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91Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period — The Temple Mount …
92Politics of the United Kingdom — The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government.… …
93Architecture of the California missions — The Architecture of the California missions was influenced by several factors, those being the limitations in the construction materials that were on hand, an overall lack of skilled labor, and a desire on the part of the founding priests to… …
94Definitions of whiteness in the United States — The cultural boundaries separating White Americans from other racial or ethnic categories are contested and always changing. David R. Roediger argues that the construction of the white race in the United States was an effort to mentally distance… …
95Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom — The Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom occurred after Portuguese traders arrived at the rival Kotte Kingdom in the southwest of modern Sri Lanka in 1505. Many kings of Jaffna, such as Cankili I, initially confronted the Portuguese in their …
96Characters in the Thursday Next Series — The Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde currently consists of the novels The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, Something Rotten, First Among Sequels and One of Our Thursdays Is Missing. Contents 1 The Eyre Affair 1.1… …
97History of the English penny (1485–1603) — The Tudors (1485 ndash;1603) Henry VIIHenry Tudor, who reigned as King Henry VII between 1485 and 1509, had a rather tenuous claim on the throne, being the Lancastrian claimant via an illegitimate descendant of Edward III when all the more senior …
98Debates on the grammar school — The debate about the British Tripartite System, also known as the grammar school system, still continues years after its abolition was initiated, and has evolved into a debate about the pros and cons of selective education in general. In general …
99The Compassionate Society — Infobox UK Television Episode Title = The Compassionate Society Series name = Yes Minister Caption = Episode title card Series no = 2 Episode = 1 Airdate = 23 February 1981 Writer = Antony Jay Jonathan Lynn Producer = Peter Whitmore Director =… …
100College tuition in the United States — The term college tuition refers to fees that students have to pay to colleges in the United States. Pay increases in the U.S. have caused chronic controversy since shortly after World War II. Except for its military academies, the U.S. federal… …
