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06:2606:26, 19 July 2025 diff hist +81,284 N Order of the Bath Created page with "{{Short description|British order of chivalry established in 1725}} {{Infobox order |name = Most Honourable Order of the Bath |image = Order of bath star.jpg |image_size = 259px |alt = Civil Knight Grand Cross Star of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath: 'Rays of silver issuing from a centre and charged with three Imperial Crowns, one and two, within a circle gules whereon inscribed the motto of the Order in gold'<ref>{{Cite book|editor-l..." current
06:2506:25, 19 July 2025 diff hist +31,686 N Order of St Patrick Created page with "{{short description|Dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland}} {{about|the order of chivalry|the drinking club|The Monks of the Screw}} {{Infobox order |title = Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick |image = 250px |caption = Insignia of a Knight of the Order of St. Patrick |awarded_by = 35px the monarch of the United Kingdom |type..." current
06:2306:23, 19 July 2025 diff hist +53,596 N Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Created page with "{{Short description|Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900}} {{Infobox royalty | name =Alfred | title =Duke of Edinburgh | image =Alfred duke of Edinburgh.jpg | caption =Prince Alfred in 1881 | succession =Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | reign =22 August 1893{{snd}}30 July 1900 | predecessor =Ernest II | successor =Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-C..." current
06:2106:21, 19 July 2025 diff hist +80,403 N Ethiopian Empire Created page with "{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{Short description|1270–1974 state in the Horn of Africa}} {{For|the commonly used exonym|Abyssinia}} {{Infobox country | native_name = {{native name|gez|መንግሥተ ኢትዮጵያ |italics=no}} {{resize|80%|{{nobold|{{transliteration|gez|Mängəśtä ʾItyop̣p̣ya}}}}}} {{native name|am|የኢትዮጵያ ንጉሠ ነገሥት መንግሥት |italics=no}} {{resize|80%|{{nobold|{{transliteration|gez|Yäʾityo..." current
06:2006:20, 19 July 2025 diff hist +7,874 N Crown Council of Ethiopia Created page with "{{Short description|Constitutional body of the Ethiopian Empire}} {{Infobox organization | name = Crown Council of Ethiopia | native_name = | native_name_lang = | named_after = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = Imperial Coat of Arms of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie).svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = Roy..." current
06:1906:19, 19 July 2025 diff hist +45,244 N Order of St Michael and St George Created page with "{{Short description|British order of chivalry established in 1818}} {{About|the British order of chivalry|other uses|Order of Saint Michael (disambiguation)|and|Order of St. George (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox order |title = Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George |image = Order of Saint Michael and Saint George grand cross collar badge (United Kingdom 1870-1900) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg |image_size = 280px |caption..." current
06:1306:13, 19 July 2025 diff hist +35,888 N Help for Heroes Created page with "{{Short description|Organization}} {{Infobox organization | name = Help for Heroes | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Help for Heroes Sign at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit, Headley Court in Surrey MOD 45152785.jpg | image_size = | alt =  | caption = Help for Heroes sign at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit, Headley Court, Surrey | founders = {{Unbulletedlist | Bryn Parry | Emma Parry}} | for..." current
06:1206:12, 19 July 2025 diff hist +4,297 N Victoria Cross and George Cross Association Created page with "{{Short description|British military organisation}} thumb|left|100px|{{center|The Victoria Cross}} thumb|right|100px|{{center|The George Cross}} The '''Victoria Cross and George Cross Association''' is made up of holders of the Victoria Cross (VC), Britain's highest military award for bravery in the presence of the enemy, and the George Cross (GC), the equivalent award for civilians and also for those militar..." current
06:1006:10, 19 July 2025 diff hist +165,574 N British Army Created page with "{{Short description|Land warfare force of the United Kingdom}} {{Good article}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = British Army | image = frameless|150px Badge of the British Army<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2007 |title=The official Army badge |url=https://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/Home/Search?Query=45147540.jpg&Type=Filename |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/we..." current
06:0806:08, 19 July 2025 diff hist +111,637 N John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Created page with "{{short description|British army officer and statesman (1650–1722)}} {{Infobox noble | name = The Duke of Marlborough | image = John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General of the English forces and Master-General of the Ordnance, 1702 (c), attributed to Michael Dahl 91996.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date|1650|5|26|df=yes}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1722|6|16|1650|5|26|df=yes}}{{efn|name=date|All dates in the art..." current
06:0606:06, 19 July 2025 diff hist +143,316 N Oliver Cromwell Created page with "{{Short description|English military and political leader (1599–1658)}} {{Pp-semi-indef}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = His Highness | name = Oliver Cromwell | image = Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper.jpg | caption = Portrait by Samuel Cooper, 1656 | office = Lord Protector of the Common..." current
06:0506:05, 19 July 2025 diff hist +8,211 N Lord Protector Created page with "{{Short description|Title in British constitutional law}} thumb|250px|Standard of Lord Protector [[Oliver Cromwell]] '''Lord Protector''' (plural: ''Lords Protector'') is a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It was also a particular title for the British heads of state in respect to the established church. It was sometimes used to re..." current
06:0306:03, 19 July 2025 diff hist +65,006 N Royal Engineers (UK) Created page with "{{short description|Engineering arm of the British Army}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = Corps of Royal Engineers | image = RE grad.png | image_size = 200px | caption = Insignia of the Corps of Royal Engineers | dates = 1716–present | country = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | allegiance = | branch..." current
06:0006:00, 19 July 2025 diff hist +6,100 N Jacob's Ladder (Saint Helena) Created page with "{{Short description|Stairway in Jamestown, Saint Helena}} {{for|other locations named Jacob's Ladder|Jacob's Ladder (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = | name = Jacob's Ladder | color = | logo = | logo_width = | image = Jamestown Jacobs Ladder.jpg | image_width = 250px | caption..." current
03:3203:32, 19 July 2025 diff hist +22,516 N The Giving Pledge Created page with "{{Short description|Charitable campaign}} {{Infobox organization | name = The Giving Pledge | image = The Giving Pledge Logo.svg | size = 160px | caption = | motto = | formation = {{start date and age|2010}} | extinction = | type = Charitable organization | headquarters = | location = | membership = 236 | language = | lea..." current
03:3203:32, 19 July 2025 diff hist +5,908 N Jewish Future Promise Created page with "{{Short description|Charitable pledge for Jewish causes}} The '''Jewish Future Promise''', originally the '''Jewish Future Pledge''', is a charitable campaign modeled after The Giving Pledge, to encourage American Jews to designate at least 50% of their charitable giving to Jewish- or Israel-related causes. Over 100,000 people have signed the pledge since its inception in May 2020. ==History== Co-creators Michael Leven and Amy Holtz launched the pledge in May 20..." current
03:1603:16, 19 July 2025 diff hist +180,488 N Religion Created page with "{{Short description|Social-cultural system}} {{hatnote group| {{about|a cultural system of behaviors, practices and ethics|other uses}} {{redirect|Religious|the term describing a type of monk or nun|Religious (Western Christianity)||}} {{distinguish|Religious denomination}} }} {{pp|small=yes}} {{if mobile|tag=div| thumb|Religious symbols from left to right, top to bottom: [[Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism..." current
03:0903:09, 19 July 2025 diff hist +249,671 N Tax haven Created page with "{{Short description|Place which charges very low taxes on profits}} {{Taxation}} A '''tax haven''' is a term, often used pejoratively, to describe a place with very low tax rates for non-domiciled investors, even if the official rates may be higher.{{Efn|Many corporate–focused tax havens have high nominal rates of taxation (e.g. Netherlands at 25%, United Kingdom at 19%, Singapore at 17%, and Ireland at 12.5%), but maintain a tax ''regime'' that exc..." current
03:0203:02, 19 July 2025 diff hist +175,129 N Commonwealth of Nations Created page with "{{Short description|Political association which developed from the British Empire}} {{Infobox geopolitical organisation | name = '''Commonwealth of Nations''' | linking_name = the Commonwealth of Nations | image_flag = Commonwealth Flag 2013.svg | symbol_type = Logo | image_symbol = Commonwealth of Nations logo.svg | symbol_width = 150px | image_map = Carte des pays du Commonwealth.png |..." current
03:0103:01, 19 July 2025 diff hist +23,021 N Alternative Investment Market Created page with "{{short description|Sub-market of the London Stock Exchange}} {{Infobox exchange |name = AIM |logo = File:Alternative Investment Market (AIM) Logo.png |type = Stock exchange |city = London |country = England, UK |foundation = 19 June 1995 |owner = London Stock Exchange Group |key_people = Marcus Stuttard (Head of UK Primary Markets and AIM)<ref>[https://www.londonstockexcha..." current
02:5502:55, 19 July 2025 diff hist +5,799 N Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood Created page with "The '''Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood''', or simply the '''Central Chancery''', is an office of the Lord Chamberlain's department within the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the administration of orders of chivalry and some aspects of honours in general. It does not d..." current
02:5302:53, 19 July 2025 diff hist +81,842 N Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom Created page with "{{Short description|none}} In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service; *Decorations tend to be used to recognise specific deeds; *Medals are used to recognise service on a particular operation or in a specific theatre, long or v..." current
02:5202:52, 19 July 2025 diff hist +8,837 N Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor Created page with "thumb|The Heraldic Badge of The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor, which also forms part of the Crest within the full achievement of their coat of arms. '''The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor''' ('''ISKB''') was formed in 1908 in the United Kingdom and in 1912 received royal recognition, with Royal assent given by HM King George V for the Society to be called The Imperial Society of Knigh..." current
02:5002:50, 19 July 2025 diff hist +22,627 N The Annual Register Created page with "{{Short description|History journal, 1758 to present}} {{Infobox book series | name = ''The Annual Register'' | image = Annual Register.png | image_caption = The opening page of the first volume of ''The Annual Register''. | books = | author = | editors = Edmund Burke (founding editor) | title_orig = ''The Annual Register: A View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year'' | translator = |..." current
02:4802:48, 19 July 2025 diff hist +17,011 N Knight Banneret Created page with "{{Short description|Type/rank of knight}} thumb|Sir [[Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), knight banneret and Knight of the Garter.]] A '''knight banneret''', sometimes known simply as '''banneret''', was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering Heraldic flag#Standard|standard..." current

16:3316:33, 18 July 2025 diff hist +99,326 N Edward the Black Prince Created page with "{{Short description|Heir of Edward III of England (1330–1376)}} {{Redirect|The Black Prince}} {{Infobox royalty | title = Prince of Wales and Aquitaine Duke of Cornwall | image = TombaPrincepNegre (cropped).JPG | caption = Effigy of Prince Edward in Canterbury Cathedral | birth_date = 15 June 1330 | birth_place = Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England | death_date = 8 June 1376 (aged 45) | death_place..." current
16:3216:32, 18 July 2025 diff hist +28,516 N Philip the Good Created page with "{{Short description|Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467}} {{Infobox royalty | image = Philip the good.jpg | caption = Philip, wearing the collar of firesteels of the Order of the Golden Fleece which he instituted (copy of a Rogier van der Weyden work of {{circa | 1450}}) | succession = Duke of Burgundy | reign = 10 September 1419 – 15 June 1467 | predecessor = John the Fearless | s..." current
16:3016:30, 18 July 2025 diff hist +46,858 N James III of Scotland Created page with "{{Short description|King of Scots from 1460 to 1488}} {{Infobox royalty | name = James III | succession = King of Scots | more = sc | image = Hugo van der Goes - The Trinity Altarpiece - James III of Scotland accompanied by his son James, presented by St Andrew (cropped).jpg | caption = James III depicted in the ''Trinity Altarpiece'' by Hugo van der Goes, {{circa}} 1480 | reign = 3 August 1460..." current
15:4215:42, 18 July 2025 diff hist +5,189 N Comillas Pontifical University Created page with "{{Short description|Private university in Madrid, Spain}} {{Infobox university | name = Comillas Pontifical University | native_name = Universidad Pontificia Comillas | image = Comillas Pontifical University seal.svg | image_upright = 0.8 | caption = Seal | latin_name = Pontificia Universitas Comillensis Matriti | motto = ''El Valor de la Excelencia'' | mottoeng = ''The Value of Excellence'' | type = Private Catholic Pontifical highe..." current
15:2915:29, 18 July 2025 diff hist +2,406 N Order of the Band Created page with "{{Infobox order |title= Order of the Band |image= 200px |caption= Emblem of the Order of the Band, the same of the Royal Bend of Castile. |awarded_by = Alfonso XI of Castile |type= Chivalric order in one class |established= 1332 |for = |status = Disestablished |grades = Knight |motto = |image2 = |caption2 = |total awarded = }} The '''Order of the Band''', '''Knights of the Band..." current
15:1615:16, 18 July 2025 diff hist +86,245 N Victoria Cross Created page with "{{short description|Highest military decoration for valour in the UK}} {{Infobox military award | name = Victoria Cross | image = Victoria Cross (cropped).jpg | image_size = 150px | alt = A bronze cross pattée bearing the crown of Saint Edward surmounted by a lion with the inscription "for valour". A crimson ribbon is attached | caption = Obverse of the cross; ribbon: {{frac|1|1|2}} inches (38{{nbsp}}mm), crimson (blue ribbon for naval awards 1856–1918) | presente..." current
15:1115:11, 18 July 2025 diff hist +110,989 N Turks and Caicos Islands Created page with "{{Short description|British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean}} {{Infobox dependency | name = Turks and Caicos Islands | settlement_type = British Overseas Territory | linking_name = the Turks and Caicos Islands | image_flag = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg | flag_size = 130px | flag_link = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands | image_seal = Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg | seal_size = 75px | seal_type = Coat..." current
15:0915:09, 18 July 2025 diff hist +33,205 N Life peer Created page with "{{Short description|Appointed member of the peerage of the United Kingdom whose title cannot be inherited}} {{Peerage |Types}} In the United Kingdom, '''life peers''' are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. Life peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister. With the exception of the Dukedom of Edinburgh..." current
15:0415:04, 18 July 2025 diff hist +81,583 N Privy Council (United Kingdom) Created page with "{{Short description|Formal body of advisers to the British monarch}} {{Redirect|UKPC|the court of last resort with this neutral citation|Judicial Committee of the Privy Council}} {{Featured article}} {{Infobox organization | name = His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | native_name = | native_name_lang = | named_after = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo..." current
14:5914:59, 18 July 2025 diff hist +35,485 N Sir Created page with "{{short description|Honorific title}} {{About|the title and honorific}} '''''Sir''''' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "{{lang|fr|Sieur}}" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "{{lang|fr|Monsieur}}", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English.{{Citation needed|date=November 202..." current
14:5814:58, 18 July 2025 diff hist +4,470 N Sanchet D'Abrichecourt Created page with "{{Short description|French knight}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = Sir | name = Sanchet D'Abrichecourt | honorific_suffix = KG | image = Dabrichecourt 1430.jpg | alt =  | caption = Sir Sanchet D'Abrichecourt, KG, illustration from the Bruges Garter Book, c.1430 | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from na..." current
14:5614:56, 18 July 2025 diff hist +55,594 N Andrew the Apostle Created page with "{{Short description|Apostle of Jesus in the New Testament (c. 5 AD – 60/70 AD)}} {{Infobox saint | honorific_prefix = Saint | name = Andrew the Apostle | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Rubens apostel andreas grt.jpg | imagesize = 220px | caption = ''Saint Andrew'' by Peter Paul Rubens ({{circa|1611}}) | titles = Apostle and Martyr the First-Called | birth_date = {{Circa|5 AD}} | birth_place = [..." current
14:4614:46, 18 July 2025 diff hist +42,862 N Order of the Thistle Created page with "{{Short description|British order of chivalry associated with Scotland}} {{Infobox order | name = Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Insignia of Knight of the Thistle.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = Insignia of Knights and Ladies of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | awarded_by = the monarch of Scotland (United Kingdom)..." current
14:4414:44, 18 July 2025 diff hist +59,410 N Order of the Garter Created page with "{{Short description|Order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England}} {{Featured article}} {{Infobox order | title = Most Noble {{nowrap|Order of the Garter}} | image = Arms of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.svg | caption = Badge of the Order of the Garter: ''The attributed arms of Saint George circumscribed by the Garter'' | awarded_by =  the Monarch of the United Kingdom | type..." current

15:0315:03, 17 July 2025 diff hist +10,310 N Isabel de Herédia Created page with "{{Short description|Spouse of Pretender to the throne of Portugal}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Isabel de Herédia | title = Duchess of Braganza | image = | caption = | succession = Consort of the Royal House of Portugal | reign-type = Tenure | reign = 13 May 1995 – present | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal | spouse = {{Marriage|Duarte Pio, Duk..." current
15:0215:02, 17 July 2025 diff hist +45,020 N Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Created page with "{{Short description|Pretender to the throne of Portugal (born 1945)}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Duarte Pio de Bragança | title = Duke of Braganza | image =Duarte Pio di Braganza (3.1).jpg | caption = Duarte Pio in 2017 | succession = Head of the Royal House of Portugal | reign = 24 December 1976 – present | predecessor = Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza | successor = Afonso, Prince of Beira | suc-..." current
12:4412:44, 17 July 2025 diff hist +124,626 N Sustainable Development Goals Created page with "{{Short description|United Nations goals for people for 2030}} {{Infobox project | name = Sustainable Development Goals | logo = Sustainable Development Goals logo.svg | mission_statement = "A shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future" | location = Global | owner = | founder = United Nations | established = 2015 | disestablished = 2030 | website..." current
12:4212:42, 17 July 2025 diff hist +54,118 N Millennium Development Goals Created page with "{{Short description|Eight international development goals for the year 2015 by the United Nations}} {{Redirect|MDG}} {{About|the 2015 goals|the 2030 goals|Sustainable Development Goals}} thumb|The Millennium Development Goals were a UN initiative with a time span from 2000 to 2015. In the United Nations, the '''Millennium Development Goals''' ('''MDGs''') were eight international development goals for the year 2015 cr..." current
12:2812:28, 17 July 2025 diff hist +40,530 N Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Created page with "{{Short description|Bulgarian politician and royal (born 1937)}} {{Family name hatnote|Borisov|Sakskoburggotski|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Simeon II {{nobold | {{Ubl | {{native name|bg|Симеон Сакскобургготски|italics=no|paren=omit}} }}}} | image = Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon II) in 2017.jpg | caption = Simeon in 2017 | succession = Tsar of Bulgaria | reign = 28 Aug..." current
12:2512:25, 17 July 2025 diff hist +28,485 N Leka, Crown Prince of Albania Created page with "{{Short description|Crown Prince of Albania from 1961 to 2011}} {{about|the son of Zog I|the grandson of Zog I|Leka, Prince of Albania}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Leka | image = Leka of Albania.jpg | title = Crown Prince of Albania | succession = Head of the House of Zogu | reign = 9 April 1961 – 30 November 2011 | reign-type = Period | predecessor = King Zog I | successor = Leka, Prince of..." current
08:3608:36, 17 July 2025 diff hist +125,959 N Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Created page with "{{Short description|Security-oriented intergovernmental organization}} {{hatnote group| {{Redirect|OSCE|the examination model|Objective structured clinical examination}} {{Distinguish|OECD}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox geopolitical organization | linking_name = the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | symbol_type = Logo | image_flag = OSCE flag.svg | image_symbol = OSCE logo.svg | symbol_wi..." current
08:2808:28, 17 July 2025 diff hist +20,926 N Russian All-Military Union Created page with "{{Short description|Russian White movement organization}} {{Infobox organization | name = Russian All-Military Union | formation = 21 September 1924 | dissolved = | headquarters = | leader_title = Commander | leader_name = Igor Borisovich Ivanov | key_people = | native name = Русский Обще-Воинский Союз | image = Гости и постояльцы в «Здр..." current
08:2708:27, 17 July 2025 diff hist +21,651 N Heraldic authority Created page with "{{short description|Office or institution that deals with heraldry}} A '''heraldic authority''' is defined as an office or institution which has been established by a reigning monarch or a government to deal with heraldry in the country concerned. It does not include private societies or enterprises which design and/or register coats of arms. Over the centuries, many countries have established heraldic authorities, and several..." current
08:2608:26, 17 July 2025 diff hist +86,557 N Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) Created page with "{{Short description|Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894}} {{Infobox royalty | consort = yes | name = Maria Feodorovna | image = File:Maria Feodorovna of Russia 1881.jpg | caption = Empress Maria in 1881 | succession = Empress consort of Russia | reign = 13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894 | coronation = 27 May 1883 | cor-type = Russia | spouse = {{marriage| Alexander III of Russia|9 Novemb..." current

19:4619:46, 16 July 2025 diff hist +16,652 N Insignia Created page with "{{Short description|Sign or mark distinguishing a group, grade, rank, or function}} thumb|Military insignia of the Spanish Army's [[Captain general of the Army|Captain General]] An '''insignia''' ({{ety|la|insignia'', plural of ''insigne|emblem, symbol, ensign}}) is a sign or mark distinguishing a group, grade, rank, or function. It can be a symbol of personal power or that of an official group or governing body. An insignia, which i..." current

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