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Belle Epoque. 1885-1900. Time of flourishing arts and entertainment in Paris. Moulin Rouge.
Moulin Rouge. 1889. Parisian music hall of Belle Epoque immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec.
Belle-Isle, Charles. 1684-1761. French marshal. Involved French in Austrian Succession War.
Belleau, Remy. 1528-77. French Pleiade Poet. Highly polished miniatures.
Bellerophon. Pegasus’ rider, destroyed the Chimera.
Camisards. 1702-6. French Protestants who rebelled against Catholic persecution.
David ap Gaiffudd. -1283. Last native Prince of Wales. Rebelled vs English. Executed.
Fitzgerald, Gerald. c1538-83. Irish. Rebelled vs Q Elizabeth 1579-83.
Gabelle. 1286-1790. French salt tax.
Helots. Spartan slave class. Rebelled 464BC.
Henry IV. 1366-1413. Rebelled vs Richard II. King of England 1399-. Consolidated government. First Lancaster.
Institute of France. 226 members. Comprises Académie Française, 1635; Inscriptions and Belle Lettres, 1663; Science, 1666; Fine Arts 1795; Political Science, 1832. Four Nations.
Kurds. Sunni Moslem Taurus, Zagros Mountain peoples of Kurdistan, central Asia. 1925 rebelled in Turkey. 1922,44,63 rebelled in Iraq. Persecuted in Turkey, Iraq, Iran. Saladin. Sevres Treaty.
O’Neill, Shane. c1530-67. Irish chief rebelled vs England, slain by rival clan.
Pléiade, La. 16C. French Renaissance poets, aimed to enrich French language. Ronsard, Bellay, Belleau, Jodelle, Dorat, Baïf, Tyard.
Starr, Belle. 1848-89. US horse thief, frontier heroine.
Taxation. On Income 1193. On Cooking Oil: 1000BC Egypt. Foreigners: 400BC Greece. Imports 1CBC Rome. Property: 453BC Greece, 1642 England. Sales: 49BC Rome. 1973 UK VAT. Inheritance: 23BC Rome. Salt: 1286-1790 France. Hair Powder: 1795-1869 Hearths: 1663-89. Cards: 1615. Whiskey. Eisphora. Boadicea. Godiva. Danegeld. Domesday Book. Tithes.