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Amadeus VIII. Antipope Felix V 1439-49.
Classical Music. ~1750-1820. Development of sonata, symphony, string quartet. Mozart. Beethoven. Haydn.
Metastasio, Pietro. 1698-1782. Italian librettist for Gluck, Handel, Haydn, Mozart.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-91. Viennese Classical composer. European tour at age 6. Seemingly effortless compositions of symmetry and melody with emotional feeling. Marriage of Figaro 1786. Don Juan 1787. Magic Flute 1791.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.
Anne of Bretagne. 1477-1514. Wife of Charles VIII, 1491, then of Louis XII, 1499. Began union of Brittany with France.
Anne of Cleves. 1515-57. Fourth wife of Henry VIII. Divorced.
Barton, Elizabeth. 1506-34. Maid of Kent. Executed for prophesy against Henry VIII marrying Anne Boleyn.
Boleyn, Anne. 1507-36. 2nd Queen of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I. Beheaded.
Boniface VIII. c1235-1303. Pope 1294-. Claimed supremacy over kings. Captured by French adviser.
Bourges, Pragmatic Sanction. 1438. French Charles VIII supports Gallicanism vs pope.
Catherine of Aragon. 1485-1536. First wife of Henry VIII. Marriage annulled.
Celestine V, St. 1209-96. Founded Celestines 1264. 1294 First Pope to abdicate. Imprisoned by Boniface VIII.
Charles I, of Anjou. 1226-85. French King of Naples and Sicily 1246-. Son of Louis VIII. Harsh rule. First Angevin.
Charles VIII. 1470-98. King of France 1483-.
Church of England. 1534. Anglican Church. National English church, founded by Henry VIII. Redefined by Elizabeth I, 1559. Act of Supremacy.
Clement VII. Pope 1523-34. Refused Henry VIII divorce.
Clement VIII. Antipope 1423-29. Ended Great Schism.
Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.
Decazes, Elie, duc de. 1780-1860. Minister of Louis XVIII. Moderate leader.
Defender of the Faith. 1521. Title conferred by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII. Withdrawn after Act of Supremacy. Reconfirmed by Parliament, 1544 for all succeeding monarchs.
Deposition Bull. 1535 Henry VIII excommunicated. 1570 Elizabeth I excommunicated.
Dissolution of Monasteries. 1536, small; 1539, large. Henry VIII siezes wealth of church.
Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.
Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.