000Density = 83.78 |
   30: AdmittanceOrder = 31^st |
4. Comet (30542 bytes)
   1: ....jpg|thumb|250px|[[Comet Hale-Bopp]], showing a white dust tail and blue gas tail (February 1997)]]
   3: ...en [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixe...
   9: ...an extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
   11: ...cords the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{hnote|Reading Museum, scene 1}}
   13: ....png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]]
5. Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
   3: ...r a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 198...
   5: ...n the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significant co...
   8: ...d 150 years later in the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and i...
   10: ...dom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige.
   13: ...Capetian dynasty]] had ruled for over 320 years, with one male heir after the next taking the throne (...
6. Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
   1: ...-state actors, authorized by their national authorities, until this form of [[commerce raiding]] was o...
   3: == Definition ==
   4: ...net/article/piracy-challenges-global-governance |title=Piracy challenges global governance |date=2009-...
   10: ...d as [[slave]]s.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Econo...
   12: ...f superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When the pirates decided to demand a ransom of ...
7. French language (40201 bytes)
   3: ...go]], [[Gabon]], [[Comoros]], [[Djibouti]], [[Mauritius]], [[Seychelles]].
   5: |speakers=77 million (128 million with second language speakers)|rank=11
   7: &nbsp;[[Italic languages|Italic]]<br>
   9: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Italo-Western languages|Italo-Western]]<br>
   10: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Western Italo-Western languages|Western]]<br>
8. Jury (14851 bytes)
   3: ...fact]] on a [[Law|legal]] question officially submitted to them, or to set a [[penalty]] or [[judgment...
   6: ...tice systems]] which require a jury, panels are initially selected at random from the adult population...
   8: ...r fifteen), and since there is always the possibility of jurors not completing the trial for health or...
   10: ... fluent understanding of the language, or the ability to test jurors or otherwise exclude jurors who m...
   12: ...ss is private and may not be disclosed, in others it may be discussed but only after the trial has end...
9. Bayeux Tapestry (13194 bytes)
   2: ...in [[England]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], and commemorates the events leading up to the ...
   5: ...of 1066. The borders of the tapestry are filled with mythological figures, lions, dragons, and scenes...
   7: ...dark room with special lighting to avoid damaging it.
   9: ...ark brown and off-white can be found in cloth traditionally woven in the region.
   11: ...ht strips of linen that make up the tapestry, and it is unknown whether they were done in chronologica...
10. William I of England (8753 bytes)
    7: ...conquest by winning the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066 in what has become known as the [[Norman Conquest...
    9: No authentic portrait of William has been found. In the patriotic print...
    14: ... dealing with threats of rebellion and invasion. With the assistance of King Henry, William finally se...
    16: ... Seine-Maritime|Eu]], Normandy (now in [[Seine-Maritime]]). He was 26, she was 22. Their marriage prod...
    23: ...e under duress and so may have felt free to break it.
11. Viking (18085 bytes)
    4: ... The word was introduced to the English language with [[romanticism|romantic]] connotations in the [[1...
    12: ...ergsstenen 20041231.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A composite image made from several sides of the [[Ledberg R...
    13: ...e next 200 years, [[European]] history is filled with tales of Vikings and their plundering.
    15: ...Baltic]] coast. Stories tell of raids in the [[Mediterranean]] and as far east as the [[Caspian Sea]].
    19: :''Aurum ibi plurimum, quod raptu congeritur piratico. Ipsi enim piratae, 'quos illi Wiching...
12. Viking Age (10637 bytes)
    2: ... the name of the period between [[793]] A.D and [[1066]] A.D in [[Scandinavia]]. This corresponds to the...
    4: ... of England attempted by [[Harald H岤r夥]] in [[1066]].
    6: ...k]] founded the first [[Russia]]n state with a capital at [[Novgorod]]. Other Norse people, particular...
    8: ...nity. The region now known as [[Normandy]], after its Norse raiders, was profoundly disrupted during t...
    10: ...e French language and culture into [[England]] in 1066, after the [[Norman Conquest]] of England.

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