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- Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of the tragedy of her life.
17: ...obert I of Scotland|Robert I, the Bruce]]). James truly believed that Mary marked the end of the Stewa...
19: ...land. Two months later, Mary and her mother, who strongly opposed the marriage proposition, went into ...
24: ...bes in miniature. A crimson velvet mantle, with a train furred with ermine, was fastened around her ti...
26: ...y. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in her baby hand, and she grasped ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><...
9: ...r]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[Briti...
16: ...treason (adultery against the King was considered treason), incest with her elder brother, and witchcr...
18: ...ll-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker b...
20: ...zabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...e south, and [[Germany]] to the east. In many countries, the Netherlands is often referred to by the n...
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20: leader_names = [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] <br> [[Jan Peter Balkenende]] |
40: ...[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January 30]], [[1648]] |
43: time_zone= [[Central European Time|CET]] | - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
38: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 190th]]<br/> [[1 E7 m²...
41: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 193rd]]<br/> 11,468 ...
44: | Tuvaluan [[Australian dollar|dollar]]
49: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
55: ...acific Ocean]] midway between [[Hawaii]] and [[Australia]]. Its name means "Eight Standing Together" i... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - Pope Sabinianus (965 bytes)
7: ...orum'' (Venice, [[1557]]) attributes to him the introduction of the custom of ringing [[bell]]s at the... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...isseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
5: ... master in the painters' guild of [[Antwerp]]. He travelled to [[Italy]] soon after, and then returned...
7: ...ants when their father died; neither received any training from him.
14: ...sh Proverbs'', [[1559]], with peasant scenes illustrating over 100 [[proverb]]s]]
17: ...sc01965.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Peasant Wedding'' [[1568]]]] - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
8: After his six years in the country, he was sent to study at a prestigious boarding ...
10: ...ve daughters, but only one survived childhood. In 1568 his father died and Montaigne inherited the Ch&ac...
12: He started to write in 1569, first a translation of the Spanish monk [[Raymond Sebond]]'s...
18: ...lished much later, in [[1774]], under the title ''Travel Journal''.
33: ...y to solve problems and mediate conflicts without truly getting emotionally involved, his disdain for ... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
7: ...as [[1535]]. The [[1540]] date is taken from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Francis was th...
9: ...de the first English [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ...rces executed a surprise attack in violation of a truce agreed to a few days before, nearly costing Dr...
13: ...cially acknowledge Drake's accomplishment. Such intrigues were typical during Drake's era.
16: ...go]], the land seen to the south of the Magellan Strait, was not part of a southern continent as had b... - March 20 (10075 bytes)
10: ...eat Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
14: ... of [[Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property]].
15: ...ce]] becomes the first woman executed in an [[electric chair]].
21: ...]] – [[Dachau]], the first [[Nazi]] [[concentration camp]], is completed.
22: ...[[Douglas MacArthur]], at [[Terowie]], [[South Australia]], makes his famous speech regarding the [[Ba... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: *[[1568]] - [[Peace of Longjumeau]] ends the [[Second War...
9: *[[1775]] - [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his famous speech - "[[give m...
10: ...uck with a sword, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Pala...
11: *[[1806]] - After traveling through the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and rea...
19: ...r a post-presidency [[safari]] in [[Africa]]. The trip is sponsored by the [[Smithsonian Institution]]... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
185: *[[Bernard of Chartres]], (d. 1130){{fn|C}}
187: *[[Bernard Silvestris]] (or ''Bernard of Tours''), (1147-1178){{fn|R}...
191: *[[Bhartrhari]], (5th century){{fn|R}} - July 24 (8660 bytes)
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
8: ...- [[Benjamin Bonneville]] leads the first [[wagon train]] across the [[Rocky Mountains]] by using [[Wy...
9: *[[1847]] - After 17 months of travel, [[Brigham Young]] leads 148 [[Mormon]] pione...
10: ...rly|Jubal Early]] defeats [[United States|Union]] troops led by General [[George Crook]] in an effort ...
11: *[[1866]] - [[Reconstruction]]: [[Tennessee]] becomes the first [[U.S. s... - National anthem (4891 bytes)
1: ... composition that is formally recognized by a country's government as their state's official national ...
3: ...nation by galvanzing the history, traditions and struggles of its people.
5: ...opean countries have anthems rooted in indigenous traditions, most notably [[Japan]] (which has the ol...
7: ...cial anthem since [[1984]] has been "[[Advance Australia Fair]]", but there is much support for the fo...
9: ... more [[opera]]tic pieces, while a handful of countries use simple [[fanfare]]. Because of their brevi... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...alta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ... [[John the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It w...
9: ... [[Margat]], both located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided int...
15: ...] surrendered to the knights. They also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the...
19: ... the survivors were allowed to leave Rhodes and retreated to the [[Kingdom of Sicily]]. In exchange, t...
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