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Alfred the Great. 849-99. Saxon King of Wessex 871-. Resisted Danes 877-79 (Edington) + 892-96. Captured London 886. First British Navy 897.
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.
Andania Mysteries. Greek cult for Demeter + Persephone.
Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
Arab-Israeli Wars. 1948-9. Palestinians flee to Arab countries. 1956. Israel captures Sinai, UN takes over. 1967. Six Day War. Israel defeats Egypt, Syria, Jordan, gains Jerusalem, Sinai, Golan,... 1973. Egypt, Syria attack = October War.
Assandum, Battle. 1016. Danes defeat English in Essex.
Badakhshan. 255BC-1584. Kingdom in Bactria claiming direct descendance from Alexander the Great.
Ballet. Dance form originating in 15C Italy, and codified in Louis XIV court. Refined by Russians 19C.
Balthazar. (Belshazzar). -539BC. Babylonian co-regent. Daniel read writing on his wall 539BC.
Barbey d’Aurevilly, Jules. 1808-89. French dandy, social critic.Diaboliques 1874.
Beatrice. c1265-90. Florentine woman immortalized by Dante.
Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. English caricaturist, satirist, dandy. Caricatures 1896.
Belsen. 1933-45. Nazi concentration camp. Commandant Kramer executed.
Benét, Stephen. 1898-1943. US poet, writer. Devil and Daniel Webster 1937. John Brown’s Body 1928.
Bering, Vitus. 1681-1741. Danish explorer of Alaska for Russia 1728-.
Bernoulli, Daniel. 1700-82. Swiss discoverer of hydrodynamics. Hydrodynamica 1738.
Blake, William. 1757-1827. English mystical poet and engraver of his own books. Marriage of Heaven and Hell 1790-3. Job 1821. Dante’s Divine Comedy 1825.
Bohr, Niels. 1885-1962. Danish atomic physicist. Electron quantum levels, 1913.
Boone, Daniel. 1734-1820. US frontier explorer. Alamo.
Brahe, Tycho. 1546-1601. Danish astronomer. Compiled observations 1572 used by Kepler.
Brendan, St. 484-578. Celtic abbot, legendary Atlantic navigator to North America.
Brummel, George. (Beau). 1778-1840. English dandy, fashion leader.
Bruno, Giordano. 1548-1600. Italian Copernican philosopher opposed to dogma. Burned as heretic.
Brute. Descendant of Aeneas, said to have founded New Troy at London..