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84 matches to Cour Carrée
Empire. Style of Art. 1804-14. Classical heroic grandiose trend from Napoleon’s court. Arc de Triomphe, 1806.
European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.
Fontaine, Pierre. 1762-1853. French Empire architect. Louvre Cour Carrée.
Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.
Golden Spurs, Battle. 1302. Courtrai, Belgium. Flemish craftsmen defeat French troops.
Goncourt, Edmond. 1822-96. French novelist. Renée Mauperin. Created Goncourt literature prize.
Great Intercourse. 1495. Henry VIII, Philip of Burgundy trade treaty.
Habeas Corpus Act. 1679. England. Right of prisoner to appear in court before being imprisoned.
Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.
Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.
Henry V. 1387-1422. King of England 1413-. Claimed France. Victor at Agincourt. Treaty of Troyes.
Hetaerae. Greek independent courtesans.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. 1841-1935. US Supreme Court Justice 1902-32. Law as social instrument.
Humanism. 14C-. Philosophy. Mankind at the center of consciousness. Mankind can live ethically without recourse to the supernatural. Belief in personal worth of individual. Rational, creative. Petrarch.
Hundred Years War. 1337~1453. English defend claims to French throne. Crécy. Poitiers. Agincourt. Joan of Arc. English driven from continent, except Calais.
Inns of Court. British apprenticeship and appointment of barristers. Temple, Lincoln 13C. Gray’s 1295. Inner 1326. Middle 1404. 1443-1876 Serjeant’s.
International Court of Justice. 1945-. UN appointed body to settle International disputes. World Court.
Jacquemart de Hesdin. Court painter: Grandes Heures du Duc de Berry 1409.
Jennings, Sarah. 1660-1744. Influential Duchess of Marlborough in court of Queen Anne.
Judicial. Branch of US government. Supreme and lower courts can invalidate Acts of Congress.
K’ang-hsi. 1654-1722. Chinese Emperor 1661-. Expanded China. Encouraged western science education.
Langton, Stephen. 1151-1228. Archbishop of Canterbury. Encouraged Magna Carta.
Marbury vs Madison. 1803. First US Supreme court ruling an Act of Congress unconstitutional. Marshall.
Marshall, Thurgood. 1908-93. First black on US Supreme Court 1967-92.
Master of the Revels. 1300-1737. English court official who arranged festivities, acted as censor.