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  1. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    3: ...ight|thumb|220px|'''Mary I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
    8: ...cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
    13: ...econd daughter and fifth child of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and his first wife, [[Catherine of A...
    17: ...her Francis I, who was eager for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that ...
    19: ...acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of England]].
  2. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    2: ...right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
    7: ...d during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
    9: ...tal misalliances. Like her father [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], she was a writer and poet. She gran...
    11: ... and seven [[baron|baronies]] in the [[Peerage of England]], and one barony in the [[Peerage of Ireland]], ...
    16: ...ed in the line of succession after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succes...
  3. Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
    2: ...umb|right|175px|'''Mary II''' <br><small>Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland</small>]]
    8: ...th her husband and first cousin, [[William III of England|William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her...
    11: ...nne Hyde]]. Mary's uncle was King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]; her maternal grandfather, [[Edward ...
    17: Mary went to [[the Netherlands]], where she lived with her husband. She did not ...
    20: ...s to grant freedom of religion to non-[[Church of England|Anglicans]] was not well-received. Several Protes...
  4. William I of England (8753 bytes)
    2: ...England.jpg|thumb|right|180px|''King William I of England'']]
    7: ...in [[France]], William succeeded to the throne of England by right of conquest by winning the [[Battle of H...
    20: ==Conquest of England==
    23: ...bably in [[1052]]) and that [[Harold Godwinson]], England's foremost magnate, had reportedly pledged his su...
    25: ...uary 5]], [[1066]] making him King [[Harold II of England]]. In order to pursue his own claim, William obta...
  5. Culture of England (4178 bytes)
    1: ...t to which other cultures have influenced life in England.
    6: ... the geographical region presently referred to as England. This results in the term being almost indefinabl...
    12: Oil painting came comparatively late to England. Hans Holbein, an imported talent, is generally c...
    14: And although Charles I of England built up a great royal collection of art, the dis...
    16: ...es the development of the country house and its landscaping.

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  1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at ...
    28: ...Willem Barents]], ([[1550]]?-[[1597]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]], died on [[Novaya Zemlya]] [[Northeast Pa...
    47: ... 1450 – 1499), [[Italy|Italian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]]...
    53: ...] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[Atlantic]] islands)
    54: *[[Jan Carstensz]], (c.1595—?), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] explorer of [[New Guinea]] coast, navigat...
  2. King Arthur (22450 bytes)
    5: ... [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power a...
    15: ...torical persons may have influenced the later legends, like the [[Scots]] king [[Aedan mac Gabran]], wh...
    27: ...sman, agrees to the request, and fulfills the demands of Olwen's [[giant]] father [[Ysbaddaden]], which...
    29: This may be related to legends where Arthur is depicted as the leader of the [[W...
    31: ...ditor of the Welsh Triads, matched it to Kelly Rounds, a [[hill fort]] in the Cornish parish of [[Eglos...
  3. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    31: ...er for maritime activity with ships sailing for [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Iceland]], [[Madeira]], [[Azore...
    35: ...iner received all of Perestello's charts of the winds and currents of the [[Portuguese possessions]] of...
    46: ... calculated that the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan was 2,400 nautical miles (about 4,444 km...
    52: ... is probable that he made the same outrageous demands for himself in Portugal that he later made in Spa...
    54: ...edit for being "the principal cause why those islands were discovered."
  4. David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
    8: ...though she was pregnant &ndash; but returned to [[England]] with their children.
    14: ...vigation of the [[Zambesi River]]. He returned to England to try to garner support for his ideas, and to pu...
    19: ...ngstone experienced great difficulty in raising funds to further explore [[Africa]].
  5. Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
    1: ...erant. They had more [[agriculture]] than the New England colony. The Middle Colonies were also known as th...
    13: ...they are now. The women enjoyed visiting with friends and relatives along with [[gardening]], and danci...
  6. Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
    1: ...y industry and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam p...
    16: ...so they invested in the production of machines in England.
    22: ...dn’t worry about law and order, and set their minds into manufacturing. People earned a lot of money ...
    108: ...ar was used for the movement of goods to the Midlands which had been imported into [[Bristol]] from abr...
    124: ... link the major manufacturing centres in the midlands with seaports and with London, at that time the l...
  7. Steel (28384 bytes)
    8: ...mall>&mdash; [[Pyrite]]. Iron oxide is a soft [[sandstone]]-like material with limited uses on its own....
    66: ...r Spanish ones has been credited as one factor in England's [[1588]] defeat of the [[Spanish Armada]].
    68: ...9]], [[Jan Andries Moerbeck]], a [[United Netherlands|Dutch]] ironmaster, began importing Wealden iron ...
    76: ...s content compared to most ores (notably those in England), which allowed for a finer and stronger crystal ...
    78: ...al at his [[ironworks]] at [[Coalbrookdale]] in [[England]]. Although coke could be produced less expensiv...
  8. Puritan (15882 bytes)
    1: ...p of radical [[Protestants]] which developed in [[England]] after the [[Reformation]].
    8: ...ervient to politics. Persecuted under [[Mary I of England]] ("Bloody Mary"), Protestants like [[Thomas Cart...
    12: ...otestants. As a group, they wanted the Church of England to resemble more closely the Protestant churches ...
    14: ...ed. Attempts by the [[bishop]]s of the Church of England to enforce uniformity of usage in the ''Book of C...
    18: ...icism|Anglo-Catholic]] faction in the [[Church of England]] and were given the name "Puritan", in mockery o...
  9. China (38909 bytes)
    7: ...islands off the coast of [[Fujian]], and some islands in the South China Sea. The PRC does not recogniz...
    32: ...[Silk Road]] before it finally reached Europe and England. The Western "China", transliterated to [[Shina (...
    69: ...ster]]. Political power sometimes fell into the hands of powerful [[official]]s, [[eunuch]]s, or imperi...
    81: ..., [[Taipei]], [[Kaohsiung]] and some offshore islands of [[Fujian]] province). Today, the political sce...
    108: ...ese dynasties were based in the historical heartlands of China, known by the politically-correct term o...
  10. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    9: ...e [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be...
    28: ...evolution]] that started on [[October 23]]. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarte...
    38: ...me right-wing Israeli assassin. He dies of his wounds later that night in a Tel Aviv Hospital.
    39: ...helle]] hits [[Cuba]], destroying crops and thousands of homes.
    45: *[[1470]] - King [[Edward V of England]], one of the two [[Princes in the Tower]] (d. [[...
  11. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    7: ...t Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[United Kingdom|United Kin...
    9: ... of England|Supreme Governor]] of the [[Church of England]], [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[UK Armed Force...
    20: ... always been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]].
    23: ...in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [[Windsor Castle]], Berkshire. There was some suggestion ...
    27: ...s known as No 230873 Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, and was trained as a driver. This training was...
  12. Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
    5: ...her of both [[Stephen of England|Stephen, King of England]] and [[Henry of Blois]], [[Bishop of Winchester]...
    7: ... She was the favorite sister of King [[Henry I of England]]; they were probably the youngest of the Conquer...
    15: # [[Stephen I of England|Stephen of Blois]]
    22: ...ft Blois in [[1111]] to join his uncle's court in England.
  13. Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
    13: ...r with Melisende. Baldwin acquiesced to these demands as Fulk was relatively rich (even for a crusader)...
    39: ...spiration, influencing her dealings with her husbands and sons, even with the governance of Aquitaine o...
    49: ...th the grant of the city of Nablus and adjacent lands to Melisende to rule for life, and a solemn oath ...
    55: ...rtunity to take el-Hablis, which controlled the lands of [[Gilead]] beyond the Jordan. Also in [[1157]]...
  14. Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
    15: ...s advanced the compromise that would place her grandson Baldwin V above Sibylla in the order of success...
  15. Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
    23: ...3]] allowed for the Haute Cour and the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]] to choose the next...
    43: ...ght by [[Philip II of France]] and [[Richard I of England]].)
  16. Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
    11: ...succession would be adjudicated by the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. The selection wou...
    13: ...e dead, it was easier to resurrect that legal grounds for the succession of the now 16-year-old Isabell...
    19: ... Tyre were reportedly so taken by his youth and handsomeness that they shouted that he should marry the...
  17. Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
    5: ...great-great-granddaughter of King [[Edward III of England]] and his wife [[Philippa of Hainault]] and throu...
    10: ... Lancaster]], a half sister of King [[Henry IV of England]]. Her maternal grandparents were Prince [[Joao o...
  18. Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
    3: ...he was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[England]] in her lifetime.
    18: ...h Constantinople and ports of trade in the Holy Lands.
    20: ...marriage. In [[1152]], it was annulled on the grounds of [[consanguinity]]. Her estates reverted to her...
    22: ..., [[Leonora of Aquitaine|Eleanor]], and [[Joan of England|Joan]].
    28: ...her great court at [[Poitiers]]. Straining all bounds of civility, Henry had Archbishop [[Thomas Becket...
  19. Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
    17: ...son, the duke of Anjou, to Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]], but that did not come about.
  20. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    3: ...ight|thumb|220px|'''Mary I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
    8: ...cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
    13: ...econd daughter and fifth child of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and his first wife, [[Catherine of A...
    17: ...her Francis I, who was eager for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that ...
    19: ...acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of England]].

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