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92 matches to Earl
Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.
Ananias. Early Christian struck dead for lying to Peter.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 9C-1154. Records early British history.
Banville, Théodore de. 1823-91. French Parnassian poet. Early Symbolist. Odes funambulesques 1857.
Battenberg. Family name anglicized to Mountbatten.
Bayard, Pierre. 1476-1524. French knight in Italian wars. “The fearless and blameless knight.”
Bazille, Jean-Frédéric. 1841-70. Early French Impressionist painter.
Brearly, Harry. English. Stainless steel 1913.
British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.
Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.
Bull, John. 1562-1628. English early keyboard composer. Often credited with God Save the Queen.
Bunker Hill, Battle. 1775. Early American victory in Revolution. Putnam.
Cabezan. 1510-66. Spanish. Early keyboard composer.
Caccini, Giulio. 1550-1618. Italian composer. Monodic music, early operas.
Caillaux, Joseph. 1863-1944. French pacifist politician. Early supporter of Income Tax.
Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.
Cavaliere, Emilio del. c1550-1602. Added arias and choral movements to cantatas. Early dramatic music.
Charles, Jacques. French physicist, launched early hydrogen balloon 1783 with Robert. Gas Law V=kT 1798.
Chess. 7C Indian game evolved from earlier board games with carved pieces. 750 China. 10C Moslems brought to Europe. 1254 banned by Louis IX.
Copper Age. c3000BC. Early Bronze Age.
Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.
Count. Continental title, equivalent to Earl.
Cousin, Jean the Elder. 1490-1560. French painter. Eva Prima Pandora, early French nude.
Culhwch + Olwen. c1100. Earliest Arthurian romance.
Delisle, Guillaume. 1675-1726. French “Father of Cartography”. Early accurate maps.