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- Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
2: subject_name=Diana, Princess of Wales|
3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] |
11: ... was styled '''Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales'''. She was almost always called '''Princess Dia...
13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the Princ...
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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: ...Saxon]]s. His power base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become...
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... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ... alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
8: ...d chemical partner such as carbon. This process, known as [[smelting]], was first applied to metals wi...
11: ...ng this process, leading to a patterned layering known as [[pearlite]] due to its [[pearl]]-like appea...
15: ...hat the transformation to ferrite or perlite does not have time to take place. The transformation int...
19: ...s so critical to the end result, this process is known as '''[[tempering]]''', source of the term '''t... - 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...
11: ...ent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
17: ...[[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII]].
20: ...ge|Eton]], and also learned modern languages. She now speaks fluent [[French language|French]], as she... - 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... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
13: ...false assertions that she was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his ...
15: ... education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not only consulted the Spanish scholar [[Juan Lu�V...
17: ...It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was e...
19: ...s to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of Engla... - 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... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
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: ... only a daughter, [[Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales]]. When she then died in [[1817]], the remaining ...
14: ...k later. Princess Victoria's uncle, the Prince of Wales, inherited the Crown, becoming King George IV. Th... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
7: == Princess of Wales ==
9: ...g's brother, [[George, Duke of Clarence]]. It is not certain that a formal marriage ceremony ever too...
15: ...le, Richard having been appointed Governor of the North on the king's behalf. They had only one child...
19: ...Queen consort and her son was created [[Prince of Wales]]; however, Edward of Middleham died suddenly on ...
21: ...y|Westminster]], where she was buried. There was no memorial to her until the late [[20th century]], ... - Catherine of Valois (1918 bytes)
5: ...and she turned for comfort to [[Owen Tudor]], a [[Wales|Welsh]] courtier, who would become the founding f... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
2: subject_name=Diana, Princess of Wales|
3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] |
11: ... was styled '''Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales'''. She was almost always called '''Princess Dia...
13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the Princ... - Margaret of Anjou (3729 bytes)
12: ...of fathering a child and that the new [[Prince of Wales]] was the result of an adulterous liaison on Marg...
14: ...mmediately began raising an army in Wales and the north of England, where she was assisted by Henry's ...
18: ... was married to Margaret's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, in order to cement the alliance, and Margaret in...
20: ...a reputation for aggression and ruthlessness, but now she was a broken spirit, imprisoned in the [[Tow... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
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.
11: ..., was the product of [[morganatic marriage]], had no inheritance or wealth, and carried the lower roya...
13: ...cess May was close to her mother and acted as an unofficial secretary, helping to organise parties and...
17: ...he United Kingdom|Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]]. Princess May was chosen as a bride for Albert ... - 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...
6: ... Spencer]] (1710-1735), to [[Frederick, Prince of Wales]]. The Duchess remained friendly with the prince... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...e first elected president in the office's history not to have the support of Fianna Fᩬ. She is credi...
16: <tr><td>'''Nominated by:'''</td><td>Labour, Workers Party</td><...
23: ...career as a judge in the Colonial Service; while another relative was a [[Catholic]] nun. Some branche...
31: ... agree to 'second' the initiative and so it could not be further discussed. As a senator she served on...
37: ...orm]] with future Trinity College senator [[David Norris]]. Coincidentally, just as [[Mary McAleese]] ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
24: |'''Retirement honour:'''
27: ...figurehead of a political philosophy that became known as [[Thatcherism]], which involves reduced gove...
31: ...ccured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporters of Margaret Thatcher a...
33: ...ical approach to [[European Union|European]] [[Economic and Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was chall... - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
1: ...cember 16]], [[1956]]) was an artist and writer, known as the '''Queen of Bohemia'''.
3: ...rn in [[Tenby]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales|South Wales]], [[United Kingdom]]. From [[1906]] to [[1907]] ...
5: ...ntparnasse she also met her husband, the [[Norway|Norwegian]] artist [[Roald Kristian]].
7: ...18]]. After divorcing Kristian, she took up with another free spirit, composer [[E.J Moeran]].
13: ...home town, [[Augustus John]], and later another [[Wales|Welshman]], the poet [[Dylan Thomas]]. - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new ground for female pilots, and ...
8: ...d in flying and began taking lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from some of her family,...
10: ...n attorney from Boston, but in November of 1928 announced that the engagement had been broken and soon...
14: ...s of Knight of the [[L駩on d'honneur|Legion of Honor]] from the French Government, and the Gold Medal...
16: ...to fly solo across the [[Pacific Ocean]] from [[Honolulu]] to [[Oakland, California]]. Later that year... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: Having graduated with a BA Economics from the [[University of Sheffield]], Johnson...
8: ...on [[May 5]] of that year and landed in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin, Australia]] on [[May 24]]...
16: ... Rapide]] nonstop from [[Pendine Sands]], South [[Wales]], to the [[United States|USA]] in 1933. The plan...
18: The Mollisons also flew nonstop in record time to [[India]] in [[1934]] in a... - 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.
47: ...rt became chairman. As a woman, Nightingale could not be appointed to the Royal Commission, but she wr...
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