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956 matches to Fifth Monarchy Men
Action Française. 1898-1945. French right wing political movement and newspaper.
Acupuncture. 2500BC.- Chinese treatment with needles.
Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.
Ader, Clement. 1841-1926. French aviation engineer. 1890 first plane.
Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.
Admonition to Parliament. 1572. Puritans demand episcopacy abolition.
Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV). -1362BC. Founded sun (Aton) cult in Egypt. Reigned 1379-. Amarna age.
Alcamenes. c440BC. Greek sculptor; delicacy and finish.
Alcott, Louisa May. 1832-88. US novelist: Little Women 1869.
Aldermaston March. 1958-64. Annual ‘Ban the Bomb’ demonstration of CND.
Alien and Sedition Acts. 1798-1800/02. US fear French Revolution. Forbade criticism of government. Abused by Federalists vs Republicans.
Alien Registration Act. 1940. Outlaws advocating violent overthrow of US government. Extended to include all advocates of Communism. McCarthy.
All the Talents. 1806. English government under Grenville.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
Amarna Age. 1379-1362BC. Reign of Akhenaton.
Amazons. Mythical women warriors. Fought Greeks at Troy.
Amiens, Mise of. 1264. Louis IX arbitrated annulment of Provisions of Oxford. Barons War.
Amis, Kingsley. 1922-95. English novelist and poet. Angry Young Men. Lucky Jim 1954.
Amish. 17C-. Conservative Mennonites. 19-20C migrated to North America.
Amphityron. Greek husband, impersonated by Zeus to seduce Alcmene.
Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.
Anarchism. 19C Philosophy: “Every man should be his own government, his own law, his own church”-Owen. Thoreau’s return to nature, passive resistance, and no taxes influenced Ghandi. Proudhon. Tolstoy. Godwin.
Anaximenes. -c570BC. Miletan (Gr) philosopher: quantitive differences of substances. All matter is air.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.