Caroline
Encyclopedia
People
- Caroline (given name)Caroline (given name)-XVIIth -XIXth century :*Caroline of Ansbach , queen consort of George II of Great Britain*Caroline of Brunswick , queen consort of George IV of the United Kingdom*Caroline Bonaparte, ,...
, a feminine given name - Caroline of AnsbachCaroline of AnsbachCaroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain.Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state...
(1683–1737), queen consort of George II of Great Britain - Caroline of BrunswickCaroline of BrunswickCaroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...
(1768–1821), queen consort of George IV of the United Kingdom - Caroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
(born 1957), heir presumptive to the throne of Monaco
Places
- Big Caroline RockBig Caroline RockBig Caroline Rock is an island with an area of 2.19 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Swainson Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the Southwest National Park, and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site...
, Tasmania - Caroline IslandCaroline IslandCaroline Island or Caroline Atoll , is the easternmost of the uninhabited coral atolls which comprise the southern Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean....
, an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific, part of the Line Islands archipelago (Kiribati) - Caroline IslandsCaroline IslandsThe Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia in the eastern part of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end...
an archipelago in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea - Caroline, New YorkCaroline, New YorkCaroline is a town in Tompkins County, New York, USA. The population was 2,910 at the 2000 census.The Town of Caroline is on the county's southeast border and is southeast of Ithaca, New York.- History :...
- Caroline County, VirginiaCaroline County, VirginiaCaroline County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 28,545. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Caroline County is also home to The Meadow stables, the birthplace of the renowned racehorse Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and...
- Caroline County, MarylandCaroline County, MarylandCaroline County is a wholly rural county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by Queen Anne's County to the north, Talbot County to the west, Dorchester County to the south, Kent County, Delaware, to the east, and Sussex County, Delaware, to the southeast. As...
- Caroline, WisconsinCaroline, WisconsinCaroline is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Grant in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 270. The fire station for the town is located within the community. The community is located at the intersection of County Highways G & M...
an unincorporated community
Music
- "Caroline (song)Caroline (song)"Caroline" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was included on the album Hello!.It was written by Bob Young and Francis Rossi on a table napkin in the dining room of a hotel in Perranporth, Cornwall, in 1970. Initially a slower piece, it became their first top 5...
", a single by British rock band Status Quo - "Caroline", a song by Fleetwood Mac from Tango in the NightTango in the NightTango in the Night is the 14th studio album by the British-American band Fleetwood Mac. Released in April 1987, it is the fifth and final studio album from the line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood....
- "Caroline", a 1974 song by Jefferson Starship from Dragon Fly
- "Sweet CarolineSweet Caroline"Sweet Caroline" is a pop song written and performed by Neil Diamond and officially released on September 16, 1969, as a single. It was later released on December 9, 1972 as a part of Diamond's Hot August Night album. There are three distinct mixes of this song...
", a single by American singer Neil Diamond - Radio CarolineRadio CarolineRadio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
, a UK radio station - Caroline RecordsCaroline RecordsCaroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or...
, A record label - Caroline DistributionCaroline DistributionCaroline Distribution, founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records, has become one of the U.S. music industry’s largest third party distribution companies for the independent music sector....
- Caroline, or ChangeCaroline, or ChangeCaroline, or Change is a through-composed musical with book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and score by Jeanine Tesori that combines spirituals, blues, Motown, classical music, and Jewish klezmer and folk music....
, a musical with lyrics by Tony Kushner
Ships
- Carolina (ship), also known as Caroline, a merchant ship that tried to break though a United States Navy blockade of Galveston, Texas, during the American Civil War, various ships of the British Royal Navy
- SS Caroline, A Great Lake steamship destroyed in the Caroline AffairCaroline affairThe Caroline affair was a series of events beginning in 1837 that strained relations between the United States and Britain....
in 1837. - SS Caroline, a Confederate States blockade runner that later served in the United States Navy as , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
Other uses
- The Caroline AffairCaroline affairThe Caroline affair was a series of events beginning in 1837 that strained relations between the United States and Britain....
, an 1837 border incident between the United States and Canada named after the steamer Caroline - The Caroline Age, the period in English history covering the reign of Charles I of EnglandCharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
(1625–1649) - The Caroline minuscule, sometimes just "Caroline," also known as the Carolingian minusculeCarolingian minusculeCarolingian or Caroline minuscule is a script developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Roman alphabet could be easily recognized by the literate class from one region to another. It was used in Charlemagne's empire between approximately 800 and 1200...
- Caroline?Caroline?Caroline? is a 1990 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie that aired on CBS on April 29, 1990. The movie starred Stephanie Zimbalist, Pamela Reed, and George Grizzard.-External links:*...
, a 1990 made-for-TV film in the Hallmark Hall of Fame - Radio CarolineRadio CarolineRadio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
, a former British-based pirate radio station, now a legal satellite and internet broadcaster
See also
- Carolina (disambiguation)
- CoralineCoralineCoraline is a horror/fantasy novella by British author Neil Gaiman, published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and Harper Collins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers...
, a novella by Neil Gaiman - Coraline (film)Coraline (film)Coraline is a 2009 stop-motion 3D fantasy/horror children's film based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel of the same name. It was produced by Laika and distributed by Focus Features. Written and directed by Henry Selick, it was released widely in US theaters on February 6, 2009, after a world premiere at...
, a 2009 film based on the novella - Carolyn KeeneCarolyn KeeneCarolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate...
, pseudonym of the author(s) of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls, also mystery stories - Karoline
- CaroleansCaroleansCaroleans were the soldiers of the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII.-The Carolean army:To compensate for the lack of manpower and resources Sweden strived for innovative ways to make an effective army...
, soldiers of Charles XII of Sweden