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  • 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the ... He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party ...
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  • Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. It lies ... As a part of the once powerful British Empire, Great Britain played ...
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  • known as Diarmaid na nGall or "Dermot of the Foreigners"), anglicized ... What followed, Ireland's history of oppression under British ...
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  • missionary involved in the evangelization of Ireland. Born in Britain but ... Many legends are told about St. Patrick's activities in Ireland ...
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  • was the co-founder, with Betty Williams, of the Community of Peace People ... Corrigan gained recognition as a promoter of peace and justice that has ...
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  • Iona is a small island located in the north-west region of Scotland ... The island of Iona lies approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the ...
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  • as a British general in the American War of Independence. As a member of ... administrative systems. As Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he argued for Catholic ...
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  • :For Saint Bridgid of Sweden, see Bridget of Sweden. {{Infobox Saint ... Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (also: Brigit, Bridget ...
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  • that a person or organization submit copies of their publications to a repository ... receiving copyright protection. The number of copies varies and can range ...
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  • parties in relation to the devolution of power to Northern Ireland. ... By enabling the inclusion of the DUP, which had opposed the Belfast ...
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  • The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, England ... Wellington is considered to have been one of the greatest British ...
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  • The Battle of the Boyne was a turning point in the Williamite war ... its symbolic importance has made it one of the most infamous battles in ...
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  • about 11,000 years ago. It ranged from Ireland and Great Britain in Western ... The common name of Irish elk for Megaloceros giganteus is misleading ...
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  • ) was a co-recipient, with Mairead Corrigan, of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 ... Williams led a women's movement for peace that consisted of ordinary ...
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  • Saint Brendan of Clonfert, or Bréanainn of Clonfert (c. 484 – c ... who is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the Isle of the ...
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  • The Partition of Ireland took place on May 3, 1921 under the Government ... problems, leaving minorities on both sides of the border. If the world is ...
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  • formed in 1907 among the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ... With the onset of World War I, the world would see the two alliances ...
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  • Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – January 13, 1599) was an English poet ... than towards an uncertain future, than that of many of his contemporaries ...
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  • Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United ... In February 1926, Carter G. Woodson launched the celebration of "Negro ...
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  • The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in ... The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife ...
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  • political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. The issue ... Former British Prime Minister John Major had laid some of the groundwork ...
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  • institution that teaches an inclusive range of subjects across the academic ... While some continue to support the idea of selective education, with ...
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  • and suffragette. During the Easter Rising of 1917, she was an officer in ... 1911, in 1916, in 1918, and twice during Ireland independence struggle. She ...
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  • or closed captioner can write speeds of approximately 225 words per ... The use of stenotypes allows stenographers to provide real-time transcription ...
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  • movement and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicans. Tone himself ... * Lecky, William Edward Hartpole and L. Perry Curtis. A History of ...
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  • 29, 1618) is famed as a writer and poet. One of the last true "Renaissance ... primarily for his poems, yet only 560 lines of his verse remain. He is not ...
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  • ethical or sexual themes, treating issues of good and evil which are played ... Murdoch was born at 59 Blessington Street, Dublin, Ireland, on July ...
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  • The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: Tudur) was a series of ... The kings and queens of this era ruled England from 1485 - 1603. During ...
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  • Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (April 25, 1287 – November ... and quartered. In 1328, he was created Earl of March. In 1330, Edward III ...
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  • The potato plant (Solanum tuberosum) is a member of the Solanaceae ... crop, and the fourth largest crop in terms of fresh produce (after rice, ...
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  • Rights protesters were shot by the soldiers of the British Parachute Regiment ... that those shot at were all unarmed. Five of those wounded were shot in the back. ...
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  • , Manx: Laa’l Breeshey), is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning ... Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it ...
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  • The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... England, the Pilgrims arrived off the coast of New England without a patent ...
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  • Dublin is both the largest city and capital of the Republic of Ireland ... 2chapter2.html A Popular History of Ireland] Project Gutenberg ...
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  • Anthony Trollope ( April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882 ) became one ... Baretshire is focused on the inner workings of an imaginary cathedral ...
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  • Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – June 19, 1312) was ... Edward instead appointed him Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1308, which did ...
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  • United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed ... and spectators prior to the banning of this sport. The origin of the ...
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  • was a former slave who became an inspiration to thousands of women ... This can reinforce social division instead of challenging this as contrary ...
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  • sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidona in ... The Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain, who had been king ...
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  • countryofbirth = Northern Ireland | currentclub = | position = Winger | ... nationalteam = Northern Ireland | nationalcaps(goals) = 37 (9) | ...
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  • There is a separate National Archives of Scotland (formerly the Scottish ... on Historical Manuscripts), the Office of Public Sector Information ...
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  • Bannock is a form of flat bread, the same thickness as a scone cooked ... who enjoy wilderness adventures. The ease of preparation, ability to combine ...
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  • accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows ... five years later, in 1834. Various forms of concertina are used for classical ...
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  • An Drochshaol), known more commonly outside of Ireland as the Irish Potato ... Modernization of Irish Society (Gill History of Ireland Series No.10) p.2 ...
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  • ) is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine or Bealltainn, the Gaelic ... shed/T100054/index.html The History of Ireland] Translated by David ...
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  • February 22, 1901) was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental ... Stoney. Rev. FitzGerald was professor of moral philosophy in Trinity ...
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  • The Bill of Rights 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is largely a statement of certain positive ...
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  • commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...
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  • ; Manx: Luanistyn) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the ... until the twentieth century. The custom of climbing hills and mountains ...
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  • who recast the the laws governing the motion of bodies in a simplified and ... Hamilton was the fourth of nine children of Archibald Hamilton, a ...
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  • saint, sometimes referred to as Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, as ... Columba) was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Uí Néill clan in Gartan ...
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  • Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... William III, who became the sole ruler of both countries upon her death ...
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  • A Modest Proposal: For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland ... This essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained ...
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  • A fjord (or fiord) is a long, narrow deep inlet of the sea bordered ... The seeds of a fjord are laid when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley ...
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  • Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. from the United Kingdom by force of arms. It was the most significant ...
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  • during the 1870s. There he befriended many of the leading French artists ... language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was ...
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  • von Taaffe; 11th Viscount Taaffe and Baron of Ballymote, in the peerage of ... Although himself an aristocrat and a member of the social elite, he extended ...
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  • American mainland in 1497. Cabot's use of Celtic legend confirms that ... Newfoundland, which Cabot claimed on behalf of Henry VII of England. This ...
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  • name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard ... today, however, as having perfected the form of the periodical essay. His essays ...
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  • Katherine or Katharine Parr(e), was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII ... One of Henry's more educated wives, Catherine displayed a keen ...
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  • Excalibur, or Caliburn, is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes ... The best known version of the story of the sword depicts the wizard ...
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  • Jeremy Taylor (1613 - August 13, 1667) was a clergyman in the Church ... in 1626. He was under the patronage of William Laud, Archbishop of ...
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  • Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...
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  • |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ... – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces ...
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  • was an Irish playwright who, at the height of his fame, won the Nobel Prize ... his life, disdaining the commercialism of capitalism and believing that ...
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  • poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems. In 1761 Macpherson announced the discovery of an epic on the subject ...
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  • he developed an interest in the development of customs associated with marriage ... Pursuing this he gathered large quantities of material and developed ...
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  • of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was an Irish ... Bede's meticulous and detailed account of Saint Aidan's ...
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  • 8, 1746) was an Irish philosopher and one of the founding fathers of the ... Hutcheson is thought to have been born at Drumalig, in the parish ...
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  • September 19, 1940) was a British pioneer of ethnography. He conducted significant ... and much interest in the people and races of Africa. Influential in academic ...
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  • Greek were emphasized. Four distinct uses of the word can be noted, the ... education for the most able irrespective of their social or economic background ...
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  • thumb|200px|Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper ... and politician. After leading the overthrow of the British monarchy, he ruled ...
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  • November 16, 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England ... He assumed the crown under the regency of the popular William Marshal ...
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  • theological writer, and Anglican archbishop of Dublin (1831–1863). Whately’s ... to hold public office, and state endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy. ...
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  • (May 21, 1944 - ) was the first female President of Ireland, serving ... resigned the presidency four months ahead of the end of her term of office ...
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  • James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; October ... He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of ...
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  • Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England ... both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...
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  • samain) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the ... survived the winter and so offerings of food and drink were left for ...
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  • [[Image:HiltonofCadboll01.JPG|thumb|A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll ... The Picts were a confederation of tribes who lived to the north of ...
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  • the Restoration emphasis on the exploits of rakes who seek fame and fortune ... years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theaters in 1660 signaled ...
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  • (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the ... game became apparent at the beginning of the twentieth century with ...
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  • the most influential person in the history of Western architecture ... He was born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua, then part of ...
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  • Celtic societies, which existed through much of Western Europe north of the ... The Druids were polytheists who also revered elements of nature, such ...
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  • The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established ... The scope of the European Court of Human Rights and the legally binding ...
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  • Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient ... He was Member of the Parliament of England briefly and was also a ...
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  • The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent, Belgium ... press United States sailors into the service of the United Kingdom. ...
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  • the first Englishman to explore or map parts of New Holland (Australia) and ... Dampier's life belongs to the great age of so-called "Discovery ...
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  • generally and the positive contributions of mothers to society. It is complemented ... in Europe commonly celebrated a forerunner of today's holiday, the contemporary ...
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  • Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from ... One consequence of the fluidity of the political situation, with Henry ...
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  • group, Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group, of the wild cabbage (B. oleracea ... in Europe, has resulted in diverse cultivars of Brussels sprouts, selected ...
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  • 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...
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  • The Elizabethan Age is the time period associated with the reign of ... The Elizabethan Age is viewed so highly because of the contrasts with ...
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  • or local government agencies as part of public education, are the most ... or lack thereof, prior to the establishment of public schools impacts their ...
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  • served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the ... Burke was taken up by the literary and artistic circles of London ...
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  • upon the legal and political history of Ireland, and the debates of ... * History of Ireland (1801-1922) * List of people on stamps of Ireland ...
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  • The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual ... A number of non-harp-like instruments are colloquially referred to ...
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  • during snowy, winter conditions. This member of the mammal family Mustelidae ... being a significant predator especially of small rodents, while falling ...
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  • Archives refer to a collection of records, and also refers to the ... Archives are made up of records which have been created during the ...
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  • he emigrated to the United States at the age of 19 and rose to prominence as ... Matsue, a town in western Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan. In 1891, ...
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  • Kennedys became America's equivalent of the "royal family." Robert F. Kennedy were her sons. Both of these public servants were ...
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  • or institution; sometimes used as a loan of money. The term derives from ... by an elected governing body. The principles of the charter's function ...
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  • A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes ... balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering and ...
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  • Political asylum is the granting of refuge to an alien in a foreign ... This is not an automatic right of an individual, nor is any state ...
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  • January 23, 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early ... tenure, which came during the reign of George III, was dominated by ...
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  • The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...
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  • – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote ... Uris was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Jewish American parents ...
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  • a marked mathematician and a loyal statesman of his native France. As did Marquis ... Bougainville saw human rights as the property of all. All people ...
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  • Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... Perhaps because of the ancient nature of their sound, the bagpipes ...
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  • to June 1901) demonstrating the principles of Bertillon's anthropometry.]] Anthropometry is the measurement of physical attributes of human beings ...
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  • was launched in 1982, and an Irish version of the paper was launched on February ... "Daily Mail reader" has become something of a phrase in ...
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  • Heinrich Theodor Böll (December 21, 1917 – July 16, 1985) was one ... Böll's novels are part of modern Germany's attempt to come ...
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  • Liberal Party statesman and prime minister of the United Kingdom (1868–1874 ... Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his ...
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  • for its non-conformist opinions and support of innovative, non-traditional ... in Manchester, England in 1821 by a group of non-conformist businessmen ...
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  • has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...
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  • The White House is the residence and official office of the president ... The White House is well known throughout the world as a symbol of ...
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  • Flann O'Brien (October 5, 1911 – April 1, 1966) is a pseudonym ... O'Brien's works are considered classics of the modernist ...
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  • various unions to fight against exploitation of children and women in factory ... efforts brought fruit both in the passage of laws and in the education of ...
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  • June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland ... It was during George III's reign that Great Britain lost many ...
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  • was a famous Irish author, novelist, and one of the great spokespersons for ... As a youth, the untimely death of his mother, the cruelty of his schoolmates ...
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  • /kɛlt/ now refers primarily to a member of any of a number of peoples ... Although today restricted to the Atlantic coast of Western Europe ...
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  • The term Huguenot refers to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church ... Originally used as a term of derision, the origin of the name Huguenot ...
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  • The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... regimes. The conflict and the two sets of alliances can be seen as representing ...
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  • The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed ... These wars were between supporters of the king's right to absolute ...
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  • [[Image:london.bankofengland.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Bank of ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, and ...
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  • The Cypriot Orthodox Church was granted autocephaly by the Council ... One step short of autocephaly is autonomy. A church that is autonomous ...
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  • reverence for Mother nature, and worship of the Goddess. The movement received ... claimed that Wicca had secretly existed for thousands of years, originating ...
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  • The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... The development of the office of Prime Minister coincides with the ...
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  • William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington ... Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English ...
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  • Charles II (May 29, 1630 – February 6, 1685) was the King of England ... due to the uncertain political situation of the time. His father was executed ...
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  • It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy ... For some Christians and Pagans the religious origins of the holiday ...
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  • Katherine of Aragon (Alcalá de Henares, December 16, 1485 – January ... male heirs died in childhood, with only one of their six children, Princess ...
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