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	Great Britain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Domestically the long ministry of Sir Robert Walpole (1721–42), during the reigns of George I and George II, was a period of relative stability that saw the beginnings of the development of the cabinet as the chief executive organ of government.
		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.
		Great Britain’s commercial interests, advanced by the British navy, brought on in 1839 the first Opium War with China, which opened five Chinese ports to British trade and made Hong Kong a British colony.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/GreatBri.html (7942 words)

	Encyclopedia: Togo Heihachiro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Japanese warship Kasuga (Jap: 春日) was built in 1862 (or possibly 1863) in Great Britain under the name Kiangsu (after the area of Jiangsu in China).
		The sinking almost caused a diplomatic conflict between Japan and Great Britain, but it was finally recognized by British jurists as in total conformity with International Law, making Togo famous overnight for his mastery of contentious issues involving foreign countries and regulations.
		Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth realms, and the Emperor of India.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Togo-Heihachiro (2534 words)

	Catherine the Great -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		She expanded the territory of Russia and was known for her brilliant court, to which the greatest minds of Europe were drawn.
		The Russian Empire is usually dated from the reign of Peter the Great from 1689 to 1725 and with it the beginning of modern Russian history.
		Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia, was the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
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