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48 matches to Grand Remonstrance
Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.
Augsburg League. 1686-9. Holy Roman Empire and allies vs France. Replaced by Grand Alliance.
Baden. 1112 Margravate. 1771 Grand Duchy. 1848 Republic. 1871 German Empire. 1918 Republic. 1934 Germany.
Berlioz, Hector. 1803-1869. French Romantic composer. Grandiose themes directly from feelings.Symph. Fantastique 1830. Romeo and Juliette 1839. Treatise on Orchestration 1844. Damnation of Faust 1846.
Borga, Assembly. 1809. Recognition of Finland as autonomous Grand Duchy under Russia.
Boullée, Étienne. 1728-99. French grandiose Neoclassical architect.
Carmen, Bliss. 1861-1929. Canadian lyric poet. Low tide on Grand Pré 1893. Daughters of Dawn 1913.
Charles Martel. The Hammer. 685-741. Unified Franks. Poitiers victory. Charlemagne’s grandfather.
Cloud, St. (Clodoald). Grandson of Clovis I.
Coronado, Francisco de. 1510-54. Spanish explorer. Grand Canyon, 1540.
Dürer, Albrecht. 1471-1528. German painter, pioneer engraver. Apocalypse 1498. Grand Passion 1501. St Jerome 1513. 4 Apostles 1526.
Empire. Style of Art. 1804-14. Classical heroic grandiose trend from Napoleon’s court. Arc de Triomphe, 1806.
Finland. 7C Finns settle, displace Lapps. 1157 Sweden. 1809 Grand Duchy of Russia. 1919 Indepependent republic.
Freemasons. Secret fraternal organization based on guilds, chivalry, religious orders. 1717 London Grand Lodge.
Grand Alliance, War of. 1689-97. Spain, Sweden, England, Holy Roman Empire, Netherlands vs French expansionism. Negotiated Peace. King William’s War. Namur. Augsburg League.
Grand Army of the Republic. 1866-1956. Political organization of American Civil War veterans.
Grand Canal. 4C BC-1400. China. World’s longest, 1,000 miles.
Grand Palais. Built for 1900 World Exhibition in Paris.
Grande Armée. 1805-12. Napoleon’s 1,000,000 man army; combined smaller armies for central control.
Grande Gallery of Louvre. Longest gallery in the world, 300m.
Grandee. 13C-. Highest rank of Spanish nobility.
Grandfather Clause. -1915. S US states limited vote to those enfranchised by 1866/7.
Grands-Augustins, Quai de. 1313. Oldest quay in Paris, by Philip the Fair.
Grands Rhétoriqueurs. 15-16C. French poets. Deschamps, DeMachaut.
Ingres, Dominique. 1780-1867. French classical painter: Grande Odalisque 1814. Turkish Bath 1860.