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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...(on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Can...
7: ...sty|Her Majesty]] '''Queen Elizabeth II''' (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary [[House of Windsor|Windsor]]), st...
14: ...thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age thre...
15: ...her was HRH The Duchess of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George B...
17: ...ghness'']]. Her full style was HRH Princess Elizabeth of York. At the time of her birth, she was third... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
3: ... Reynald of Marash, who later died; she was then betrothed to [[Hugh of Ibelin]], but instead married ...
15: ...process decreed to choose the monarch afterwards between Sibylla and her half-sister Isabella, who des...
17: Agnes died at her estates in [[Akko|Acre]], sometime in [[1184]]. Baldwin IV himself expired by ear...
20: ...t '''Agnes of Courtenay''' was the daughter of [[Peter of Courtenay]], [[Latin Empire|Latin emperor]],... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...oria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. Copyright [[V&A]] Museum]]
5: ...mily]], as the model of regal formality and propriety, especially during State occasions. She was the ...
13: ...g [[World War I]], the Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from Mary to her aunt, who lived in [[Germany...
19: Despite this setback, Queen Victoria still favoured Princess May a...
28: ...2]]<td> married [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]] ([[4 August]] [[1900]] – [[30... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...n their husband's absence and is therefore interpreted as a feminist push for expanded female roles; a...
9: ...etermined her to have recourse to [[literature | letters]] as a means of livelihood.
11: ...99]] she began to study the [[Latin]] poets, and between that time and 1405, as she herself declares, ...
15: ...ay of defence against those who objected to her pretensions as a moralist. [[Henry IV of England]] des...
19: ...ion of Paris by the English and Burgundians, she retired to a [[convent]]. - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
6: ...ave not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father...
8: ...New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned to Jerusalem.
12: ... manuscripts were first discovered and published between [[1938]] and [[1983]], but as early as the [[...
14: ...s and made us into men." She then delivers - at Peter's request - a vision of the Savior she has had,...
16: Her vision does not meet with universal approval: - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: She was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]...
9: ...children, and Teresa was youngest. The family was ethnically [[Albania|Albanian]]. Her native tongue w...
11: ...sion to leave Skopje and join the [[Sisters of Loreto]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a...
13: She chose the Sisters of Loreto because of their vocation to provide education f...
17: ...e with the Medical Mission Sisters in Patna, she returned to Calcutta and found temporary lodging with... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
5: ...[birth control]] advocate who, along with [[Margaret Sanger]], helped to found the organization that b...
7: ...nship. She would later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed he...
12: ...ite businessman Ludlow Ogden Smith, whom she had met while attending Bryn Mawr and married after a sho...
17: ... During her last years at Bryn Mawr, Hepburn had met a young producer with a stock company in [[Baltim...
19: ...e on stage, flubbed her lines, tripped over her feet and spoke so rapidly that she was almost incompre... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
4: ...re of destruction, etc.). The many heads, eyes, feet, and arms do not have to be taken literally.
6: ...on shown to the [[icon]] passes over to the [[archetype]]. Thus to kiss an [[icon]] of [[Jesus|Christ]...
8: ...use the honor shown them passes over to the [[archetype]], [[icon]]s are kissed, carried in procession...
11: ...nt George|St George]] and [[Saint Demetrius|St Demetrios]] are shown slaying [[dragon]]s, a symbol for...
12: ...hild. this particular portail is often called "Sweet Kissing"]] - Geography (8541 bytes)
2: ...from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''γη'' or ''γεια'' ("Earth"...
5: ...red to as "location in space." They study this whether the cause is natural or human and also the con...
13: ...tury]], geography had become recognized as a discrete discipline and became part of a typical universi...
15: ...er of tools has exploded. There are strong links between geography and the sciences of [[geology]] and...
17: == Methods == - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
42: ...2]], [[1809]] – [[April 15]], [[1865]]), sometimes called '''Abe Lincoln''' and nicknamed '''Hon...
46: ...of a congressional attempt to reorganize his cabinet in [[1862]], in his many speeches and writings wh...
48: ...ar measure which would set the stage for the complete abolition of the institution.
53: ...d land-title difficulties in Indiana, the family settled on government land along the [[Sangamon River...
81: ...orship of the [[Oregon]] Territory. He declined, returning instead to [[Springfield, Illinois]] where,... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ... [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Vietnam]]. Although it officially remains a [[communis...
4: ...those areas as parts of itself, an eternally complete and indivisible country. This claim is controver...
6: ...nts and critics, in reference to the association between the color [[red]] and [[communism]].
13: ...fter [[World War II]], the [[Chinese Civil War]] between the [[Communist Party of China]] and the [[Ku...
21: ...racy and a genuine attempt at purging Chinese society of corruption and other negative influences. Dis... - Egyptian hieroglyph (6639 bytes)
4: ...ogograph]]ic, [[syllabary|syllabic]], and [[alphabet]]ic elements.
8: ...nown hieroglyphic inscription was the [[Narmer Palette]], found during excavations at [[Hierakonpolis]...
10: ...onants, [[logograph]]s, representing a word, and determinatives, which indicate the semantic category ...
12: ... but existed along side the other forms. The [[Rosetta Stone]] contains both hieroglyphic and demotic ...
14: ...llegorical, even magical, system transmitting secret, mystical knowledge. This respect engendered not ... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ... 6]], [[1895]] – [[August 16]], [[1948]]), better known as '''Babe Ruth''' and also commonly kno...
7: ... the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home each time s...
9: ...e skipped school, ran the streets, and committed petty crime. By age seven, he was drinking, chewing t...
12: ...o pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, instead of getting his comeuppance, Babe shut the other team dow...
15: ... the [[Boston Red Sox]], for a sum rumored to be between $20,000 and $35,000. - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
6: ...eek and non-Greek peoples. Already during his lifetime, and especially after his death, his exploits ...
9: ...tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in...
14: ...d King of Persia. [[Plutarch]] mentions an irate letter from Alexander to Darius III, where Alexander ...
25: ...xander's army crossed the [[Cilician Gates]] and met and defeated the main Persian army under the comm...
29: ...ed himself Darius' successor as Artaxerxes V and retreated into Central Asia to launch a [[guerrilla]]... - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
2: Πυθαγόρας) was an...
11: ... called themselves the Mathematikoi; a secret society of sorts.
13: ...[[lyre]] to cure illness of the soul or body; [[poetry]] recitations occurred before and after sleep t...
17: ...]] sing." Other ''sumbola'' related to sexual, dietary and other [[taboo]]s, including the proper way...
19: Pythagoras was also an ethical [[vegetarian]]. According to [[Ovid]], Pythagoras once s... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...perennial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term gener...
9: ...e, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ... and subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]] Period. Most species of trees today are [...
13: A small group of trees growing together is called a [[grove (nature)|grove]] or '''cop...
18: ...rees according to the way in which their stem diameter increases. Exogenous trees, which comprise the ... - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...of the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]), or earlier yet the 1931 Japanese invasion of [[Manchuria]]. Stil...
8: ...vilians]] to a new degree. [[Atomic weapon]]s, [[jet aircraft]], and [[RADAR]] are only a few of many ...
10: ...d the latter becoming satellite states of the Soviet Union. Western Europe largely aligned as [[NATO]]...
14: [[Image:bigthreetime.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[TIME]] Magazine cover,...
18: ...nment lead by [[Francisco Franco]] was a great asset in trade to the Axis powers during the war. A nu... - History of California (38344 bytes)
13: ...ne]]'' and ''[[Tongva]]''. California holds a variety of unique [[ecosystem]]s and each tribe speciali...
19: ...ve of the [[Seven Cities of Cibola]] that had streets paved with gold and silver. About the same time,...
21: ...r|La Paz]], before experiencing difficulties and returning. Cortés accompanied expeditions in [[1534]...
40: ...] to the modern California-Oregon border before returning to Spain.
48: ...com.174}} or to keep the location of his port secret from them. - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: '''Religion'''—sometimes used interchangeably with '''[[faith]]''' or ...
4: ...], a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[Stupa|stupa]] built between [[8th century|750 and 850]]]]
9: ===Etymology===
10: ...han "connect," hence interpreting "religion" as "returning to bondage."
15: ...ery broad definition of religion, there are a variety of uses and meanings for the word "religion." S... - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
1: ....jpg|300px|right|thumb|Saint Peter, portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens in a papal chasuble and pallium hol...
2: ...]s do not use the title of saint in reference to Peter as a matter of doctrine against [[canonization]...
4: ... the grottoes underneath the [[Basilica of Saint Peter]] in [[Vatican City]]. He is often depicted in...
7: ...[Image:Stpeter statue.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Saint Peter is usually depicted in art holding the keys to ...
8: ... name Peter. When the Bible lists the Apostles, Peter is always listed first, and [[Judas Iscariot]] ...
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