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- Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
39: | From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[September 19]], [[1983]]
59: ...hort of the two-thirds majority needed. In late September 1998, [[Hurricane Georges]] caused approxima... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
59: ...d Grenada and seeking refuge in St. Vincent, or captured by Carib raiders--intermarried with the Carib...
61: ...ltural workers, as depressed world sugar prices kept the economy stagnant until the turn of the centur...
65: ...eriod, the British made several unsuccessful attempts to affiliate St. Vincent with other Windward Isl...
67: ...nomy deteriorated. In April 1979, La Soufriere erupted again. Although no one was killed, thousands ha...
109: ...enadines''. 4th Edition Revised and Updated, Concepts Publishing Co., Waitsfield, Vermont, 1993. - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
2: ...nonization]], in favor of a more generalized concept and doctrine of sainthood where all Christians ar...
8: ...church" (Matthew 16:17-19). In the same Holy Scriptures, [[Saint Paul]] refers to Saint Peter as Ceph...
11: ...imon (''i.e.'', Peter) was a fisherman. The [[synoptic gospels]] all recount how his mother-in-law was...
15: ...ck crow, he remembered what Jesus had said, and wept. (Matt. 26:31-35, 69-75; Mark 14: 26-31, 66-72; L...
52: ...bones were supposedly buried bore the Greek inscription PETROS ENI - "Peter is within". - Saint Paul, Minnesota (13759 bytes)
35: ...t]]s have painted and decorated giant Peanuts sculptures around the city. These have been very popular... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
48: ...rought-iron fences, monumental and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its ma...
62: ...nd the [[Yelagin Palace]] (1818–1822), a sumptuous summer [[dacha]] of the imperial family, situ...
70: ...g [[onion dome|onion spires]], this church is exceptional in the city with its onion-shaped tower.
82: ...al|Gothic Revival]] style, those of St John the Baptist (1776–1781) and the Chesmenskaya (1777&n...
96: ...verlooks a [[quay]]side adorned with genuine [[Egypt]]ian [[griffin]]s and [[sphinx]]es. The [[Smolny ...
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
55: ...d sailed up it to [[Montreal]]; failed in an attempt to set up a colony
90: *[[Leifur Eiríksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Ameri...
128: *[[Hannu]], [[ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian]] explorer (around 2750 BC) and the first expl...
129: ...rlands|Dutch]] [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]]
187: ...gypt|ancient Egyptian]] explorer in service of Egyptian queen [[Hatshepsut]] - 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 - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...rary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was o...
13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts...
43: ... distance to the Indies. Most scholars accepted [[Ptolemy]]'s claim that the terrestrial landmass (for...
46: Columbus accepted the calculations of [[Pierre d'Ailly]], that th...
54: ... of lobbying at the Spanish court, where he was kept on a salary to prevent him from taking his ideas ... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[September 1]] [[1557]]) was a French [[Exploration|exp...
5: ...alo is recognized by its frequent appearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ...inted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
27: ...Atlantic crossing, Cartier and his men arrived in Saint-Malo on July 15 1536.
33: On [[May 23]], [[1541]] Cartier departed [[Saint-Malo]] on his third voyage with five ships. This time,... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
78: ...son|Adamson, Amandus]], (1855-1929), Estonian sculptor - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
- List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
22: ===Heiress Presumptive===
23: ...d VIII]]'s abdication, she became [[heiress presumptive]] and was henceforth known as HRH The Princess...
40: ...of Wales|HRH Prince Henry of Wales]] (born [[15 September]], [[1984]]) (known universally as 'Harry')
42: ...ivorced ([[28 April]] [[1992]]) [[Mark Phillips|Captain Mark Phillips]] (born [[1948]]); married ([[12...
58: ...the [[Imperial State Crown]] and holding the [[Sceptre with the Cross]] and the [[Sovereign's Orb|Orb]... - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
- Irene (empress) (3748 bytes)
10: ...o grow restive under her autocratic sway. An attempt to free himself by force was met and crushed by t... - 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... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
- Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
21: ... Fontainebleau]] in 1564 were famous for their sumptuousness. In architecture, especially, she was wel... - Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
1: '''Diane de Poitiers''' ([[September 3]], [[1499]] - [[April 25]], [[1566]]) was ... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
12: ...d's court in Navarre, but she received an icy reception. Determined to overcome her difficulties, Quee...
20: ...ge to Henri of Navarre. The novel was famously adapted into a [[1994]] [[French film]], ''[[La Reine M... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...the [[Tudor dynasty]], is remembered for her attempt to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [...
13: ...ay [[18 February]] [[1516]]. She was [[baptism|baptised]] on the following Wednesday with [[Thomas Wo...
19: ...male heir he desired; consequently, the King attempted to have his marriage to her annulled. In [[153...
26: ... religion and royal position. The Lady Mary attempted to reconcile with her father by submitting to h...
28: There were several attempts to marry her off to European princes, but none o... - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
19: Having a distrust of Russian nobles, Anna kept them from powerful positions, instead giving thos...
24: ...up all recently captured territories with the exception of [[Azov (city)|Azov]]. This war marks the be...
28: ...[[Ivan VI]], should succeed her. This was an attempt to secure the line of her father, [[Ivan V]], and... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...which opposed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-date on current events in Russia and the re...
9: ...gislative commission representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this document t...
21: ... [[Ottoman Empire]] ([[1768]]-[[1774]]). She attempted to partition the Ottoman Empire's European hold... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
12: In 1747 he wrote the ''Promenade du sceptique'', an [[allegory]] pointing first to the extr...
14: ...cation of the principle of relativism to the concept of [[God]]. What makes the ''Lettre sur les aveug...
23: ...at were then moving the cultivated class to its depths, but still were comparatively ineffectual by re...
31: ...in correcting proofs, and in bringing the manuscript of less competent contributors into decent shape....
34: ...t of Diderot.jpg|thumb|200px|Portrait by [[Jean-Baptiste Greuze]], 1766]]
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