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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
25: ...ose of this story would be to promote popular acceptance of the new [[Christianity|Christian faith]] b...
37: ...umphed over the Saxons, their common enemies. [Chapter 38, Footnote 138]</blockquote>
41: ...he tales surrounding Arthur were independently adapted from [[Breton]] oral traditions, spread through...
49: ...ained depiction of ''Arturus Rex'' bearing a [[sceptre]] and riding a [[goat]]. [[15th century]] merch...
53: ...found with the remains, and transcribed its inscription as - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Messalinde-Jerusalem.JPG|frame|A queen accepting fealty from a vassal, possibly Melisende herse...
3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Q...
21: ...oon thereafter an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Hugh was attributed to Fulk or his suppor...
23: ...ce. William of Tyre wrote that Fulk "did not attempt to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, ...
31: ...culty, undertake a commission for a royal manuscript ''de grand luxe''". Melisende must be given credi... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: '''Elizabeth I''' ([[7 September]] [[1533]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) wa...
16: ...lizabeth was the [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] to the throne of England. After Queen Anne f...
27: ...|Catholic]] Mary persecuted Protestants. She attempted to convert Elizabeth, who pretended to be Roman...
33: ...tthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s memory, sin...
39: ...eth remained independent in her diplomacy. She adopted a principle of "England for the English". Her o... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: .... When the [[Scottish Parliament]] refused to accept the choice of the English Parliament, various coe...
17: ...tholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
19: ...erefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, William and Mary, who ruled as joint monarc...
33: ... army to Lord Marlborough, whom she appointed [[Captain-General]]. Marlborough also received numerous ...
38: ...unite with England. The Estates chose the latter option, and Commissioners were appointed to negotiate... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
11: ...36]], Annabella ([[Lady Anne Blunt]]) born [[22 September]] [[1837]] and Ralph Gordon born [[2 July]] ...
19: ... at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Hucknall, Nottingham.
23: ...as to whether Lovelace understood deeply the concepts behind programming Babbage's engine, or was more... - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
11: ...ly spent seasons in repertory in [[Oxford]] and [[Nottingham]]. In [[1961]] she joined the [[Royal Shakespeare... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
62: ...es and Scotland (''i.e.'', the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland). This political usage of "G...
64: ...o Britain (''i.e.'' the United Kingdom)", a description out of date in the Irish case since 1922. An a...
71: ... of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'' being adopted.
76: ...ven the German economic difficulties following adoption of the Euro, would seem to be possible in the ...
113: ...regions." [[Northern Ireland]]'s most recent attempt at home rule, with a directly elected power-shari... - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
6: ...er one of their own spinning wheels. The device kept working as normal, with the spindle now pointed u...
12: ... and smashed his machines, forcing him to flee to Nottingham in 1767. There he set up shop producing jennies i...
16: ...death on April 22nd, 1778. That year [[Samuel Crompton]] invented the [[spinning mule]], combining the... - Castle (27805 bytes)
48: A description of this earlier castle is given in the life of...
52: ...nd a natural rock stronghold which only needed adaptation, as at Clifford, Ludlow, the Peak and Exeter...
59: ... the garrison, used only when all else had been captured. Indeed the keep, in several crusader castles...
63: ...e), entailed the fall of the whole castle. The adoption of the concentric system precluded any such mi...
65: The general adoption of [[cannon]] placed in the hands of the centr... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
9: ...h Sea]], and eventually, after the death of the captain for whom he was sailing, becoming the master o...
13: ...ted of Drake's [[Caribbean]] adventures was his capture of the Spanish Silver Train at Nombre de Dios ...
22: ...h ports like [[Valpara�]] as it went. He also captured Spanish ships on the journey north, making go...
24: ...h Drake's claim to the new lands, fitting a description in Drake's own account, was discovered in [[Ma...
34: ... He brought with him a rich cargo of spices and captured Spanish treasures, and was hailed as the firs... - Cuban Missile Crisis (13015 bytes)
19: ... [[Havana]], and a second shipload arrived on [[September 16]]. The Soviets were building nine sites &...
21: ...ere operational. Initially, the U.S. government kept the information secret, telling only the fourteen...
25: ...ls [[Curtis LeMay]] and [[Maxwell Taylor]]) who kept pushing for tougher action. An invasion was plann...
27: ...28rocket%29 | Thor IRBM]]s in four squadrons near Nottingham, in the [[United Kingdom]]; thirty [[Jupiter IRBM...
29: ...d condemned the Soviet Union for "secrecy and deception". The U.S. was surprised at the solid support ... - Clumber Spaniel (3882 bytes)
47: ...stle|Duke of Newcastle]] at [[Clumber Park]] in [[Nottingham]]. Another theory holds that it was developed in ... - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
7: ...reation and transportation, bicycles have been adapted for use in many occupations, in the military, a...
13: ...scooter-like ''[[dandy horse]]'' of the French Compte de Sivrac, dating to [[1790]], was long cited as...
23: ...loped during these years, but were only slowly adopted by casual riders. By the turn of the century, ...
25: ...hwinn. Bowden started the [[Raleigh]] company in Nottingham in the 1890s, and soon was producing some 30,000 ...
55: ..., a variable gear ratio is needed to maintain an optimum pedaling speed while covering varied terrain....
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