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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...icle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fic...
6: ... de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ... de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...lmeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...uerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: ...ht|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shi...
9: ...al Roman of the [[2nd century]], whose military exploits in Britain may have been remembered for centu...
13: ... that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battlin...
19: ...f Arthur" and states "we went with Arthur in his splendid labours"; and the poem "Journey to Deganwy,"...
23: ..."Lives") of 6th-century [[saint|saints]]: for example, in the ''Life of Saint [[Illtud]]'', he is said... - Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
4: ...Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the...
8: ... the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American natural dis...
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23: ...istory burns nearly 16,000 acres and kills two people. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...ate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material...
24: ...orders the [[United States Customs Service]] to implement the [[Neutrality Acts|Neutrality Act of 1939...
31: ...d as the [[Arno]] and [[Po]] rivers flood; 113 people die, 30,000 are rendered homeless, and countless...
45: *[[1470]] - King [[Edward V of England]], one of the two [[Princes in the T...
51: *[[1883]] - [[Nikolaos Plastiras]], Greek general and politician (d. [[1953... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
4: ... Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
8: *[[Marcel Achard|Achard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887) - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
17: ...he United Kingdom|The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII]].
23: ...er uncle [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]]'s abdication, she became [[heiress presump...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
5: ...Gaunt she was great-great-granddaughter of King [[Edward III of England]] and his wife [[Philippa of Haina...
8: ...ng [[John I of Portugal]] and his wife [[Philippa Plantagenet|Philippa of Lancaster]], daughter of Joh...
10: ...ere King [[Henry III of Castile]] and [[Catherine Plantagenet]] of the [[House of Lancaster]], a half ... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
13: ... created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed to p...
21: ...ignity of a Princess, becoming a mere "Lady". Her place in the line of succession was transferred to t...
23: ...ex, Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence.
26: ...e. She also became godmother to her half-brother Edward and was chief mourner at Queen Jane's funeral. I... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
19: ...ed Mary to be married to [[Edward VI of England | Edward]], son of King [[Henry VIII of England ]] in [[15...
26: ...[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in her baby hand, and she grasped the heav...
28: ... the prelates and peers who knelt before her and, placing their hands on her crown, swore allegiance t...
31: ...nce with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[Scottish Parliament]] broke off the treat...
33: ...Hertford]] (later created [[Duke of Somerset]] by Edward VI) arrived in the [[Firth of Forth]] hoping to c... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...d English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]] an...
16: ...of succession after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Su...
22: ...[[Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley]], Edward VI's uncle, and took Elizabeth into her household...
25: ...n position remained secure. In [[1553]], however, Edward died at the age of fifteen, having left a will wh...
27: ...g [[Philip II of Spain]], she worried that the people might depose her and put Elizabeth on the throne... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...Parliament, various coercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) wer...
15: ...first wife, the [[Lady Anne Hyde]] (daughter of [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], an important polit...
19: ... son ([[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Francis Edward]]) in [[1688]], for a Roman Catholic dynasty beca...
24: ...lliam's government. Still, she did not win the complete trust of her brother-in-law, who refrained fro...
26: ...otally extinguished, then it would have become simple for the deposed King James to reclaim the Throne... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
11: ...England|Charles II]]; her maternal grandfather, [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], served for a lengt...
17: ... stillbirth. She became popular with the Dutch people, but her husband neglected or even mistreated he...
20: ...mdash;[[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Francis Edward]]—in June [[1688]], for the son would, unli...
22: ...tch army landed on [[5 November]]. The English people's confidence in James stood so low that they did...
24: ...during his wife's lifetime, and restrictions were placed on his power. William, however, demanded that... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...f Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 M...
18: ...tch, but his objections failed to dissuade the couple. Many scholars have suggested that Prince Albert...
20: ...merged the Royal House name and family surname, replacing both with one deliberately English sounding ...
29: ...wives of Whigs, but Sir Robert Peel expected to replace them with wives of Tories. Victoria strongly o...
37: ... the assassination attempt; others attributed the plot to supporters of the heir-presumptive, the King... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
5: ...s of [[Richard, Duke of York]]. These boys would play a major role in the destiny of both sisters.
9: ...arriage ceremony ever took place between Anne and Edward -- and, if so, whether their marriage was ever co...
11: ... There is a story that she was discovered by King Edward's younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, w...
15: ... They had only one child, [[Edward of Middleham | Edward]], born at Middleham in around 1473. Anne's heal...
19: ...reavement, Anne effectively adopted her nephew, [[Edward, Earl of Warwick]], and Richard made the boy his ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[Engla...
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] ra...
13: ...pic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adulte...
22: ...st daughter of [[Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer|Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp]], and his first wife, ... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
2: ...e]] [[1492]]) was the [[Queen consort]] of King [[Edward IV of England]] from [[1464]] until his death in ...
6: ...caster|Lancastrian]] cause. (This was ironic, as Edward IV was the Yorkist claimant to the throne.) Eliz...
10: ...amily home in [[Northamptonshire]]. At the time, Edward's adviser, [[Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick]], ...
12: ...and lucrative opportunities; in [[1480]], for example, when Elizabeth's obscure brother-in-law Sir Ant...
16: ...Elizabeth Woodville did later: A widow who caught Edward's eye, she refused to give in to him until he pro... - Margaret of Anjou (3729 bytes)
3: ...ene I of Naples]], Duke of [[Anjou]], King of [[Naples]] and [[Sicily]] and [[Isabella, Duchess of Lor...
12: ...on [[October 13]], [[1453]], he had suffered a complete mental breakdown. Rumours were rife that he w...
16: ...oyed. Margaret had both beheaded, and ordered the placing of their heads on the gates of the city of Y...
18: ... [[Anne Neville]], was married to Margaret's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, in order to cement the alliance...
20: ...ad been defeated and killed by the returning King Edward IV, and Margaret was forced to lead her own army ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
11: ... a [[Parliament]]ary [[Annuity]] of [[UKP|?]]4000 plus ?4000 from her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge...
17: ...of Cambridge]], was a brother of HRH The [[Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent]], the father of [[Queen V...
19: ...an arranged marriage, May and George soon were deeply in love. George never took a mistress and wrote ...
21: ...], [[St. James's Palace]], in [[London]]. The couple had six children in total, listed below.
27: <tr><td>[[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom| King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor]], <td>[[23 June]] [[... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
28: | [[Diplomat]]
35: ...[[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary...
51: ...olitics, and was responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to enhance women's prof...
56: ...t was appointed ambassador to the UN, her first diplomatic post, shortly after Clinton was inaugurated...
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