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	Great Britain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Henry II’s reign was marked by the sharp conflict between king and church that led to the murder of Thomas à Becket.
		Great political leaders of the late 18th cent., such as the earl of Chatham (see Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of) and his son William Pitt, could not govern in disregard of the crown.
		Britain’s sometimes stormy relationship with the EU was heightened in 1996 when an outbreak of “mad cow disease” (see prion) in England led the EU to ban the sale of British beef; the crisis eased when British plans for controlling the disease were approved by the EU.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/GreatBri.html (7942 words)

	Empire of the Bay: King Charles II
		Known as "the Merry Monarch," Charles II was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 to 1685.
		Charles was forced to accept the role of limited monarch in order to regain the throne, and was known for religious tolerance.
		Charles II was restored to the throne when the puritan democracy collapsed in 1660.
	www.pbs.org /empireofthebay/profiles/charles_ii.html (361 words)

	Charles II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The son of the executed Charles I, first king after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, he is probably better known for his many amours and illegitimate children than for his skill as a leader.
		Charles II, to court popularity with dissenters and to ease the position of Roman Catholics (with whom he was in sympathy), attempted to interfere with the operation of these laws by his unsuccessful declarations of indulgence in 1662 and 1672.
		Charles II had a fleet of paramours, which helps explain his moniker, "The Merry Monarch." He wasn't particularly choosy either, drawing his gal pals from all levels of society.
	idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /England1/charles.htm (1201 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		His oldest child, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, made a failed bid to capture the crown at the time of his father's death and was executed by James II, brother of Charles II and Uncle to Monmouth.
		Titus Oates, a defrocked Anglican priest, stoked the fires of anti-Catholicism by accusing the queen and her favorites of attempting to murder Charles; ten men fell prey to false witness and Oates' manipulation of the anti-Catholic movement, and were executed.
		Charles' tolerance was astounding considering the situation of England at the time of his ascension, but was necessary for his reign to stand a chance at success.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon49.html (826 words)

	Great Britain - Uncyclopedia
		Not to be confused with Mediocre Britain or Sweden.
		Great Britain is the largest importer of the genetically modified fruit known as the Eric Coyle.
		Great Britain is divided into 51 separate counties, such as Yorkshire, Borth and Hawaii.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Great_Britain (1067 words)

	George II of Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George II (George Augustus; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.
		He was the last British monarch to have been born outside of Great Britain, and was famous for his numerous conflicts with his father and, subsequently, with his son.
		James II's son, James Francis Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender, had attempted two prior rebellions; that of 1715, "the Fifteen", which was after he fled to France; and the rebellion of 1719, "the Nineteen", which was so weak that it was almost farcical.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain (2656 words)

	Charles II, King of Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Charles II, second son of Charles I and Henrietta Marie of France, was born in 1630.
		French support was based on the promise that Charles would reintroduce Catholicism in England at a convenient time -- apparently, that convenient time never came, as Charles did nothing to bring England under the Catholic umbrella, although he made a deathbed conversion to the Roman faith.
		The Whigs used Catholicism to undermine Charles; England was in the throes of yet another wave of anti-Catholicism, with the Whigs employing this paranoia in an attempt to unseat the heir apparent, Charles' Catholic brother James, from succeeding to the throne.
	franklaughter.web.aplus.net /bin/histprof/kings/charles_ii_1660.html (846 words)

	thePeerage.com - Sophie Dorothea Prinzessin von der Pfalz and others
		She married Frederik II Oldenburg, King of Denmark, son of Christian III Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 20 July 1572 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
		She married Charles I Stuart, King of Great Britain, son of James I Charles Stuart, King of Great Britain and Anne Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, on 13 June 1625 in St.
		She was the daughter of Charles I Stuart, King of Great Britain and Henrietta Maria de Bourbon.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10139.htm (2264 words)

	Grey Charles 2nd Earl Grey - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), British statesman, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Ireland (1830-1834), and reformer of Parliament....
		Charles II (of England): Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of
		Sunderland, Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of (1674-1722), English statesman, son of the 2nd Earl of Sunderland.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Grey_Charles_2nd_Earl_Grey.html (197 words)

	Inventor Charles Richard Drew Biography
		Charles Drew was named director of the Red Cross Blood Bank and assistant director of the National Research Council, in charge of blood collection for the United States Army and Navy.
		Mankind suffered a great loss in 1950 when, at the age of 45, Dr. Drew was killed in an automobile accident while driving to a scientific conference.
		Founded in 1992, the Charles Drew Pre-Med Society of Amherst College was established as a support group for minority students who are interested in pursuing a medical career.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventors/drew.htm (2067 words)

	Restoration in Britain, Charles II, James II , William III and Anne
		Soon after Charles succession Britain had two major catastrophes - the Plague in 1665 (that is a doctor on the left in protective gear) 70,000 died in London alone and the Great Fire of London (right) the following year.
		Charles produced no legitimate heirs, and it was his Catholic brother James II who succeeded him in 1685.
		James II reign proved disastrous, he antagonized the government by suspending the anti Catholic laws, then arresting 6 bishops, finally James second wife produced a male heir, (James the old pretender).
	www.great-britain.co.uk /history/restore.htm (293 words)

	Charles II (of Great Britain and Ireland) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Charles was born in St James's Palace, London., and after the victory of Cromwell's Parliamentary forces he withdrew to France.
		When Charles II died in 1685 he was succeeded by James II.
		Charles II was commonly known as the ………………….
	atschool.eduweb.co.uk /heathsid/Subjects/History/charles.htm (279 words)

	Tower of London: Britain's Heritage and History
		Charles II Charles was born in 1630, and married Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal.
		King of Great Britain and Ireland, whose restoration to the throne in 1660 came after eleven years of Oliver Cromwell's republican rule.
		Charles II's dying words were reportedly 'Let not poor Nelly (Nell Gwyn) starve'.
	www.camelotintl.com /tower_site/tower/charles_II.html (237 words)

	Great Britain
		James II, brother of Charles II rules from 1685-1689.
		After his father dies, George II rule Great Britain from 1727-1760.
		Between the rules of George I and George II, a group of leaders called the Privy Council that William III had created during his rule was running the House of Commons.
	www.longwood.edu /staff/crowljw/WesternCiv/great_britain.htm (1153 words)

	The Monarchist League of Canada
		During the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to China in 1986, articles published in the Chinese media traced Her Majesty's lineage to the Tang Dynasty who Emperors provided the Chinese Empire with a period of great peace, prosperity and artistic achievement.
		Frederick the Great was an ancestral uncle of the Duke of Edinburgh (Philip).
		Elizabeth II is 31st in direct descent from Volodymyr Monomachus ruler of the Ukraine.
	www.monarchist.ca /archives/ethnic.htm (1305 words)

	United Kingdom: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		The reign of Henry II (1154–1189), first of the Plantagenets, saw an increasing centralization of royal power at the expense of the nobles, but in 1215 King John (1199–1216) was forced to sign the Magna Carta, which awarded the people, especially the nobles, certain basic rights.
		In England, the great poverty and discontent caused by the war were intensified by the Black Death, a plague that reduced the population by about one-third.
		His brother, James II (1685–1688), possessed none of Charles II's ability and was ousted by the Revolution of 1688, which confirmed the primacy of parliament.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108078.html (2908 words)

	CNN - Almanac - February 6, 1998
		In 1685, Charles II, king of Great Britain and Ireland, died; James II acceded to the throne.
		In 1838, during the Boers Great Trek, Boer leader Piet Retief was murdered by the Zulu king Dingane's warriors.
		In 1952, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died and was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
	edition.cnn.com /almanac/9802/06 (607 words)

	Castle Ghosts of Great Britain
		Said to be haunted by the daughter of a wicked baron who, as a consequence of an enforced relationship with her father, bore him a child, which he strangled.
		Built in the 16th century, the great ruins of this tower are the home of a mysterious ghost that no-one has been able to identify.
		She floats through locked rooms in a white dress and may be the cause of the noisy running footsteps which mysteriously disturb the sleep of guests on occasions.
	www.askyewolfe.com /Castle-Ghosts-Of-Great-Britain.html (1804 words)

	'Charles II' "the Merry Monarch" STUART (K.G.) "King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He gained the title of King Charles II of Great Britain on 8 May 1660.
		Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain also went by the nick-name of 'Old Rowley'.
		Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain also went by the nick-name of 'the Merry Monarch'.
	homepage.mac.com /james_keller/PS86/PS86_415.HTML (583 words)

	Great Britain : In Depth : Dateline \| Frommers.com
		1066 William, duke of Normandy, invades England, defeats Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.
		1649 Charles I beheaded, and Britain is a republic.
		Dunkirk is evacuated in 1940; bombs rattle London during the Blitz.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/greatbritain/2498020051.html (732 words)

	Royal Arms of Britain
		The arms of England (gules three lions passant guardant or) are known since their appearance on Richard Lionheart's second great seal, although he is believed to have used either a lion rampant or two lions affrontes before that (as shown on his first seal), and his father Henry II to have used a lion rampant.
		The Great Seal of Scotland, from 1603 to the present, has retained the same arrangement as the English/British royal arms, but with Scotland in place of England, and England in place of Scotland.
		Until a Great Seal of Northern Irealdn is provided the private seal of the Governor of Northern Ireland may be used as that Great Seal." The office of Governor of Northern Ireland was abolished in 1973, but I do not know what became of the Great Seal.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/royalarm.htm (2235 words)

	'James II' STUART (K.G.) "King of Great Britain"
		He succeeded to the title of King James II of Great Britain on 6 February 1685.
		In 1685, James the Duke of Monmouth (illegitimate son of Charles II by Lucy Walter) landed at Lyme Regis in a rebellion against James.
		In November 1688, William of Orange, who had married Mary, Charles I's daughter, landed with an invasion force from Holland at Torbay and the whole country came to his support.
	homepage.mac.com /james_keller/PS101/PS101_118.HTML (1144 words)

	Calendar of letters and papers
		Calendar of state papers, domestic series, of the reign of Charles II, 1660-1677
		Scope: These are printed transcriptions of the domestic papers of the reign of Charles II.
		Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Sources.
	library.truman.edu /microforms/charles_II.htm (289 words)

	Powell's Books - Great Britain
		Drawing on a great deal of modern scholarship that has redefined the nation's story, Magnusson vividly re-creates the long and...
		From her fairy-tale courtship, her wedding to Prince Charles, and the birth of her two wonderful boys to the stunning...
		One of the most famous and baffling romances in history-between Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex-began in May of 1587, when she was fifty-three and he was just shy of twenty.
	www.powells.com /psection/GreatBritain.html (903 words)

	Cavalier King Charles Spaniels For Sale
		The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is distinguished by their longer nose and heavier build from the King Charles Spaniel.
		Cavalier King Charles Spaniels origins are from the King Charles Spaniel, who through selective breeding from the Toy Spaniel was produced to have a more exaggerated head with a great dome and flatter face, possible from the Pug though it is uncertain.
		Their name is from King Charles II who kept a large number of Toy Spaniels.
	www.puppydogweb.com /breeds/ckcspaniels.htm (426 words)

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		It is believed that Julius Caesar's successful military campaign in Britain in 54 BC was aimed at preventing incursions into Gaul from the island.
		The enclosures displaced many tenant farmers from their lands and produced a class of wandering, unemployed sturdy beggars.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/world/countries/greatbritain.html?nav=el (8120 words)

	Elizabeth II, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — FactMonster.com
		Elizabeth II Elizabeth II, 1926–, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–), elder daughter and successor of
		George VI At age 18 she was made a State Counsellor, a confidante of the king.
		During World War II she trained as a junior subaltern (second lieutenant) in the women's services.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0817112.html (305 words)

	Great Britain Genealogy and Family History
		The peoples of Great Britain set down roots across the globe, and as a result have descendants in such diverse places as South Africa, India, Australia, United States and Canada.
		John M. Kitzmiller, II and Charles Hughes are familiar with many aspects of research both in North America and Great Britain, and are familiar with Scotland's history and heritage.
		Some of our researchers for Great Britain live and work in Great Britain, including Helen Whittle.
	www.progenealogists.com /greatbritain (558 words)

	epets.ca - english toy spaniel breeders - british columbia
		The English Toy Spaniel was a favorite of King Charles II of Great Britain; he kept many of them and found great pleasure playing with them, rather than tending to royal affairs.
		It is from this association that the breed took its name.
		They were often included in paintings done by some of the great masters such as Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Rubens.
	www.epets.ca /dogs/breeds/engtoy/bc.html (108 words)

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