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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван IV Васильевич; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was Grand Prince...

Jacques René Chirac (French: [ʒak ʁəne ʃiʁak] ; UK: /ˈʃɪəræk/, US: /ʒɑːk ʃɪəˈrɑːk/ ; 29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who...

Free France (French: France libre) was a political entity claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic...

Newry (/ˈnjʊəri/; from Irish An Iúraigh) is a city in Northern Ireland, standing on the Clanrye river in counties Down and Armagh. It is near the border...

Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city...

The Megali Idea (Greek: Μεγάλη Ιδέα, romanized: Megáli Idéa, lit. 'Great Idea') is a nationalist and irredentist concept that expresses the goal of reviving...

Bar (Montenegrin: Bar, Бар, pronounced [bâr]) is a town and seaport in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is the capital of the Bar Municipality and a center...

Pope Sixtus V (Italian: Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States...

A Gauleiter (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʊlaɪtɐ]) was a regional leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) who served as the head of a Gau or Reichsgau. Gauleiter...

The Constitution of Norway (complete name: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; Danish: Kongeriget Norges Grundlov; Norwegian Bokmål: Kongeriket...

The economy of Scotland is an open mixed economy, mainly services based, and the second largest economy of the four countries of the United Kingdom. It...

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...

Marousi or Maroussi (Greek: Μαρούσι), also known as Amarousio (Αμαρούσιο), is a city and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens urban area, Greece...

A mobile network operator, also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier is a provider of wireless...

The U-boat campaign from 1914 to 1918 was the World War I naval campaign fought by German U-boats against the trade routes of the Allies. It took place...

Wallasey (/ˈwɒləsi/) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, it...

The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening...

Wallingford (/ˈwɒlɪŋfərd/) is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, 12 miles (19 km) north of Reading...

Ostrołęka (Polish: [ɔstrɔˈwɛŋka] ) is a small city in northeastern Poland on the Narew river, about 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Warsaw, with a population...

Glasnevin (Irish: Glas Naíon, meaning 'stream of the infants', also known as Glas Naedhe, meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient...