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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...o [[Roman Catholicism]]. To this end, she had almost three hundred religious dissenters executed; as a...
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary I,...
13: ...althy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
15: ...e subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ...cil of Wales and the Marches]]. It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, bu... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: | [[Image:stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; kno...
5: {{House of Stewart(Scotland)}}
7: ...dash; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because o...
9: ...Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once removed, [[Mary I of England]] ("Bloo...
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
5: {{House of Stuart}}
8: ...er own right, did not wield actual power during most of her reign. She did, however, govern the realm ...
11: ... bore eight children, only Mary and her younger sister [[Anne of Great Britain|Anne]] survived into ad...
13: ...[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: ...mprove his popularity amongst Protestants. The first cousins Mary and William married in London on [[4... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. Copyright [[V&A]] Museum]]
3: ...s]] of Teck in the Kingdom of [[W?berg]] with the style [[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her famil...
5: ...especially during State occasions. She was the first Queen consort to attend the coronation of her suc...
9: ...Habsburgs]], the once powerful ruling family of Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [...
11: ...hout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], for a time. Ther... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...of the end of her term of office to take up her post in the [[United Nations]].
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15: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>[[Barrister]], former Senator</td></tr>
18: [[Fine Gael]]: Austin Currie, TD</table> - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
1: ...ary Cassatt]]. ([[1893]]). Oil on canvas. [[Art Institute of Chicago]]. ]]
2: ...]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
6: ...ses, she decided to study the [[Old Masters|old masters]] on her own and in [[1866]] she moved to Pari...
8: ...nd in the small town. Her father continued to resist her vocation, and paid only for her basic needs b...
10: ...ean museums, her style matured, and in Paris, she studied with [[Camille Pissarro]]. - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
3: ..., [[1979]]) was a [[film|motion picture]] [[actor|star]], known as "America's Sweetheart" and "the gir...
5: ...gh one of these lodgers Gladys, aged seven, was cast in Toronto's Princess Theatre production of ''The...
7: ...David Belasco]], who insisted that she assume the stage name '''Mary Pickford'''.
9: ... sound film era. She won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[1929]], but retired from films fou...
11: ...cussing the recent death of his mother, the clock stopped. - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
1: ... ca 1870. She often wore mens clothes and was arrested for impersonating a man several times.]]
2: ...tionism|abolitionist]], [[Prohibition|prohibitionist]], [[Secret agent|spy]], [[prisoner of war]], [[S...
6: ...wego]], [[New York]], the daughter of Alvah and Vesta Walker, she believed the fashions of the day, wh...
8: ...flourish, as female doctors were generally not trusted or respected at that time.
10: ...umberland in September, [[1863]], becoming the first ever female U.S. Army Surgeon. - Mary Read (2833 bytes)
3: ...y and later ran away because of her lack of interest in the position. Read then found herself employe...
5: ...y the notorious Calico [[Jack Rackham]] and his mistress, [[Anne Bonny]].
7: ...e Bonny knew of Read?s true sex, she became interested in the ?new sailor? and followed her to the men...
9: ...any believe Rackham?s crew didn?t put up much resistance because they were drunk and passed out in the...
11: ...irth. Bonny was pardoned from her sentence and lost from official records while Read and her unborn c... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The area of [[Christian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariolog...
4: ==Historicity==
6: ...ost nothing of the account of his life in the Christian Gospels. Mary ([[Miriam]] in Hebrew, Mariam i...
8: ...erived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, are based on [[faith]], traditions o... - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...re of the [[Lake of Tiberias]]. The life of the historical Mary is a subject of ongoing debate.
4: ==Mary Magdalene in the New Testament==
6: ...e tomb. The risen Lord appeared to her, but at first she knew him not. His utterance of her name "Mary...
8: This is the last entry in the canonical New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned ...
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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...odel for him, ever actually existed: in the earliest mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the ti...
2: ...''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
3: ==The Arthur of history==
4: :''Main article: [[Historical basis for King Arthur]]''
5: ...bably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]], but controversy... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
1: ...age:david_livingstone.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone]]
3: ... gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume.''"
6: ...the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a minister.
8: ... a brief time at his insistence and over the protests of the Moffats – although she was pregnant...
11: ...toria Falls, Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone memorial at [[Victoria Falls]]]] - Puritan (15882 bytes)
1: ...tans''' were members of a group of radical [[Protestants]] which developed in [[England]] after the [[...
4: ...th century would be "[[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a deno...
5: ... group had become so divided that "Puritan" was most often used by opponents and detractors of the gro...
7: ==History==
8: ... with the radical reformers in [[Calvinism|Calvinist Geneva]] and [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Germany]]. Th... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
10: ... Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom of...
12: ...mbard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
13: * [[1869]] - The first issue of the scientific journal ''[[Nature (journ...
14: ...G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms. - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ...[[head of state]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Australia]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]]...
9: ...and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]...
11: ...al union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is married to [[Prince Philip, Duke of Ed...
15: ...ore and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while he...
17: ...he style [[HRH|''Her Royal Highness'']]. Her full style was HRH Princess Elizabeth of York. At the tim... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ...ult]], [[Anjou]]) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the [[Middle Ages...
6: ...and her mother, as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubad...
8: ...me heiress to [[Aquitaine]], the largest and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[Franc...
10: ...g present that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within...
12: ...is disputed by serious historians. However, her testimonial launch of the [[Second Crusade]] from V麥... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
3: ... King [[Henry II of France]], of the [[Valois Dynasty|Valois]] branch of the kings of France, and moth...
5: ...ss, [[Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne]]. Having lost both her parents at an early age, Catherine was s...
7: ...e possible extinction of his royal house, would listen to such a proposal. But Catherine did produce c...
11: ...nry being completely under the influence of his mistress, [[Diane de Poitiers]], Catherine had little ...
13: ...ebone or metal. They forcefully shrank women's waists from their natural dimensions to as little as 43... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...o [[Roman Catholicism]]. To this end, she had almost three hundred religious dissenters executed; as a...
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary I,...
13: ...althy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
15: ...e subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ...cil of Wales and the Marches]]. It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, bu... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: | [[Image:stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; kno...
5: {{House of Stewart(Scotland)}}
7: ...dash; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because o...
9: ...Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once removed, [[Mary I of England]] ("Bloo...
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ... great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ... College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...y prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dig...
13: ...America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Q...
16: ...ary, daughter of [[Catherine of Aragon]], was reinstated in the line of succession after [[Edward VI o... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
6: {{House of Stuart}}
8: ...the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain|George I]]...
10: ...tics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland w...
12: ...s of Marlborough's husband was [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], who led the English armies...
15: ...lborough), who would later become one of Anne's most important generals. - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
5: {{House of Stuart}}
8: ...er own right, did not wield actual power during most of her reign. She did, however, govern the realm ...
11: ... bore eight children, only Mary and her younger sister [[Anne of Great Britain|Anne]] survived into ad...
13: ...[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: ...mprove his popularity amongst Protestants. The first cousins Mary and William married in London on [[4... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
11: ...l Highness The Princess of Wales'''. She was almost always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media d...
13: ... [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], ...
15: ... her lifetime, she was often referred to as the most photographed person in the world. To her admirer...
22: ...rtmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the "o... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
4: == Early life and first marriage ==
6: ...h had two sons from the marriage, [[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset|Thomas]] (later Marquess of [[...
10: ...notorious being [[Jane Shore]], but Elizabeth insisted on marriage, which took place secretly (from th...
12: ...rine Woodville]], to her 11-year-old ward [[Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham]].
16: ...obert Stillington]], Bishop of Bath and Wells), testified that he had carried out the ceremony. - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. Copyright [[V&A]] Museum]]
3: ...s]] of Teck in the Kingdom of [[W?berg]] with the style [[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her famil...
5: ...especially during State occasions. She was the first Queen consort to attend the coronation of her suc...
9: ...Habsburgs]], the once powerful ruling family of Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [...
11: ...hout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], for a time. Ther... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...ober]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother of [[Louis...
4: ...d ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a sm...
6: ...ia was brought up in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, ...
7: ...toinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...ing he would like the hand of the Empress's youngest daughter in marriage - Marie-Antoinette (much to ... - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
4: | jr/sr and state=Senior Senator, [[Arkansas]]
5: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
15: | spouse=Dr. Steve Lincoln
18: ...rom the State of [[Arkansas]]. She was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Senate.
20: ...ge]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]] in [[1982]]. She studied law at the [[University of Arkansas]]. - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
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4: ...| [[Image:Condoleezza Rice.jpg|200px|Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice-Bush]]
7: |66th Secretary of State
9: |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Term of Office''' - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...of the end of her term of office to take up her post in the [[United Nations]].
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8: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2...
15: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>[[Barrister]], former Senator</td></tr>
18: [[Fine Gael]]: Austin Currie, TD</table> - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...rrested.jpeg|thumb|right|330px|Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to make room f...
2: ...t (1955-1968)|American Civil Rights Movement]], most famous for her refusal in [[1955]] to give up a [...
4: ...other; most of her adult life she worked as a seamstress.
8: ...econd-class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly conduct]...
10: ...mericans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle.
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