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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
8: ...t his grave was in the face of a rock, and could only be reached by means of an apparatus of ropes. Ct...
26: ...costly sacrifices to the gods and entertained his friends bountifully. While they were feasting and the d...
37: ...ersian tradition at a very remote period knew of only three architectural wonders in that region, whic... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
5: ...as John Cabot) was first to reach the American mainland (which Columbus did not reach until his third ...
9: Unlike the voyage of the Scandinavians, Columbus's vo...
46: ...vered less space on the earth's surface than commonly believed. Finally, Columbus read maps as if the ...
69: ... vast interior of the North and South American mainlands would of course be largely mapped with the le...
91: ...ft with six ships from [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda|Sanlúcar, Spain]] for his third trip to the New World... - Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
11: ...and religious lessons. Basic arithmetic was the only other education.
13: ... as they are now. The women enjoyed visiting with friends and relatives along with [[gardening]], and danci... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
4: The word ''Puritan'' is now applied unevenly to a number of [[Protestant]] churches from the ...
5: ...hurch]]. The term was used by the group itself mainly in the sixteenth century, though it seems to hav...
24: ...eak of the [[English Civil War]]. Puritans certainly agitated against the king, and reform of the rel...
34: ...n strength, though the theology of the Society of Friends is radically different from that of Puritanism (f...
44: *Education and enlightenment for the masses - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[...
14: ...tionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
36: This seemed to Marie to be the only sensible solution to her troubles. In February [...
49: ...eith]] on [[August 19]], [[1561]]. She was still only 18 and, despite her talents, her upbringing had ...
57: ...English royal blood, any child Mary would bear Darnley would have an extremely strong claim to both Ma... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Lo...
3: ...t became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], and was the editor-in-chief of the f...
27: ... persecution, and of injury from the desertion of friends. The ecclesiastical party detested the ''Encyclop... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
11: ... to [[Holstein]] of her beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found hers...
23: ...e Preobrazhensky [[Leib Guard|Guards]] regiment, enlisted their sympathies by a stirring speech, and l...
25: ...ttle knowledge and no experience of affairs, suddenly found herself at the head of a great empire at o...
29: ...eden ceded to Russia all the southern part of [[Finland]] east of the river Kymmene, which thus became...
31: This triumphant issue was mainly due to the diplomatic ability of the new vice ch... - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
29: ...her had died years ago, and therefore there were only females left. Despite of the fact that there wer...
34: ...Charles Gustavus]] in order to either practice openly her previously secret [[Roman Catholic Church|Ca...
48: She is only one of four women to be given the honour of bein...
51: ...th the emotional letters that she wrote to female friends, has caused her to become an icon for the lesbian... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
15: ...r was the future Mary II. Anne and Mary were the only children of the Duke and Duchess of York to surv...
26: ...s Anne, [[heir apparent]] to the Throne, was the only individual remaining in the line of succession e...
35: ...1st Baron Godolphin]]. The Whigs—who were, unlike the Tories, vigorous supporters of the War of ...
38: ...right to own property in England into jeopardy), unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security o...
40: ...and had been undermined by another of the Queen's friends [[Abigail Masham]]. Mrs Masham, a cousin of the D... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...ingen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Pala...
14: ...n in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language o...
29: ...moval of these ladies, whom she regarded as close friends rather than as members of a ceremonial institutio...
35: ...le ''His Royal Highness''. Prince Albert was commonly known as the "Prince Consort", though he did not...
39: ...tween Victoria and Prince Albert. Albert was not only the Queen's companion, but also an important pol... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
40: ... Princess of Wales spoke to the [[press]] through friends, accusing each other of [[adultery]]. Charles res...
85: ...o needle as it was [[digital]]. The car was certainly travelling much faster than the legal [[speed li... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
10: ...ly (from the public but not from their family and friends) on [[May 1]], [[1464]], at her family home in [[...
12: Nor was Warwick the only one who resented the way the queen's relatives s... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
22: ...s-Auguste]] was shy, awkward and distant. He was only a year older than she was and had no sexual or r...
25: ... supposed to do on their wedding night. They had only a very vague idea of sex and this increased the ...
36: ...-Auguste and Marie-Antoinette's life changed suddenly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of 10th May [[1774...
49: The queen's circle of friends was very exclusive. This caused resentment in [[V...
55: ...at [[Versailles]] when she started appointing her friends to places which were traditionally held by others... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...cted [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in [[1988]], only to be deposed 20 months later by the [[President...
21: ...s strengthened and revitalized. Pakistan made new friends and maintained better relations with many countri...
24: ...lear. She and her government have said that they only provided moral support and nothing more. The Tal... - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
12: ...killed himself. Researchers and all Kelly's close friends believe her death was totally unexpected and occu...
26: ...www.globalnonviolence.org/nv_speaks_to_power.htm online book], almost complete text (also, out of prin...
30: * Frank Noakes: [http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/1992/77/77p8.htm Petra Kelly, 1947... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
4: ...stance and her sister, Eva Gore-Booth, were close friends of the poet [[W. B. Yeats]] who frequently visite... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
25: ...and once a [[Protestant]], [[Unionist]] bastion, unless they had the permission of a bishop. In her tw...
45: ...idency and the first woman candidate in what was only the second presidential election to be contested...
55: ...n as a near certainty to win the presidency. The only question asked was whether Robinson would beat C...
59: ... it emerged during the campaign that what he told friends and insiders in private flatly contradicted his p...
61: ...quipped, "with enemies like [McDowell], who needs friends?". Flynn's attack fatally killed off Lenihan's ca... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
13: ...th]] who was enraged that the homely Eleanor not only snagged her cousin Franklin as a husband, but th...
15: .... For the rest of their lives they would be close friends, Hickok suggested the idea for what would eventua...
33: ...r many years. Here she entertained her circle of friends in informal gatherings. The site is now the home...
37: ...her old friends [[Herbert Lehman]] and [[Thomas Finletter]] to form the New York Committee for Democra...
43: ...r, Howard Hill and Saxton Pope. A close personal friendship with J.E. Davis, editor of ''Ye Sylvan Archer'... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
7: ...). Thereafter she devoted much of her energy not only to the Theosophical Society, but also to India's...
15: ...ife, but never really succeeded. The two remained friends, though, until the end of her life.
36: *[http://www.theosophical.ca/OnLineDocs.htm Theosophical.ca On-Line Documents] Som... - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
15: She also become friends with [[Hippolyte Havel]] at this time.
21: ...th Czolgosz's actions. Goldman had met Czolgosz only once, briefly, several weeks before, where he ha...
32: ...ting from the [[Russian Civil War]]. Goldman was friends with Communists and New Yorkers [[John Reed (jour...
45: ...ion]] can ever succeed as a factor of liberation unless the means used to further it be identical in s...
51: ...he ruler. If it is the Russian tsar, I most certainly believe in dispatching him to where he belongs. ...
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