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  1. 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...
  2. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
    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...
    55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]...
    64: ... in some cases, such as [[South Africa]], she has played an important role in retaining or restoring g...
  3. 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.
    39: ...il|Privy Counsellors]] had been implicated in the plot to put the Lady Jane Grey on the Throne. She c...
  4. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    14: == Talk radio and television career ==
    18: ... show in the United States. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limb...
    20: ...read support and attention in [[1998]] when he complained that some radio stations were shortening his...
    22: ...rty (which he had earlier alienated by breaking a pledge not to raise [[tax]]es). President [[George W...
    24: Limbaugh's first television exposure came with a [[1990]] guest host stint on...
  5. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    9: ...d English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]] an...
    27: ...g [[Philip II of Spain]], she worried that the people might depose her and put Elizabeth on the throne...
    31: ...er, and it is said that upon Mary's death, the people rejoiced in the streets.
    33: ...lish service. She later persuaded her mother's chaplain, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He ...
    37: ... were removed from the ecclesiastical bench and replaced by appointees who would submit to the Queen'...
  6. 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: ...0s]], spawning biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
    34: ... the Queen Mother]]) and an estimated 1 billion [[television]] viewers around the world. Diana was the first E...
  7. 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...
  8. Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
    13: ...h required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also work...
    27: ...rty activists and officials, Cantwell formed an exploratory committee in October [[1999]] to mull a ru...
    31: ...crisy because of the incident. "Fiddling with people's websites and calling it good fun ... adds a ve...
    33: In her television advertising late in the campaign, Senn accused Ca...
    43: ...s chances for the presidency. The Libertarians complained about Gorton's stances on gun control and th...
  9. Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
    11: ! Place of Birth:
    59: ...'goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb doll), as people thought that she would be a puppet in the hands ...
    65: ...t Congress party following the November [[1969]] split within the governing [[Indian National Congress...
    67: ...ash; after campaigning fiercely on her well-known platform, with the famous ''Garibi hatao'' slogan &n...
    69: ...sses. The move reflected the anger of ordinary people at the time as several private banks had collaps...
  10. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
    18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
    31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
    33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
    36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
    47: ...sexuality]], and she voted in favour of the principle of [[David Steel]]'s Bill to legalise [[abortion...
  11. Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
    6: Allende was born in [[Lima, Peru]], to diplomat Tomá³ Allende, the cousin of [[Salvador Allen...
    8: ... [[Beirut]]. She returned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her...
    12: ...ce a su troglodita''. She also worked in Chilean television production for channels 7 and 13.
    14: In 1973, Allende's play ''El embajador'' debuted in Santiago. On [[Sept...
    26: *''The Infinite Plan'' (1991)
  12. Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
    5: ...r King'', as Baby Gladys Smith. She subsequently played in many melodramas and became a popular child...
    7: ...ecil B. DeMille]], who was also in the cast. The play was produced by [[David Belasco]], who insisted...
    9: ...r who made a million dollar deal was [[Charlie Chaplin]]), and one of the few stars who were successfu...
    11: ... became a secret message of their love; as the couple was driving and Fairbanks was discussing the rec...
    13: ...r]]. However, Pickford's second marriage was also plagued with marital problems. Her stressful busines...
  13. Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
    7: place_of_birth=[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] |
    9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
    22: ...]] to [[Universal Studios]]. Rand then wrote the play, ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'' in [[1934]] ...
    28: ...tlas Shrugged]]'' is often seen as Rand's most complete statement of Objectivist philosophy in any of ...
    31: ...]], all of which she believed helped foster a crippling culture of resentment towards individual human...
  14. Sally Ride (1826 bytes)
    9: ...huttle accidents, the [[STS-51-L|''Challenger'' explosion]] and the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster]...
    11: ... author of several children's books about space exploration.
  15. Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
    5: ...ct professor starting in 1954. Following the example of her instructor [[Ruth Benedict]], Mead concen...
    14: ...d begun to discuss the problems faced by young people (especially women) as they pass through adolesce...
    18: ...tudy among a small group of [[Samoa]]ns -- 600 people -- in which she got to know, lived with, observe...
    28: ...the same ethnocentric sexual puritanism as the people Boas and Mead once shocked. In 1983, the [[Ameri...
    33: ...e high-population density areas were not, for example, present in the same way in Oksapmin, West Sepik...
  16. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    20: ...econd husband was the famous [[double bass|bass]] player [[Ray Brown]]. Together they adopted a child,...
    22: ..., California]], after having made some sad last [[Television|TV]] appearances. She is interred in the [[Inglew...
    68: *1965 ''[[Ella at Duke's Place]]''
    111: ==Samples==
    112: *[[Media:How High The Moon.ogg|Download sample]] of "How High the Moon"
  17. Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
    5: ...1]]; when she returned, she made one of her final television appearances on ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]''. Jack...
  18. Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
    21: ...ildren's television show ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]]'', shot in Ottawa, her hometown. Morissette bec...
    29: ...'You said, "Yes, I'd like to know what kind of people''
    36: ...sequent singles "Feel Your Love", "Walkaway" and "Plastic" were also modest hits.
    61: ...ics completely from personal experiences. For example, as Morissette began meeting with record labels,...
    66: :''And then played golf for awhile''
  19. Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
    9: ...d [[popular music|pop]] sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they ag...
    15: ...Song Written Specifically For a Motion Picture or Television.
    21: ...rmed the song "Safe & Sound" from this album at a television benefit for the victims of [[September 11th, 2001...
    23: ... Morning America]]'' and posting an open letter explaining her opposition on her website. [http://www....
  20. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    7: ...gan studying at [[Montgomery College]] and began playing at piano bars, many of them gay, chaperoned ...
    10: ...playing by ear at Peabody and her difficulty with playing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt ...
    20: ...center. In [[1995]], Amos, duetting with [[Robert Plant]], contributed the song "Down by the Seaside"...
    30: ..., Amos' first with a full band, was known as the "Plugged '98" tour. Another tour followed in 1999, th...
    33: Next, Amos planned to release a live album. She decided to writ...

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