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121Coronations in Europe — Note: this article is one of a set, describing coronations around the world. For general information related to all coronations, please see the umbrella article Coronation. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra… …
122Glorious Revolution — The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange Nassau… …
123Prime Minister of Greece — The Prime Minister of Greece ( el. Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current Prime Minister is Kostas Karamanlis, leader of the New Democracy party. The Prime… …
124Glossary of the French Revolution — This is a glossary of the French Revolution. It generally does not explicate names of individual people or their political associations; those can be found in List of people associated with the French Revolution. The terminology routinely used in …
125Nakaz — The title page of the Nakaz. Nakaz, or Instruction, of Catherine the Great (Russian: Наказ Екатенины II Комиссии о составлении проекта нового Уложения) was a statement of legal principles authored by Catherine II of Russia, and permeated with the …
126Ancien Régime in France — The Ancien Régime, a French term rendered in English as “Old Rule,” “Old Kingdom,” or simply “Old Regime,” refers primarily to the aristocratic, social and political system established in France from (roughly) the 15th century to the 18th century …
127Empire and Communications — is a book published in 1950 by University of Toronto professor Harold Innis. It is based on six lectures Innis delivered at Oxford University in 1948. [Watson, John Alexander. (2006) Marginal Man: The Dark Vision of Harold Innis . Toronto:… …
128conservatism — /keuhn serr veuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. 2. the principles and practices of political conservatives. [1825 35; CONSERVAT(IVE) + ISM] * * * Political attitude …
