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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
7: Secondly, unlike other countries, Chinese belief systems allow ...
46: ... of [[Shangchuan]], without having reached the mainland. In [[1582]], Jesuits once again initiated mis...
54: ...s call to preach the gospel across China and the enlargement of the house church movement.
80: ==Mainland China== - Amerigo Vespucci (3736 bytes)
14: ...nerally accepted by historians that no voyage was made in [[1497]] (which allegedly began from [[C�diz... - Dombra (1417 bytes)
5: ...strument. While the two strings are traditionally made of sinew, modern dombras are usually produced usi... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
14: ...|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
23: ...ny circumstances". In [[1940]] Princess Elizabeth made her first broadcast, addressing other children wh...
27: ... at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the royal family to actually s...
29: ...nts to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast to the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Brit...
62: ...ia]] and [[Pakistan]] for the first time. She has made state visits to most European countries and to ma... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
11: ...ut exerted tremendous influence. Thutmose II had only two daughters with Hatshepsut, Nefrure and Merit...
13: ...istory, but it soon became apparent that she had only one model in mind, Sobekneferu, the last monarch...
20: ...eriod of transission ended all depictions of her only showed her in a masculine form. The symbols she ...
22: ...gists have claimed that her foreign policy was mainly peaceful, there is evidence that she led a succe...
24: ...roken obelisk was left in [[Aswan]], where it was made, and where it still lies to this day. - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
6: ...ll these cases, her co-rulers were king in title only, with her keeping the true authority.
15: ...pt, Ptolemy XIV died mysteriously. Cleopatra then made Caesarion her co-regent. She may have poisoned he...
21: ...this, when she ordered the second course — only a cup of strong vinegar. She then removed one of... - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
7: ... [[47]]). Hoping to preserve his line, Prasutagus made the [[Roman emperor]] co-heir, along with his two...
15: ...most eighty thousand Britons fell" compared with only four hundred Romans. Boudicca, according to Taci...
17: ...r ten as her supposed resting place) but this is unlikely. [[Manduessedum]] near the modern day town o...
23: ...ne]] under Suetonius Paulinus, which almost certainly gave Tacitus an eyewitness source for Boudicca's...
27: ... ran down to her knees; she wore a golden necklet made up of ornate pieces, a multi-coloured robe and ov... - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
8: ...man Imperial throne in [[527]] as Justinian I, he made her joint ruler of the empire, and appears to hav... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
11: ...e a temple name. In China, empresses<br>consort, unlike ruling emperors, are not given a temple name.<...
14: ...l name '''Wu Zhao''' (武曌), was the only female emperor in the [[history of China]], foun...
18: ...n [[638]] (other possible date: [[636]]), and was made a ''cairen'' (才人), i.e. one of the ...
22: ...he empress n饠Wang was demoted and Wu Zetian was made empress consort.
24: ...r of China [[Qin Shi Huang]]. Indeed she was the only woman in the 2100 years of imperial China ever t... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
21: ...his was reason enough for the queen's party to openly challenge Fulk, as Fulk's unfounded assertions o...
45: ...onsibility in governance. Melisende had hitherto only partially associated Baldwin in her rule. Tensio...
55: ...salem. In [[1160]] she gave her assent to a grant made by her son Amalric to the Holy Sepulchre. - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
5: ... IV of Toron]] in [[1183]] (the contract had been made several years earlier, as a sort of thanks to Hum...
9: ...as recognized unanimously as king, as he was the only male available, but the concerns of illegitimacy...
17: ... which took the form of ecclesiastical annullment made by the [[archbishop of Pisa]], the [[bishop of Be... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
14: ...d as many as 7000 Crusaders. As this decision was made by Eleanor's servant, it was generally believed t...
28: ...ltar of the church in [[1170]]. This aroused not only Eleanor's horror and contempt, but most of Europ...
44: ...[Peter O'Toole]] and [[Katharine Hepburn]], and remade for televison in 2003 with [[Patrick Stewart]] an... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
5: ...ne was sent to a convent to be educated; she was only fourteen when she was married (1533), at [[Marse...
7: ...[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], was only too glad of the opportunity to strengthen his in...
13: ... support was the [[corset]], with laces and stays made of whalebone or metal. They forcefully shrank wom... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
6: ...ere also considered but abandoned. Marguerite was made to marry Henri de Bourbon (later Henri de Navarre...
12: ...sband lived a scandalous life in [[Pau]]. Both openly kept lovers and quarrelled frequently. After an ... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
13: ...w Castle]] and many of the prerogatives normally only given to a [[Prince of Wales]], sometimes leadin...
15: ...ation was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not only consulted the Spanish scholar [[Juan Lu�Vives]...
21: ...all [[Europe]], furthermore, regarded her as the only true heir and daughter of Henry VIII, although s...
26: ...t the marriage between her mother and father was unlawful, thus making her illegitimate. She also bec...
33: ...eth to the line of succession, and because it was made by a minor. Under the guidance of [[John Dudley, ... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[...
14: ...tionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
19: ...g in [[Stirling Castle]], where preparations were made for Mary's coronation.
36: This seemed to Marie to be the only sensible solution to her troubles. In February [...
49: ...eith]] on [[August 19]], [[1561]]. She was still only 18 and, despite her talents, her upbringing had ... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...is page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the [[...
8: ... _______") and 5 sons surviving to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she ...
37: ...I, her eldest son, as coregent and emperor. She only allowed him limited powers because she felt he w...
41: She died in [[1780]], the only female to rule during the 650-year-long [[Habsbu... - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
10: ...cil]] under Prince [[Galitzine|Dmitry Galitzine]] made Anna Empress in [[1730]]. They had hoped that she...
24: ...36]] Anna declared war on [[Turkey]], but Charles made a separate peace with the Porte, forcing Russia t...
30: ...age of 47 of [[kidney disease]]. [[Ivan VI]] was only a one year old baby at the time and his mother, ... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...therine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarch]]."
11: ...y; freed the nobles from state service and taxes; made noble status hereditary; and gave the nobles full...
13: ...erine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[Peter the Great]], Catherine scorned force a...
21: Catherine made Russia the dominant power in the [[Middle East]] ...
25: ...e of Svensksund]] (modern-day Ruotsinsalmi in [[Finland]]), July 9-10, 1790. The Russian navy, command... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ...[[dropout|dropped out]]. This would have normally made him eligible for the [[draft]], but he was classi...
22: ...st. In [[1992]], President [[George H. W. Bush]] made an appearance on Limbaugh's show as part of his r...
48: ...4]] listing forty-three errors Limbaugh allegedly made during various shows. Limbaugh responded to about...
71: ...eer as a football commentator. In any event, they made no public response to the comment, on the air or ...
92: ... sales" or "drug gangs." [http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2787 Timeline]
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