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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...therine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarch]]."
13: ...erine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[Peter the Great]], Catherine scorned force a...
25: ...e of Svensksund]] (modern-day Ruotsinsalmi in [[Finland]]), July 9-10, 1790. The Russian navy, command...
33: Catherine subscribed to [[the Enlightenment]] and considered herself a "philosopher... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Lo...
3: ...t became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], and was the editor-in-chief of the f... - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
29: ...her had died years ago, and therefore there were only females left. Despite of the fact that there wer...
34: ...Charles Gustavus]] in order to either practice openly her previously secret [[Roman Catholic Church|Ca...
48: She is only one of four women to be given the honour of bein... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
11: ...[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] an...
16: Elizabeth was the only surviving child of King [[Henry VIII of England]...
33: ...in, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s mem...
41: ... inheiretted from her father [[Henry VIII]] were only hers until she wed.
46: ...s to the last English possession on the French mainland, [[Calais]], after the defeat of an English ex... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
15: ...r was the future Mary II. Anne and Mary were the only children of the Duke and Duchess of York to surv...
26: ...s Anne, [[heir apparent]] to the Throne, was the only individual remaining in the line of succession e...
35: ...1st Baron Godolphin]]. The Whigs—who were, unlike the Tories, vigorous supporters of the War of ...
38: ...right to own property in England into jeopardy), unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security o...
62: ... the Faith]], etc." (The claim to [[France]] was only nominal, and had been asserted by every English ... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
11: ...visor. Although her parents bore eight children, only Mary and her younger sister [[Anne of Great Brit...
20: ...ard]]—in June [[1688]], for the son would, unlike Mary and Anne, be raised a Roman Catholic. Som...
24: ...e the title of King. But Philip II remained King only during his wife's lifetime, and restrictions wer...
26: ...the sole and full exercise of the regal power be only in and executed by the said Prince of Orange in ...
38: ...Princess Anne's children had died, and it seemed unlikely that William would remarry. Thus, it was dee... - Catherine of Valois (1918 bytes)
3: ...lois]] having been the original candidate). The only issue of this marriage was the future King [[Hen... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
85: ...o needle as it was [[digital]]. The car was certainly travelling much faster than the legal [[speed li...
106: ... spot; it is on a stretch of high-speed road but only has limited visibility ahead in places; and ther... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
22: ...s-Auguste]] was shy, awkward and distant. He was only a year older than she was and had no sexual or r...
25: ... supposed to do on their wedding night. They had only a very vague idea of sex and this increased the ...
36: ...-Auguste and Marie-Antoinette's life changed suddenly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of 10th May [[1774...
85: ...me impatient with the jeweller and snapped, "Not only have I never commissioned you to make a jewel &h...
117: ...ds were massacred. She and her ladies-in-waiting only narrowly escaped with their lives before the cro... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
10: ...ish military, believing that war would most certainly bring defeat. Her promotion of entente with Germ... - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
- Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
34: Rice was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], the only child of [[Angelena Rice]] and the [[Reverend]] ...
37: ...non-minorities [http://www.racematters.org/lessononlifecondoleezzarice.htm].
93: ...t Palo Alto]] and East [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]], and was Vice President of the [[Boys and...
102: ...e is interested in a run for the presidency, but only in [[draft (politics)|draft]] form. [http://www....
114: * Felix, Antonia. "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1367314,00.html Condi: T... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
25: ...and once a [[Protestant]], [[Unionist]] bastion, unless they had the permission of a bishop. In her tw...
45: ...idency and the first woman candidate in what was only the second presidential election to be contested...
55: ...n as a near certainty to win the presidency. The only question asked was whether Robinson would beat C...
65: ...resident Hillery back in 1982, became known, suddenly was taken very seriously again. (As was Hillery,...
69: ... she sought it. In the previous fifty-two years, only one address to the Oireachtas (parliament) had t... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time the ...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
69: ...al Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] and [[INLA]] prisoners in [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irela...
73: ...h for that media catch-phrase- the U-turn- I can only say this: You turn if you want to. The lady's no... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
7: ...). Thereafter she devoted much of her energy not only to the Theosophical Society, but also to India's...
36: *[http://www.theosophical.ca/OnLineDocs.htm Theosophical.ca On-Line Documents] Som... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
5: ...ster, Cassandra, to whom she was very close. The only undisputed portrait of Jane Austen is a coloured...
12: ...bear in mind that a "good marriage" was then the only available form of social security other than deg... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
10: ...orced, and so he remained married to her in name only, while he made house solely with Evans.
23: As an author, Eliot was not only very successful in sales, but she was, and remai... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
20: ... Pierantonio had four sons and one daughter. But only the daughter, Prudenzia, survived to adulthood &...
34: ... father Orazio departed for [[Genoa]]. It is commonly believed that Artemisia followed her father (and...
42: ...trait of Gonfaloniere"''), today in [[Bologna]] (only known example of her capacity as portrait painte...
46: ...ated to [[Naples]] and stayed there - except for only a brief trip to [[London]] and some other journe...
52: ...t, and it was not possible to refuse. Orazio suddenly died in [[1639]]. Charles I was a fanatical coll... - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
- Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
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