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- William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
36: ! [[Political party|Political Party]]:
37: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
39: ! [[President of the United States|President]]:
44: ...rk]] and the nineteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
46: ..., [[1863]]). He was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in [[1867]] and [[1868]], and ... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ... famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]]
2: ...ht]], has a reputation as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]], as well as one ...
4: ...th of human emotions. A colossal figure in world literature, Shakespeare's legacy and influence contin...
8: ...f titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases|titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases]], and...
14: ...commonly considered to be [[England]]'s greatest, it is also the [[Feast Day]] of [[Saint George]], [[... - Ernest William Brown (1403 bytes)
1: ...]] [[1866]] – [[July 22]] [[1938]]) was a British [[astronomer]].
3: ...accurate lunar tables. He also calculated the orbits of [[Trojan asteroid]]s.
15: ===Obituaries===
23: [[Category:British astronomers|Brown, Ernest William]] - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
4: ...t]] and went to sea at the age of 16. He served with [[Edward Sprague]] in the [[Third Anglo-Dutch Wa...
7: ...[[Spanish Main]] of [[Central America]], twice visiting the [[Bay of Campeachy]]. This led to his firs...
9: ...This expedition collected buccaneers and ships as it went along, at one time having a fleet of ten ves...
11: ...ar Islands]]. They built a small craft and sailed it to [[Acheen]] in [[Sumatra]]. After further adven...
13: ==The ''Roebuck'' expedition== - William Kidd (4938 bytes)
4: ...s|Sir John Somers]]. According to Henry Gilbert writing in ''The Book of Pirates'', Kidd's backers wer...
6: ...was not able to find pirates to take in that vicinity. He became desperate to cover the costs of his e...
8: On October 30, [[1697]] a dispute broke out with one William Moore. Gilbert describes this argume...
10: ... tried to persuade his crew to return the ship to its owners but they refused.
14: ...rnt because she had become worm-eaten and leaky. With the loyal remnant of his crew, he returned home ... - 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. - William Henry Harrison (11790 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ... of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Ohio]]. Harrison...
22: ==Early years and military career==
23: ...gress]] ([[1774]]–[[1777]]), signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
25: ...h of present-day Ohio to settlement by [[whites|white]] Americans. - William McKinley (11746 bytes)
15: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Ida Saxton Mc...
16: ...he United States|Political Party]]'''</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]'''</td><td>
23: ...ident of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]], from [[1897]] until his [[assassinati...
27: ... was mustered out as [[Captain]] and [[brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Major]] of the same regiment in Se... - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...t in the [[1908 Republican National Convention]] with the backing of his predecessor and close friend ...
20: ...irst president to occupy the [[Oval Office]] when it was opened in [[October]] [[1909]].
22: ...resident to serve on the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]].
25: ...tended [[Cincinnati Law School]] and began his political career in Ohio shortly after joining the [[Ba... - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...sident ([[John Tyler]] was the shortest-serving, with [[Andrew Johnson]] also serving less time than K...
5: ... at [[Saint Petersburg]]. He returned to the [[United States]] in [[1818]] and located in [[Cahawba, ...
7: ...rman of the Committee on Public Lands and the Committee on Commerce.
9: ...due to allegations of significant financial liabilities for royalty fees now owed to Reverend Dr. King...
13: ...lived together for a time in [[Washington, DC]]). It is also said that King's detractors in the Senate... - William Parker Foulke (158 bytes)
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - List of maritime explorers (2541 bytes)
3: ...an in the late [[15th century]] and lasted for a little more than three full centuries.
91: *[[Vitus Bering]]
94: *[[Fyodor Petrovich Litke]] - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam power]]...
3: ...hnological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and ...
5: ...hen mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...tion of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]]...
12: ...ther nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls an... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...up to 5.1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[c...
5: ...steels are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled,...
8: ...ke copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy co...
11: ...pearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...cal composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form. - Puritan (15882 bytes)
1: The '''Puritans''' were members of a group of radical [[Protes...
4: ...would be "[[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a denomination.
5: ...ents, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
8: ...utheran Germany]]. These contacts shaped their position towards Elizabeth's religious [[via media]] (m...
10: ...sthood of all believers]]. However, in church polity (organization of church power), they differed. - Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
8: ...y damage in the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American ...
11: ...ouri, killing 158 and injuring over 1,000, making it the deadliest single U.S. tornado since the adven...
12: ...cer. She was released a week later because of credit for time served.
13: ... ending the 30-year shuttle program, which began with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12...
20: ...ighly classified documents from the National Security Agency. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...n [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...[[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...nder command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
10: ...dinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...attle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer
31: ... Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
26: ...[[Valdas Adamkus|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
34: ...ms, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
37: ...drew Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...umb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[...
5: {{British Royal Family}}
7: ...nd the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...nce the death of her father, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] on [[6 February]] [[19...
11: ...d is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. - 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... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: ...r sisters: [[Alice of Antioch|Alice]], [[Principality of Antioch|princess of Antioch]]; [[Hodierna of ...
7: == Inheritance ==
9: ...), but a Queen Regnant, reigning by right of hereditary and civil law.
11: ...]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ...ake Melisende sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the y... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
1: ...of Jerusalem]], and an important figure in the politics of the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]].
3: ...usalem|patriarch Fulk]], and it seems that they waited until Fulcher's death to marry. Agnes bore Amal...
5: ...he annulment, their two children were declared legitimate.
7: ...to whom she had been engaged before her marriage with Amalric. Meanwhile, Amalric did make a more adva...
11: ... were rumours that she was also having an affair with Heraclius. - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
7: ... leaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Baldwi...
9: ...lip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have...
11: ...lla-Baldwin match. According to Bernard Hamilton, it could be assumed the emperor was investing in the...
13: ... [[Bohemund III of Antioch]] entered the kingdom with the intent of choosing a husband for Sibylla the... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: ...:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] &nd...
6: ...means ''other Aenor'' in the ''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil...
8: ... hawking, and hunting. She became heiress to [[Aquitaine]], the largest and richest of the provinces t...
10: ...crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within a month of their marriage, [[Louis VI of Franc... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
4: ...is married her to the Duke of Cleves, but this political marriage was annulled four years later.
14: ... began to marry Henry to the king's sister Marguerite. She died in [[Paris]] two months before the wed...
18: ...d William, Duke of Cleves, annulled in [[1545]], with no issue.
33: title=[[List of Navarrese monarchs|King of Navarre]]| - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
8: ...– [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Mary I of Scotl...
13: ...s been theorised by some authors to be from congenital [[syphilis]] transferred to her from her mother...
15: ...harpsichord|virginals]]. A great part of the credit of her early education was undoubtedly due to her... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
9: ...6]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[De...
14: ...questionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...y have inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended the throne because all other...
17: ...in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
7: ...puted by her enemies to indulge in a love affair with [[Count Biron]] for many years.
10: ...pularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility.
17: ...e of ice, where the bride caught a cold and died within several days.
19: ...foreigners, who thoroughly identified themselves with Russia, [[Andrey Osterman]] and [[Burkhardt Munn...
24: ...]. Anna's reign saw the beginnings of Russian territorial expansion into [[Central Asia]]. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><sma...
7: ...]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
9: ...[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...m|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baroni...
13: ...orth America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Vir...
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