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- Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ... an official [[Saint]] to [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]] since the early [[20th century]]; ...
7: ...heirs, disinheriting Charles, the [[Dauphin]] ([[crown prince]]), and making the infant [[Henry VI of ...
10: ...il on canvas in two joined vertical panels. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]].]]
11: ...76]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the [[archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]...
12: ... before granting final acceptance. She was then brought to a succession of towns where preparations w... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
4: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2>[[Image:Uly...
24: Grant won many important battles, rose to become general-in-chief of all [[Union army|...
26: ...e is instead mostly criticized for not taking a strong stance against the corruption, and not acting t...
30: ... village of [[Georgetown, Ohio|Georgetown]] in [[Brown County, Ohio]], where Grant spent most of his t...
32: ...ing that the "S" stood for Simpson. He graduated from West Point in [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class ... - Florida (24937 bytes)
43: ...of the United States of America. Florida seceded from the Union on [[January 10]], [[1861]] and was on...
47: ...ates Republican Party|Republican]] [[Jeb Bush]], brother of President [[George W. Bush]] and son of fo...
49: ... Despite this demographic parity, Republicans control the governorship and most other statewide electe...
51: ...ing region. Outside of liberal [[Miami-Dade]], [[Broward]] and [[Palm Beach]] counties, the Florida De...
56: ... is 6 percent on purchases made out of state and brought into Florida within 6 months of the purchase ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...ctical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where the...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
10: * 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]] - Pope Fabian (2703 bytes)
2: ...was martyred during the persecution under the emperor [[Trajan Decius]], his death taking place on [[J...
4: ...o have improved the organization of the church in Rome, and to have appointed officials to register th...
6: ...to Limoges. Fabian seems to have been martyred in Rome, however, at the ''beginning'' of the "Decian p...
8: ...eds of the martyrs faithfully made whole, and he brought forth many works in the cemeteries.") - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...]]s overthrew the [[absolute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radica...
8: ... conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloods...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
15: ... both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
17: ...ge and dominance in public life by the ambitious professional classes. - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
1: [[Image:Europe in 1430.PNG|thumb|350px|A map of Europe in the [[1430s]], at the height of the Hundred ...
3: ...that "England acted as a province (or a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was bot...
5: ...sants, and overall key developments in the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often vie...
8: ...n]] power structure as William took the English throne as William I of England.
13: ...rone (the oldest continuous dynasty in medieval European history). In 1314, the Capetian king [[Philip... - Ship (18843 bytes)
1: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: ...the point of carrying four or five masts, also introduced the fore and aft rig to larger vessels, so f...
10: ...ine, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck and the top of the keelson)...
12: ...heir decks were almost awash, resulting in a dangerously unstable condition. Additionally, anyone who ...
14: ...ties, subsequent regulations required painting a group of lines forward of the Plimsoll mark to indica... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
1: {{Roman Empire infobox}}
3: ...gustan state is conventionally described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the structure of the power i...
5: ...n [[476]], when [[Odovacar]] deposed the last Emperor and sent the Imperial insignia to [[Constantinop...
7: ...gably throughout this article to mean the same as Roman Empire.
9: ...ed, and displays of imperial majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire. - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...right|thumb|240px|Left: original [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: ...
6: ...l that is propelled by [[steam]] power driving a propeller or paddlewheel. The term '''steamboat''' is...
15: ...same time. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the physicist [[Denis Papin]] wh...
17: ...in a boat. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much succes...
19: ... engine failed, but bureaucracy thwarted further progress. - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...id to have come to an end following its ejection from Malta by [[Napoleon]]. The '''Sovereign Military...
5: ...e of [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ...it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The escort soo...
9: ...h located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided into [[priories]], ...
15: ... surrendered to the knights. They also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the ... - First Crusade (34670 bytes)
2: ...asants from many different nations of [[western Europe]], with little central leadership, travelled ov...
4: ==Background==
5: ...ry little to do but fight among themselves and terrorize the peasant population.
7: ...ardinia]], freeing the coasts of Italy and Spain from [[Muslim]] raids.
9: ...ian universe, Jerusalem, which, along with the surrounding land, was considered one giant [[relic]], t...
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