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- 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]]. - 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... - 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: ...y and her younger sister [[Anne of Great Britain|Anne]] survived into adulthood.
13: ...atholicism in [[1668]] or [[1669]], but Mary and Anne had a [[Protestantism | Protestant]] upbringing...
20: ...une [[1688]], for the son would, unlike Mary and Anne, be raised a Roman Catholic. Some charged that t... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
2: ...England.jpg|thumb|right|180px|''King William I of England'']]
7: ...o the throne of England by right of conquest by winning the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066 in what has...
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... - 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...
8: ...ng with cave painting, it has developed over millennia to several current movements, such as Brit art,...
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...
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ... 1450 – 1499), [[Italy|Italian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]]...
100: *[[Edmund Fanning]], (1769-1841), "Pathfinder of the Pacific", d...
116: *[[Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye]], (1685-1749), explorer
119: *[[Thomas Gann]], explorer - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
5: ... [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power a...
19: ...which refers to "Arthur the Blessed"; ''Preiddeu Annwn'' ("The Treasures of Paradise"), mentions "the ...
21: ...ae]]'', Arthur was killed at the [[Battle of Camlann]] in [[537]].
25: ...described in the late medieval biographies of Carannog, Padern, and Goeznovius.
27: ...[Culhwch]] visits his court to seek his help in winning the hand of [[Olwen]]. Arthur, who is describe... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...ld be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windless regio...
5: ...l]] to Terra Verde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better known as John Cabot) was first ...
7: ...ates]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is c...
21: ...rothers, [[Bartolomeo Columbus|Bartolomeo]], Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister, Bianchine...
31: ...er for maritime activity with ships sailing for [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Iceland]], [[Madeira]], [[Azore... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
8: ...though she was pregnant – 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...
17: ...s. The Zambesi river turned out to be completely unnavigable past the [[Kabrabasa rapids]], a series o...
22: ...he [[Nile]]. [[Richard Francis Burton]], [[John Hanning Speke]], and [[Samuel Baker]] had earlier (and... - Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
1: ...erant. They had more [[agriculture]] than the New England colony. The Middle Colonies were also known as th...
5: ...called cornmeal mush every day of the year. [[Johnnycake]], bread made with cornmeal, was also popula... - 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.
26: ==Innovations==
27: ... technologies were introduced. Another important innovation was the organization of human labor in fac...
29: ===Transmission of innovation=== - Steel (28384 bytes)
28: ...into tools in pre-contact [[North America]]. Beginning around the year [[1000]], the [[Thule]] people...
32: ...Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden.]] Beginning between [[3000 BC]] to [[2000 BC]] increasing ...
36: ...nt theory is that warfare and mass migrations beginning around 1200 BC disrupted the regional tin trad...
40: ...l fire for prolonged periods of time. By the beginning of the iron age, smiths had discovered that ir...
62: ...ided an application for iron casting, cast iron cannonballs. - Puritan (15882 bytes)
1: ...p of radical [[Protestants]] which developed in [[England]] after the [[Reformation]].
4: ...s always a descriptor of a ''type'' of religious innovation, rather than a particular church. The clos...
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... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...hina]], stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north...
16: ...ver, and carries certain cultural and political connotations. During the [[Spring and Autumn Period]],...
18: ...nbei]] and [[Xiongnu]]. As the PRC now governs [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Tibet]], and th...
25: ...esent political legitimacy. It was used in this manner from the tenth century onwards by the competing...
30: ... short-lived and was often regarded as overly tyrannical it unified the written language in China and ... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
9: ...e [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be...
45: *[[1470]] - King [[Edward V of England]], one of the two [[Princes in the Tower]] (d. [[...
46: ...les I of England]] and mother of [[William III of England]]
47: *[[1744]] - [[Johann Bernoulli, III]], [[Switzerland|Swiss]] mathemati...
69: *[[1961]] - [[Kathy Griffin]], comedienne, actress - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
9: ...Isle of Man has one "n", but her title, Lord of Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions s...
20: ... always been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]].
42: ...s Royal|HRH The Princess Anne, Princess Royal]] (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise) (born [[15 August]] [[19...
60: ...land]] and at [[Sandringham House]] in [[Norfolk, England|Norfolk]].
70: ... has spoken in favour of the continued union of [[England]] and [[Scotland]], angering some [[Scottish inde... - 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. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
13: ...Maud, [[Henry I of England]]'s designated heir as England's next Queen regnant). Throughout the negotiation...
37: ...atic disaster, plagued by in-fighting and poor planning, all of which would directly lead to the event...
53: ...direct influence in northern Syria, a priceless connection since Baldwin had himself broken the treaty... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
5: ...e advantageous diplomatic marriage. Despite the annulment, their two children were declared legitimat...
7: ...alric ascended the throne after the marriage was annulled. Agnes continued to hold the title Countess ...
9: The annulment later caused problems for Sibylla in partic...
15: ...10 years, while the Haute Cour and the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]] were to choose the... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
19: ...[1183]] and attempted to have Sibylla's marriage annulled through-out [[1184]]. Though her husband was...
21: The king was unsuccessful in his attempt to annul the marriage and therefore he decided to alter ...
23: ...3]] allowed for the Haute Cour and the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]] to choose the next...
29: ...d with oppositional court members that she would annul her own marriage to please them, as long as she...
35: Sibylla had shown great cunning and political prowess in her dealings with the... - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
9: ...ious marriage to [[Agnes of Courtenay]] had been annulled (though he had succeeded in having his child...
11: ...succession would be adjudicated by the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. The selection wou...
13: ...ters questioned Sibylla's legitimacy, due to the annullment of her parents' marriage, but this positio...
17: ...a divorce, which took the form of ecclesiastical annullment made by the [[archbishop of Pisa]], the [[...
19: ...e King of France. It was his uncle [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lion-Hearted]], a close ally and frie... - 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...
16: ...n|commemorative]] quarter, celebrating the 400th anniversary of [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]]'s fi...
39: ...n="center" rowspan="2" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Joanna of Castile]]''' - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ...he was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[England]] in her lifetime.
12: ...y sources, her mother-in-law, [[Ad鬡ide de Maurienne]], who was from the staid northernƠcountry of S...
16: ... and piety clashed. The city of Antioch had been annexed by Bohemond of Hauteville in the First Crusad...
18: ...e island of [[Oleron]] in [[1160]], and then into England. She was also instrumental in developing trade ag...
20: ... was no saving the marriage. In [[1152]], it was annulled on the grounds of [[consanguinity]]. Her est... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
17: ...son, the duke of Anjou, to Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]], but that did not come about.
19: ...ence was nothing compared to her son's, so it is unnecessary to dwell upon it. She died on [[January 5...
21: ...reine Catherine de Medecis'', in which Henri Estienne undoubtedly collaborated. - 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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