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357 matches to Heroic Age
Babbage, Charles. 1792-1871. British. Invented Difference Engine, 1823-34 -first computer. Founded British Association for the Advancement of Science 1831, Royal Astronomical Society 1820, Royal Statistical Society 1834.
Bagehot, Walter. 1826-77. English social scientist/ essayist. The English Constitution 1867. Physics and Politics 1872. Lombard St. 1873.
Bantu. Language of 60M natives in Southern Africa.
Barents, Willem. 1555-97. Dutch navigator, explorer for NE passage.
Baron. 1066-. 5th (lowest) rank of British peerage.
Basil I. 813-886. Byzantine Emperor, 867-. Defeated Arabs. New Golden Age. Founded Macedonian dynasty.
Beaumarchais, C de. 1732-99. French satirical writer vs nobility. Barber of Seville 1772, Marriage of Figaro 1784.
Bellay, Joachim du. 1522-60. French poet. Defence of French Language 1549 was Pléiade manifesto.
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.
Blanc, Louis. 1811-82. French Utopian Socialist. Theory of equal wages. National Workshops. Organization du Travail 1839.
Borden, Robert. 1854-1937. Canadian Cons Prime Minister 1911-20. Union Gov’t. Imperial War Cabinet. Women suffrage.
Bougainville, Louis. 1729-1811. First French circumnavigation 1766-9. Voyage autour du monde 1771.
Boycott, Charles. 1832-97. English land agent boycotted in Ireland, 1879. Land League.
Brecht, Bertolt. 1898-1956. German experimental dramatist: Threepenny Opera 1928. Mother Courage.
Breton. Language of Brittany, Cornwall.
Bronze Age. 3500-500BC. First uses of metal for arms and tools. Began in Near East. Society more structured. Specialization begins. Iron Age.
Bruegel, Pieter (the Elder). 1525-69. Flemish narrative painter of village life. Natural realism. Peasant Wedding 1567. Hunters in the Snow 1565.
Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.
Bunin, Ivan. 1870-1953. Russian poet/novelist. Village 1923.
Burbage, James. 1531-97. Built first English theatre 1576. Later rebuilt as Globe.
Burke, John. 1787-1848. Peerage 1826-.
Byron, Lord. 1788-1824. English Romantic poet. Aided Greek indep. Hours of Idleness, Prisoner of Chillon, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage 1812, Don Juan 1812.
Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.
Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.
Calypso. Nymph who entertained Ulysses, delaying his voyage for seven years.