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- Queen bee (6221 bytes)
1: ...r colony, there is normally only one adult, mated queen, who is the mother of the bees of the hive, altho...
4: ...right|Queen larva floating on royal jelly in open queen cell.]]
6: ...nstructed cell, which is larger than the cells of normal brood comb, and also is oriented vertically i...
8: ...ell_0021.JPG|thumb|left|Queen cell opened to show queen pupa (with darkening eyes).]]
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ... [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] and [[Biography]]. Also, see [[Internationa...
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17: ...st at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
22: ...y]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]])
26: *[[Heinrich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ... some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into...
6: ... be traced back to the [[13th century]], are now known as ''Takhti Jamshid'' ("the throne of Jamshid")...
12: ...a]], who reigned at the longest two years, or, if not his, then that of [[Darius III of Persia|Darius ...
14: Another small group of ruins in the same style is fou...
18: .... This accounts for the fact that the Greeks were not acquainted with the city until it was taken and ... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...he central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as the "[[Matter of Britain]]." There is disagr...
5: ...] to early [[6th century]], to have been of [[Romano-British]] origin, and to have fought against the ...
7: ...y figure of whom we know little, and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Br...
11: Another school of thought believes that Arthur is a h...
13: Subscribers to this school of thought argue that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Amb... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...' in [[Portuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could hav...
3: ...windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurate...
5: ... two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This i...
7: ..., including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Ce...
11: ...ope, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...of explorers|explorer]] of the [[Victorian era]], now best remembered because of his meeting with [[He...
6: ...[London]], he became attracted by the example of another Scot, Robert Moffat, whose daughter he later ...
8: From [[1840]] he worked in [[Bechuanaland]] (now [[Botswana]]), but was unable to make inroads in...
12: ...a Falls]] (which he named after the then monarch, Queen [[Victoria I of the United Kingdom|Victoria]]). L...
22: ...eturned to [[Africa]], this time to [[Zanzibar]] (now part of [[Tanzania]]), where he set out to seek ... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
9: ...]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
25: ...cki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
56: ...ouch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
63: ...s (author)|Adams, Richard]], (born 1920), British novelist
65: ...s, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
18: *[[Anouk Aim饼Aim饬 Anouk]], (born 1932), French actor
21: ...insworth|Ainsworth, Henry]], (1571-1622), English Nonconformist clergyman and scholar
24: ...ge Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer
26: ...arya, Queen]], (died 2001), non-reigning Nepalese queen - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...t|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubi...
7: ...nited Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...ist of Lords of the Isle of Man|Lord of Mann]]<!--Note on spelling: the Isle of Man has one "n", but h...
15: ...ndra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively.
20: ...ge|Eton]], and also learned modern languages. She now speaks fluent [[French language|French]], as she... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ... not certain to have ruled). She was the first ''known'' female to take the title Pharaoh, though, aga...
10: ...|Temple of Karnak]] over her two brothers who did not live into adulthood. She apparently also had a l...
20: ...rting her right and position as King or Ruler and not ''King's Wife'' or ruler's wife of Egypt. Histor...
27: ...me=Hatshepsut|praenomen=<hiero>ra-mAat-kA</hiero>|nomen=<hiero>i-mn:n-W9:t-F4:t-B7</hiero>}}
28: ...xed the epithet Khenmetamun, and prefixed the praenomen, or throne name Maat-ka-re. In [[Egyptian hier... - Arsinoe II of Egypt (1899 bytes)
1: ...lphus]] ([[309 BC|309]]-[[246 BC]]), with '''Arsinoe II''' ([[316 BC | 316]]-[[270 BC]]).]]
3: '''Arsinoe II''' ([[316 BC| 316]]-[[270 BC]]), queen of [[Thrace]] and later co-ruler of [[Egypt]] wit...
5: ...wo of her sons; the third was able to escape. Arsinoe fled again, this time to [[Alexandria]], Egypt.
7: ..."Brother-Loving") by the scandalized Greeks. Arsinoe II shared all of her brother's titles and appare...
13: ...align="center" | '''[[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt]]'''<br>''with [[Ptolemy II of Egypt|Pto... - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
4: ...]]–[[August 12]]?, [[30 BC]]) was [[Monarch|queen]] of [[ancient Egypt]]. She was the last member o...
6: ...of all of ancient Egypt's rulers, and is usually known as simply '''Cleopatra''', all of her similarly...
9: ...he also had one younger sister whose name was Arsino뮠She was first briefly co-ruler with her father....
11: ...al claims of Ptolemy and Cleopatra. (It should be noted that Pompey had been married to Caesar's daugh...
19: ...and [[Cilicia]]. Cleopatra also took the title of Queen of Kings. - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
1: ...er Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring [[Trinovantes]], in a major uprising against the occupyin...
7: ...what is now [[Norfolk]]. He was allowed to remain nominally independent as an ally of Rome (he may hav...
9: ...e this point to call in their loans. Tacitus does not mention this, but does single out [[procurator]]...
11: ...mple for two days before it fell. The future governor [[Quintus Petillius Cerialis]], then commanding ...
13: ...y fire at this time), slaughtering anyone who had not evacuated with Suetonius. [[Verulamium]] ([[St A... - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
1: ... genus of [[plant]]s named after Zenobia, see [[Zenobia (plant)]]''
3: [[Image:Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg|thumb|300px|Zenobia coin reporting her title, ''[[Augusta]]''.]]
4: ... of [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] and [[Asia Minor]]. By playing off [[Iran|Persia]] to the east ag...
6: ...was), as well as [[Dido]] (the supposed founding queen of [[Carthage]], according to the ''[[Aeneid]]'')...
8: ...([[274]]). She was granted a villa in [[Tibur]] (now Tivoli, Italy), where she spent the rest of her ... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: [[Image:Messalinde-Jerusalem.JPG|frame|A queen accepting fealty from a vassal, possibly Melisend...
3: ...tember 11]], [[1161]]) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1131]] to [[1153]].
9: ...ere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III), but a Queen Regnant, reigning by right of hereditary and civi...
11: ... Cour]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ...of Baldwin II's intentions to make Melisende sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Mel... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
5: ...al character as hinted to in the Chronicle of [[Ernoul]], a continuation of William; "car telle n'est ...
9: ...ter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
11: ... of Sidon. During Amalric's reign she had next to no influence in the kingdom, but her power grew when...
13: ...f Raymond III of Tripoli she persuaded Baldwin IV not to allow him to enter the kingdom in [[1182]]. I...
15: ... in the order of succession, but she probably was not happy with the provision that [[Raymond III of T... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...] had provided an example of successful rule by a queen regnant earlier in the century.
5: ...ght scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla would later become...
7: ...i]], in his capacity as regent during Baldwin's minority (and beyond, as the king spent his brief adul...
9: ...[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have the princess marry one of their ow...
11: ...eiving confirmation from his niece, the [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Comnena]], of the likelihood of the Sib... - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
3: ...1170]]–[[1205]]) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] [[1192]]–1205. She was the d...
5: ...r shared history. According to the chronicler [[Ernoul]]:
7: ... Saladin gave out orders throughout his army that no attack should be directed at this tower."''
13: ...rect that legal grounds for the succession of the now 16-year-old Isabella.
15: ...s the young Isabella and her husband Humphrey did not assert their claim. However, Sibylla died in [[1... - Yolande of Jerusalem (1046 bytes)
1: ...olande of Brienne''' ([[1212]] - [[1228]]), also known as '''Yolanda''' or '''Isabella II''', inherite...
3: ...]] and [[Maria of Montferrat]]. Because John did not have a direct claim on the throne, Yolande succe...
8: {{succession box | title=[[King of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] | before=[[Maria of Montferrat|Mar... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
2: ...uler of her husband's dominions. This monarch is known by a variety of other names including ''Isabel ...
5: ...ares Pereira]], Count de Barcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.
7: ...ghter of [[John I of Castile]] and his wife [[Eleanor of Aragon]], a sister of Kings [[John I of Arago...
12: ...King [[John II of Castile]] and his second wife [[Queen Isabella]] of [[Portugal]].
21: ...g to get Isabella declared as [[blessed]] and [[canonization|later saint]]. - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
2: ...younger and only surviving son to [[Magnus VII of Norway]], [[Magnus II of Sweden]].
4: ...vided attention to [[Sweden]], where the mutinous nobles were already in arms against their unpopular ...
6: ...er at [[Aasle]] near [[Falk?g]], and Margaret was now the omnipotent mistress of three kingdoms.
10: ... hasten to its assistance; and the Baltic and the North Sea speedily swarmed with the privateers of th...
12: ... 17]], Eric was solemnly crowned king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The proposed act of union divided...
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