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- 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... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by indus...
3: ...]] from about [[1850]], when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development ...
5: ...developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...ncial market]]s and accumulation of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is t...
14: ...0 onwards, because there was a scientific and technological improvement, growth of supply of food beca... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: ...stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots]]
7: ...; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of th...
15: ... 1536. Had he not died before James V, Mary would not necessarily have inherited. In this sort of [[Se...
24: ...eeves, enveloped the infant, who could sit up but not walk. She was carried by Lord Livingston in sole...
26: ...ir struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in h... - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...was a few years Sarah's junior. They called one another by pet names, Sarah being "Mrs Freeman" and A...
8: ...abeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset|The Duchess of Somerset]] | years=1704–1710}} - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Ernie Fletcher]] |
38: ...entucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbred horse]]s and [[horse racing]...
41: ...evolutionary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky.
48: ...of Representatives]]. See [[List of Kentucky Governors]]. The judicial branch of Kentucky is made up o...
55: ... [[Virginia]], [[Tennessee]], [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], and [[Ohio]]. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
38: ...and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provid...
42: ... virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
44: (The term "Dutch" is a misnomer, as none of these groups are of Dutch origin; the German... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
39: ...]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New York City]]. Some of southwestern New ...
41: ...se of the unpopularity of the Dutch colonial governor, [[Peter Stuyvesant]]. The newly taken lands wer...
43: ... large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentat...
21: ...rvice to his country, and service to the church. Knowing that a prestigious post would aid him toward ...
23: ...ent, into the enjoyment of which, however, he did not enter until 1608.
25: ...y sold for ?1800, equivalent to a much larger sum now.
29: ...ough he had no commission or warrant and received no salary. His relationship with the queen also impr... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ...state (law)|estate]] ([[property]])—had an enormous influence on the development of [[political ...
6: Locke was born in [[Wrington]], [[Somerset]], about ten miles from [[Bristol]], [[England]],...
8: ...vely during his time at Oxford, working with such noted virtuosi as [[Robert Boyle]], [[Thomas Willis]...
12: Locke's medical knowledge was soon put to the test, since Shaftesbury...
16: ... involvement in the [[Rye House Plot]]. Locke did not return to England until after the [[Glorious Rev... - Halloween (18290 bytes)
2: ...grants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the [[19th century]].
4: ...ons, though the holiday has lost its religious connotations among the populace at large.
8: ...wn, which is the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed o...
12: [[Anoka, Minnesota]], USA, the self-proclaimed "Hallowe...
20: ...things particularly involving death, [[Magic_(paranormal)|black magic]], or mythical [[monster]]s. Com... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
4: Dampier was born at [[East Coker]] in [[Somerset]] and went to sea at the age of 16. He served wi...
11: ...hip was being [[careening|careened]] Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. Later t...
18: ...ing the [[Dampier Strait]] between these islands (now the [[Bismarck Islands]]) and New Guinea.
30: ...ge'' (126 men) and ''Cinque Ports'' (63 men) for another expedition to the South Seas.
32: This voyage was not a success. It is most notable for the events surrounding [[Alexander Selki... - Crimean War (7100 bytes)
8: ...ded [[Moldavia]] and [[Wallachia]], both semi-autonomous vassals of the Ottoman Empire, resulting in a...
14: ... had to scuttle their ships and used the naval cannons as additional artillery, and the ships' crews a...
22: ...ation in the peninsula. Crimean Tatars became a minority in their homeland.
25: ...topol]], and a violent storm on the night of [[14 November]] [[1854]] wrecked nearly thirty vessels wi...
30: ...took place on the Russian Pacific coast, [[Asia Minor]], the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]] and [[White Sea|Whi... - Canyon (3965 bytes)
9: ...)|Colorado River]] and the [[Snake River]] in the northwestern [[United States]] are two examples of t...
11: ...is left, for example in the [[Mendip Hills]] in [[Somerset]] and [[Yorkshire Moors]] in [[Yorkshire]], [[Eng...
17: ... contributes to the fact that they are not often known or regarded as candidates for the biggest canyo...
19: Other well-known canyon systems include:
24: *[[Cheddar Gorge]] in [[Somerset]], [[England]] - Britain in the Middle Ages (12239 bytes)
2: <!--NOTE: Article uses UK spelling -->
3: ...nisation]] of [[England]] and [[Scotland]], the [[Norman Conquest]], England's participation in the [[...
5: ...m a linguistic and political point of view, the [[Norman Conquest]] of England divides Medi�val Brit...
7: ...f England|William]] to [[Oliver Cromwell]] and is not a medi�val feature.
10: ..., and when the Roman troops left, the Britons had no effective defence. - Comedy of manners (2474 bytes)
3: ... and copied during the [[Renaissance]]. The best-known comedies of manners, however, may well be those...
5: ...d]], [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' might be considered the first comedy of ...
7: ...Noel Coward]] (''[[Hay Fever]]'', [[1925]]) and [[Somerset Maugham]], as well as various [[British sitcom]]s... - Axe (10109 bytes)
12: *Felling Axe - The most commonly known of the various axes
15: ...Axes. The great many patterns of Broad Axe, vary enormously in weight, and the length, and shape of th...
16: ...ntifiable, feature of this axe is that the eye is not centered behind the bit, but, rather, that it is...
30: ...bably not hafted. The first true hafted axes are known from the [[Mesolithic]] period (ca. 6000 BC), w...
31: ...ts have been found, but it seems that the axe was normally hafted by wedging. [[Birch-tar]] and raw-hi...
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