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- Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
14: ... and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...e inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended the throne because all other male...
19: ...], where preparations were made for Mary's coronation.
21: ==Coronation==
22: ... of the Queen and the unique ceremony, the coronation was the talk of Europe. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ry I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...ted [[Royal Charter]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]...
16: ...der the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]].
18: ...d to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth and remained her confidante a...
20: ...tic, glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother... - Veronica Franco (1937 bytes)
3: ...order to support herself she turned to the profession of courtesan and quickly rose through the ranks ...
5: ... and ''Lettere familiari a diversi'', in 1575 and 1580, respectively. She published books of letters and...
7: ...1577 she was to face a trial before the [[Inquisition]] for [[Witchcraft|witchcraft]], but was acquitt...
19: A more extensive discussion is at http://www.usfca.edu/pj/articles/dangerous... - Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
2: ... world record for the fastest solo [[circumnavigation]] of the [[Earth|globe]].
6: ...98]] [[British Telecom]]/[[Royal Yachting Association]] Yachtsman of The Year in the [[United Kingdom|...
16: ...UTC]] on [[February 7]], [[2005]] beating the previous record set by French sailor [[Francis Joyon]] b...
18: ...ome after their respective circumnavigations in [[1580]] and [[1967]]. MacArthur was also made an honora...
20: The new record for a single-handed circumnavigation is 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes 33 seconds, durin... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...ṣr al-ˁArabiyah'''</big></big><br>{{Audio|ar-Gumhuriyat_Misr_al-Arabiyah.ogg|listen}}
14: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Bilady, Bilady, Bilady]]''</small>
16: ...center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
36: ...<br /> - Total (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 <br /> 75/km&sup... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...o them. Among the most famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]]...
3: ...[Iberia]]. These that were a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships...
5: ==Exploration by land==
6: ...e world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
7: ...further east. The [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Pr... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...Republic of Algeria''', or '''Algeria''', is a nation in [[north Africa]], and the second largest coun...
3: ...1607;ورية الجزائرية ا...
15: ...ll>''[[National motto]] (translation): The Revolution by the people and for the people''</small>
17: | align="center" colspan=2 | [[image:LocationAlgeria.png]]
21: ...French unofficial but commonly used in administration]] - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...f the invasion has been disputed by the United Nations Secretary General and politicians in both the U...
3: ...Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah)'''</big></big><br>{{Audio|Ar-al Gumhuriyah al Iraqiya.ogg|listen}}
13: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Allahu Akbar]]<br>([[English langua...
15: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[Image:LocationIraq.png]]
27: ...ensity|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 44th]]<br> 25,374,691<br> 59/km² - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: |+<big><big>'''الجمهوريّة...
15: | align="center" colspan="2" | <small>''[[National motto]]: ''</small>
17: ...n="2" style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLebanon.png]]
32: ...Najib Mikati]] (resigned after parliamentary elections)
37: | '''[[Population]]''' - Argentina (30219 bytes)
7: image_map = LocationArgentina.png |
8: ...y Libertad<br>([[English language|English]]: In Union and Liberty)|
9: ...nal_anthem = [[Argentine National Anthem|Himno Nacional Argentino]] |
21: population_estimate = 39,144,753 |
22: population_estimate_year = 2004 | - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ...uti is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in th...
4: ...1580;مهورية جيبوتي<br>Jumhuriyaa...
15: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: —''</small>
17: ...ter colspan=2 | [[image:LocationDjibouti.png|Location of Djibouti]]
34: | '''[[Population]]''' - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...[Red Sea]] to the northeast, [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] to the east, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the...
8: native_name = جمهورية ا...
12: national_motto = Al-Nasr Lana ([[Arabic langu...
13: image_map = LocationSudan.png |
14: national_anthem = [[Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-w... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...[[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes several [[island]] territorie...
5: ...witnessed a constant flow of different [[civilization]]s during the past 3100 years. [[Iberians|Iberia...
7: ...equent entry in the [[EEC]] (today's [[European Union]]) in [[1986]]. Portugal made significant social...
15: ...ginians]] occupied the Iberian coasts. In this period several small tribes occupied the territory, the...
17: ..., a process of [[Culture of Ancient Rome|Romanization]] was carried out, leading [[Lusitania]] to gain... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...tories|disputed]]). Due to the [[Spanish colonisation of the Americas]], the Spanish language remains ...
11: image_map = LocationSpain.png |
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Fur...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
25: population_estimate = 43,209,511 | - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...r's laws of planetary motion|laws of planetary motion]]. He is sometimes referred to as "the first [[t...
9: ...y child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant.
11: ... of ideas, as well as an abiding religious conviction, for solace.
13: ...er astronomical event, the [[Lunar eclipse]] of [[1580]], recording that he remembered being "called out...
15: ...nt school in Graz, Austria. He accepted the position in April of [[1594]], at the age of 23. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...he natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of hi...
10: Biographers believe that Bacon received an education at home in his early years, and that his health ...
12: ...rst met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the ...
14: ...totelian philosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...nry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ... were rarely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advance the study of [[anatomy]], [[a...
9: ...do himself simply signed his works "Leonardo" or "Io, Leonardo" ("I, Leonardo"). Most authorities the...
11: ...n showed them to the painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]], who subsequently took on the fourteen-year old...
12: ...d to he made himself master of with ease" ([[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari]]).
16: ..., Leonardo and the others were kept under observation by Florence's [[Officers of the Night]] - a kind... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
6: ...nd developed some very progressive views on education there, and he and had been the mayor of [[Bordea...
8: ... in the country, he was sent to study at a prestigious boarding school in Bordeaux, the [[Coll觥 de G...
12: ...egan work on his ''Essays'', first published in [[1580]].
16: During this time of the [[Wars of Religion]] in France, Montaigne, himself a [[Roman Cathol...
18: ...etailed journal recording various episodes and regional differences. It was published much later, in [... - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
1: ...abaptist]]s. It also led to the [[Counter-Reformation]] within the Roman Catholic Church.
3: == Roots of the Reformation ==
9: == Reformation begins ==
16: * Reformation in [[France]] -- [[Huguenot]]s, [[Pierre Viret]]
20: ... the population to the financial and moral corruption of the secular [[Renaissance]] church.
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