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- Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: | [[Image:bwvictoria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Brita...
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...nasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) ([[24 May]] [[1819]] – [[22 January]]...
9: ...Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Wi...
12: ... [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensin...
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...e]] and [[Guatemala]] to the southeast. It is the northernmost and westernmost country in [[Latin Amer...
10: native_name = Estados Unidos Mexicanos |
15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci
16: ...Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' | - 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 - 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...
10: ==Discovery of Victoria Falls==
11: ...e.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone memorial at [[Victoria Falls]]]] - May (3270 bytes)
5: ...Taurus]] and ends in the sign of [[Gemini]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellat...
14: ...ear]] May begins at or near [[Bealtaine]] in the northern hemisphere and [[Samhain]] in the southern ...
23: ...] on or before [[May 24]]. In [[Quebec]], it is known as Patriots' Day (''Journ饠nationale des [[pat...
26: * [[No Pants Day]] is celebrated the first Friday in May...
32: *Within any calendar year, no other month begins on the same day of the week as... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...f [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on the north, [[Tanzania]] on the south and east, and the [...
3: ... the supremacist claims of the ruling [[Tutsi]] minority with the growing demands for political partic...
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47: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> Estimate is base...
58: ...ost extreme Hutu group, Palipehutu-FNL (commonly known as "FNL"), continued to refuse negotiations. In... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
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...
20: ...ge|Eton]], and also learned modern languages. She now speaks fluent [[French language|French]], as she...
23: ...sed to consider this, saying, "The children could not possibly go without me, I wouldn't leave without...
27: ...itary, though other royal women have been given honorary ranks. - 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... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: | [[Image:bwvictoria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Brita...
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...nasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) ([[24 May]] [[1819]] – [[22 January]]...
9: ...Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Wi...
12: ... [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Prince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensin... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...ictoria Mary of Teck.jpg|thumb|250px|HSH Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, ...
3: ...Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May'''''.
5: ...on of jewels built up over her years as queen are now priceless.
9: Princess Victoria Mary of Teck was born on [[May 26]], [[1867]], at...
11: ..., was the product of [[morganatic marriage]], had no inheritance or wealth, and carried the lower roya... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
10: | [[June 25]] - [[November 4]], [[1993]]
31: ...to sit at the table of the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized c...
33: ...in Soviet Government at the [[London School of Economics]].
45: ...amentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[minority government]].
47: ...ely remembered as suggesting that "an election is no time to discuss serious issues". In addition, she... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ... where she currently lives. She is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwoo...
4: ...ttings and atmosphere of her fiction and in her [[non-fiction]] and edited work. She has also been ass...
6: Though widely known for her fiction, Atwood has also continually pu...
8: ...nd an opera), or for her [[Booker Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Blind Assassin]].''
10: Two of Atwood's novels have been chosen for [[CBC Radio]]'s ''[[Cana... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...nd in [[English language|English]]. She is best known, at least in English, for her account of living...
5: ...nger brother [[Thomas Dinesen]] won the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serv...
9: ...ly collections of short stories; she also wrote a novel entitled ''The Angelic Avengers'', under the p...
34: ...18 Blixen|Asteroid 3318 Blixen]], named after the novelist - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...– [[August 13]], [[1910]]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pionee...
7: ...er (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman...
9: ...e for the legions of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evok...
31: ...ion]]s were common, many of them fatal. There was no equipment to process food for the patients.
43: ...rian after [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] herself [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s...
5: ...econgized her rare, four octave [[coloratura soprano]] talent and enrolled her in voice lessons to dev...
9: ...lbum for Children]] for ''Mary Poppins''. She was nominated for an Academy Award again, the following ...
11: ...ards]], such as ''[[10 (movie)|10]]'', ''[[Victor/Victoria]]'', and ''[[S.O.B.]]'', in which she appeared to...
15: In the [[2000]] New Year's Honours she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|D... - Nymphaeaceae (2255 bytes)
5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
16: ''[[Victoria (waterlily)|Victoria]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> - giant water-lily (2 s...
19: ...ymphaea'' and ''Nuphar'', but fully circular in ''Victoria''.
25: ...mphaeaceae, is genetically very different, and is now placed in its own family, the [[Nelumbo]]naceae,... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
51: * [[water]], [[ice]], [[snow]]
81: ...on that a thing not intended to be a sculpture is not a sculpture. This seems contrary to some famous ...
87: ...inting]] has represented a form of ideal, be it innocence, openness or purity. Nude sculptures are st...
89: ... David for [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s visit to the [[British Museum]]. - Tapestry (2919 bytes)
10: ...uld transport the tapestry from one residence to another. In [[church]]es, it could be displayed on sp...
12: ==Iconography==
13: The iconography of most Western tapestries goes back to wri...
18: ...y]] [[Flemish]] [[mille-fleur]] tapestry in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].]]
19: Tapestry has been known in [[Europe]] since the early fourteenth centur... - Alphorn (1746 bytes)
5: ...horn made at Rigi-Kulm, Schwytz, and now in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], measures 8 ft. in length and...
8: ...the high country at cheese making time. [[Gioacchino Rossini|Rossini]] has introduced the melody into ... - Nile (13738 bytes)
6: ==Terminology==
8: ...;ος), a Greek name for the Nile. Another Greek name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (&Al...
12: ...han the mighty Amazon, partly because it receives not a single tributary from its halfway mark at the ...
14: ...m (4160 miles) long. Measuring instead from Lake Victoria gives a length of approximately 5584 km (3470 mil...
24: ...flows for 690 km (429 miles) before reaching Lake Victoria. - Geology (12007 bytes)
3: ...ron]], [[copper]], and [[uranium]]. Additional economic interests include minerals such as [[asbestos]...
5: ... system. However, specialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of...
12: ...]] (Georg Agricola), a physician, summarized the knowledge of [[mining]] and [[metallurgy]] [[1556]].
16: ...tard recorded the first observation of the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origins of this part of France. [[Jame...
20: ...n had previously been supposed in order to allow enough time for mountains to be eroded and for [[sedi...
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