See Rivers of the United Kingdom for a list of the rivers of United Kingdom organised geographically. Major rivers include the Humber, Mersey, Severn, Thames, Trent and Firth of Forth. See also articles on the Subterranean rivers of London, and the Jubilee River, which although man-made was designed to look and act like a natural river rather than a canal. ...

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Waterways in the United Kingdom, Waterways in the United Kingdom - Rivers in the United Kingdom, Waterways in the United Kingdom - Canals in the United Kingdom

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Amalric was succeeded by his young son, Baldwin IV, who was discovered at a very young age to be a leper. During Baldwin's reign the Kingdom began to collapse internally, as factions formed behind Baldwin's cousin, Count Raymond III of Tripoli, who led the "nobles' party" of native barons, and Baldwin's incompetent brother-in-law, Guy of Lusignan, who led the "court party", backed by the royal family and relative newcomers to the kingdom. Baldwin IV died in 1185, and was succeeded by his infant nephew Baldwin V, son of his sister Siby ...

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Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Foundation and early history, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Life in the kingdom, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Mid-12th century, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Disaster and recovery, Kingdom of Jerusalem - The later kingdom, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Arms of Kingdom of Jerusalem

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The aim of the game is to adventure in different areas, encountering monsters, hobos, evil food, and other such things and collecting items and meat (which is the in-game currency) until one has the prowess to take on the Naughty Sorceress. A player is supplied with a number of adventures per day (at least 40, and 40 more are added each day at a time called "rollover", which occurs at around 10:00PM-11:00PM EST), which he or she can spend through numerous activities. Although he or she can have more than 200 adventures at one time, the most ...

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Kingdom of Loathing, Kingdom of Loathing - Gameplay and features, Kingdom of Loathing - The Kingdom, Kingdom of Loathing - Classes, Kingdom of Loathing - Attributes, Kingdom of Loathing - History, Kingdom of Loathing - Community, Kingdom of Loathing - Radio KoL, Kingdom of Loathing - About Spoilers

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In the three Ryukyu historical annals, Chuzan Seikan (中山世鉴, History of Chuzan), Chuzan Seifu (中山世谱, Genealogy of Chuzan), and Kyuyo (球阳, Chronicle of Ryukyu), the history of Ryukyu Kingdom began with the Tenson Dynasty (天孫王朝, Dynasty of Heavenly Descent), which lasted 17,000 years. Many historians today believe that this is a mythological legend created in the 16th or 17th century to lend more legitimacy to the ruling chieftain, th ...

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Ryukyu Kingdom, Ryukyu Kingdom - History, Ryukyu Kingdom - Asian trade 15th-16th century, Ryukyu Kingdom - Japanese invasion 1609, Ryukyu Kingdom - Major events, Ryukyu Kingdom - List of Ryukyu Kings

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The Spanish writer Javier Marías, one of the current claimants of Redonda, operates a pet publishing house under the name of Reino de Redonda ("Kingdom of Redonda"). He has also created a literary prize with the same name. The reward is several thousand euros and a Redondan duchy. Several Spanish and foreign artists and writers have been granted with Redondan titles, including Pedro Almodóvar (Duke of Trémula), Francis Ford Coppola (Duke of Megalópolis), Alice Munro (Duchess of Ontario), J. M. Coetzee (Duke of Deshonra), Ar ...

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Kingdom of Redonda, Kingdom of Redonda - History or Story of the Kingdom, Kingdom of Redonda - Javier Marías, Kingdom of Redonda - Officially recognized kings, Kingdom of Redonda - Contested kings, Kingdom of Redonda - Scenario 1 Literary, Kingdom of Redonda - Scenario 2, Kingdom of Redonda - Scenario 3, Kingdom of Redonda - Scenario 4, Kingdom of Redonda - Notes, Kingdom of Redonda - Reference, Kingdom of Redonda - External link

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Lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem were usually hereditary, in principle, but in practice the circumstances were such that their holders did not form long uninterrupted lines of inheritance, which was contrary to the usual patterns of succession in Europe. Firstly, in the early years of the kingdom, lords sought out their own territories, and lordships changed hands often. Secondly, the average lifespan of male lords in Palestine was rather low, due to the constant state of warfare and violence, which led to inheritances by females and/or ...

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Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Introduction, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Northern States, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Inheritance in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - County of Jaffa and Ascalon, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Ramla, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Ibelin, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Mirabel, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Principality of Galilee, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Beirut, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Nazareth, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Haifa, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Sidon, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of the Schuf, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Oultrejordain, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Other seigneuries, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Adelon, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Arsuf, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Bethsan, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Blanchegarde, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Caesarea, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Caymont, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Dera, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Hebron, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Montgisard, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Nablus, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Scandeleon, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Lordship of Tyre, Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - Seigneury of Joscelin III of Edessa

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CCTV produced a lengthy television series by the name Romance of the Three Kingdoms in 1995. Video games based on the Three Kingdoms romance include the Dynasty Warriors series, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, and the second game in the Kessen series. All of these are made by the Japanese company Koei. ...

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Three Kingdoms, Three Kingdoms - Collapse of dynastic power, Three Kingdoms - The rise of Cao Cao, Three Kingdoms - Red Cliffs and its aftermath, Three Kingdoms - Three emperors, Three Kingdoms - Population, Three Kingdoms - Trade and transport, Three Kingdoms - Consolidation, Three Kingdoms - Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions, Three Kingdoms - Wu and development of the south, Three Kingdoms - Decline and end of the Three Kingdoms, Three Kingdoms - Fall of Shu, Three Kingdoms - Fall of Wei, Three Kingdoms - Fall of Wu, Three Kingdoms - Major battles, Three Kingdoms - Biographies, Three Kingdoms - Modern-day adaptations

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The kingdom came into being with the Crusader capture of Jerusalem in 1099, the climax of the First Crusade. Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the leaders of the crusade, was chosen as its first king. He refused, however, to take this title, saying that no man should wear a crown where Christ had worn his crown of thorns; instead, he took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri ("Defender of the Holy Sepulchre"). Godfrey died the next year, and his brother and successor, Baldwin I, was not ...

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Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Foundation and early history, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Life in the kingdom, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Mid-12th century, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Disaster and recovery, Kingdom of Jerusalem - The later kingdom, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Arms of Kingdom of Jerusalem

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Sora is fourteen years old at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts and lives on the Destiny Islands with his friends, Riku and Kairi, and several other children, including Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka. Sora and his two close friends seek to see the world beyond the islands and begin to build a raft. However, a strange dark force storms the islands and Sora is swept away from his home and separated from his friends. He drifted though the Dark Corridor, an interdimensional pa ...

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Sora Kingdom Hearts, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Kingdom Hearts, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Kingdom Hearts II, Sora Kingdom Hearts - The Keyblade, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Sora's Forms, Sora Kingdom Hearts - World Transformations, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Drive Forms

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One year after the events of Chain of Memories, Sora, Donald and Goofy awake in Twilight Town with their memories restored, although they could not remember what happened in Castle Oblivion. Continuing their journey to find Riku and King Mickey, they set out travel across new worlds, meeting old friends and enemies from the original Kingdom Hearts game, battling the Heartless and a new threat, the remaining members of the Organization they encountered in Chain of Memories. Sora obtains new attire from Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, the fairies from Sleeping Beauty, and a new p ...

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Sora Kingdom Hearts, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Kingdom Hearts, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Kingdom Hearts II, Sora Kingdom Hearts - The Keyblade, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Sora's Forms, Sora Kingdom Hearts - World Transformations, Sora Kingdom Hearts - Drive Forms

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From 1810 to 1893, the Kingdom of Hawai'i would be ruled by two major dynastic families, the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty. Five members of the Kamehameha family would lead the government as its king. Two of them were direct sons of Kamehameha the Great himself. They were Liholiho (Kamehameha II) and Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III). For a period between Liholiho and Kauikeaouli's reigns, Kamehameha the Great's primary wife, Queen Ka'ahumanu, would rule a ...

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Kingdom of Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii - Formation, Kingdom of Hawaii - Government, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Elected monarchy, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kalākaua Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, Kingdom of Hawaii - Royal estates, Kingdom of Hawaii - Palaces, Kingdom of Hawaii - Royal grounds, Kingdom of Hawaii - Other notable Hawaiian royals, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kalākaua Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Other notable royal subjects, Kingdom of Hawaii - Authors and artists, Kingdom of Hawaii - Civil leaders, Kingdom of Hawaii - Religious leaders

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Like his predecessor, Lunalilo failed to name an heir to the throne. He died unexpectedly after less than a year as King of Hawai'i. Once again, the legislature of the Kingdom of Hawai'i was forced to declare an election to fill the royal vacancy. Queen Emma, widow of Kamehameha IV, was nominated along with David Kalākaua. The 1874 election was opined to be one of the nastiest political campaign seasons ever in Hawai'i history. Both candidates resorted to mudslinging and rumors. David Ka ...

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Kingdom of Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii - Formation, Kingdom of Hawaii - Government, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Elected monarchy, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kalākaua Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, Kingdom of Hawaii - Royal estates, Kingdom of Hawaii - Palaces, Kingdom of Hawaii - Royal grounds, Kingdom of Hawaii - Other notable Hawaiian royals, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kalākaua Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Other notable royal subjects, Kingdom of Hawaii - Authors and artists, Kingdom of Hawaii - Civil leaders, Kingdom of Hawaii - Religious leaders

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From 1810 to 1893, the Kingdom of Hawai'i was ruled by two major dynastic families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty. Five members of the Kamehameha family would lead the government as its king. Two of them, Liholiho (Kamehameha II) and Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III), were direct sons of Kamehameha the Great himself. For a period between Liholiho and Kauikeaouli's reigns, the primary wife of Kamehameha the Great, Queen Ka'ahumanu, ruled a ...

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Kingdom of Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii - Formation, Kingdom of Hawaii - Government, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Elected monarchy, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kalākaua Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, Kingdom of Hawaii - Royal estates, Kingdom of Hawaii - Palaces, Kingdom of Hawaii - Royal grounds, Kingdom of Hawaii - Other notable Hawaiian royals, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Kalākaua Dynasty, Kingdom of Hawaii - Other notable royal subjects, Kingdom of Hawaii - Authors and artists, Kingdom of Hawaii - Civil leaders, Kingdom of Hawaii - Religious leaders

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Definition and meaning of kingdom:

kingdom - in taxonomy, the highest ranked category in the taxonomic hierarchy. All organisms are classified into one of five kingdoms: Monera (the prokarytic Kingdom. Includes archaebacteria, eubacteria and cyanobacteria); Protista (unicellular eukaryotes); Fungi (yeasts and mushrooms); Plantae (plants); and Animalia (animals). Some scientists recognize slightly different classification schemes

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

Also see these pages: Oceanography, Oceanography Sitemap, Coral Reef, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change,

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Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom of God In the New Testament, used by John the Baptist, Jesus, and St. Paul; it indicates a state of relative spiritual completion and attainment, not merely the afterdeath state of the "righteous" or "saved," as seen in the statement, "the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21). Blavatsky interprets the answer in the Gospel of the Egyptians as to when the kingdom of heaven will come -- "When the Two has been made One, and the Outward has become as the Inward, and the Male with the Female neither Male nor Female" -- as signifying among other things, 1) the union of lower manas with the higher manas, the self-conscious raising of the personality to the individuality; and 2) the return of humankind to the androgynous state in future root-races.

"Thus this Kingdom may be attained by individuals now, and by mankind in Races to come" (BCW 13:48-9; 14:55; ET).

(See also: Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom of God, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)