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- Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...nd catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in [[France]].
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her love...
7: ...legheny, Pennsylvania]] (now the North Side of [[Pittsburgh]]), her family moved to [[Vienna]] and the...
9: ...image:Stein_by_picasso.jpg|thumb|left|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
11: ...o [[France]] during the height of artistic creativity gathering in [[Montparnasse]]. - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ... of Arc as a notable woman of valor, vigor, and faith.
4: Joan of Arc's campaigns were responsible for a revitalization of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]...
7: ...]] granted the throne to Henry V's heirs, disinheriting Charles, the [[Dauphin]] ([[crown prince]]), a...
10: ...els. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]].]]
12: ...rations were being made to bring supplies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been under siege by th... - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...te Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
7: ...and such was the outrage that she received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members.
9: ...me her own roles, with the exception of ''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' in [[1939]]. Davis was elected the...
11: ...onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year.
13: ...ere reunited not as on-screen lovers, but rather with Henreid directing Davis in the [[camp]]y dual ro... - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
7: ...ertainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Indeed, the development of civil...
9: ...lding-chairs. The [[list of archaeological sites|site]] of [[Fellbach-Schmieden]] in Germany has provi...
11: ...gyptian drawings, and some ancient Egyptian [[furniture]] (such as chairs) has been preserved in tombs...
13: ...ueless and nailless joinery for which Chinese furniture was so famous.
17: Woodworking, due to its long history, has developed extensive jargon and... - Claude Monet (4533 bytes)
6: ...f he agreed to complete an art course at a university.
8: ...onism]], featuring open spaces and light painted with thick brushstrokes.
10: ...mme � la robe verte)'', which brought him recognition, depicted [[Camille Doncieux]]. Shortly therea...
15: ...mottan]], Paris. From the painting's title, art critic Louis Leroy coined the term "impressionism".
19: ...p Monet by bringing up his two children together with her own. They lived in [[Poissy]], which Monet h... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ... [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] [...
4: ...anese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
11: ...offensive weapons, built in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
14: ...ich a lord or baron could control surrounding territory. The story of [[Hugh of Abbeville]] in the las...
15: ...rest of his peers. For he could do what he liked without fear, relying on the protection of the castle... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
1: ...40px|Paddle steamers - [[Lake Lucerne|Lucerne]]-Switzerland]]
15: ...ception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
17: ...e his own engine and in [[1763]] attempted to put it in a boat. The boat sank, and while he made an im...
21: ...ware River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fitch from continuing.
23: ...velopment was taken up both in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and abroad. - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
2: subject_name = Adolf Hitler |
3: image_name = Adolf_Hitler.jpg |
11: '''Adolf Hitler''' ([[April 20]], [[1889]]–[[April 30]],...
13: ...al policy of Nazi Germany|racial policies]] that Hitler directed culminated in the systematic extermin...
15: .... In the final days of the war, [[Hitler's death|Hitler died]] by [[suicide]] in a [[Berlin]] [[F?unke... - Pierre Abelard (18114 bytes)
2: ...stic]] [[philosopher]]. The story of his affair with his student, [[Heloise (student of Abelard)|Hél...
7: ...isted chiefly of the logic of [[Aristotle]] transmitted through [[Latin]] channels and which was the g...
11: ...his own at [[Melun]], then, for more direct competition, he moved to [[Corbeil]], nearer Paris.
13: ...s complete; the pupil was able to give lectures, without previous training or special study, which wer...
15: ... by the offerings of his pupils, and entertained with universal admiration, he came, as he says, to th... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
7: ...am the Bastard''', he was the [[Illegitimacy|illegitimate]] and only son of [[Robert the Magnificent]]...
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. - Viking Age (10637 bytes)
4: ... British island monastary of [[Lindisfarne]], and its end is marked by the failed invasion of England ...
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: ...re [[fealty]] to Charles, converted to [[Christianity]], and undertook to defend the northern region o...
16: ...:Vikings-Voyages.png|thumb|365px|Scandinavian territories, colonies and voyages]] - River (12397 bytes)
2: ...ng the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waterways. In the verna...
4: ...nly called its mouth, a river typically widens at its end and forms what is known as a delta or estuar...
7: ...ation curve of its bed, thereby converting the positional energy of the water into [[kinetic energy]]....
9: ...e often used for recreational purposes (''see [[Whitewater kayaking]]''). Waterfalls are sometimes use...
11: ...vers begin at their [[source]] in higher ground, either rising from a [[spring (water)|spring]], formi... - Spotted Dolphins (5640 bytes)
2: ...the water|250px]] | caption = Dolphin skipping on its tail over the water}}
20: ...s first identified by John Gray in 1846. Gray's initial analysis included the [[Atlantic Spotted Dolph...
29: ...s significantly in size and colaration throughout its range. The most significant division is between ...
31: ...dulthood. In the Atlantic, confusion is possible with the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin.
33: ...throat and belly are white to pale grey with a limited amount of spots. The flanks are separated into ... - Spinner Dolphins (5175 bytes)
16: ...ts acrobatic displays in which they will spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the...
19: ...n''', particularly in older texts, to distinguish it from the similar [[Clymene Dolphin]] which is oft...
26: ...ht indicate. A hybrid form characterized by its white belly is noted in the eastern Pacific. Other le...
31: ...owever this description has to be described as a little loose - Spinner Dolphins are the most variable...
33: ...7 years (females) and 7-10 years (females). Longevity is unknown. - Woodwork (12397 bytes)
7: ...ertainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Indeed, the development of civil...
9: ...lding-chairs. The [[list of archaeological sites|site]] of [[Fellbach-Schmieden]] in Germany has provi...
11: ...gyptian drawings, and some ancient Egyptian [[furniture]] (such as chairs) has been preserved in tombs...
13: ...ueless and nailless joinery for which Chinese furniture was so famous.
17: Woodworking, due to its long history, has developed extensive jargon and...
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