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318 matches to Institute of France
American Civil War. 1861-5. Abolitionist North defeats slave-owning South. Britain and France support South, Russia supports North. Union. Confederacy.
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.
Amin, Idi. c1926-. Uganda dictator 1971-9. Exile to France.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
Anglo-American War. 1812-14. US, angry at British blockade of France, and Tippecanoe interference, invades Canada. Toronto and White House burned. US defeated. Ghent Treaty.
Angoulême, Louis duc d’. 1775-1844. Last Dauphin of France 1824-30.
Anjou. Region, former province of western France. Under English 1151-1204, 1360. 1480 France. Angevin.
Anne of Bretagne. 1477-1514. Wife of Charles VIII, 1491, then of Louis XII, 1499. Began union of Brittany with France.
Anthony of Padua, St. 1195-1231. Franciscan teacher in S. France, Italy.
Anvil, Operation. 1944. Allied invasion of south France.
Armagnac. Former county of southwest France, now Gascogne. 960 Independent. 1360 English. 1607 France.
Armagnacs. Fought Burgundians for control of France through Charles VI regency 1395-1435. Arras.
Artois. 5C Franks. 9C Flanders. 1180 France 1329 Burgundy, Austria. 1659 France.
Atom Bomb. 1945 US. 1949 USSR. 1952 Britain. 1960 France. 1964 China. 1974 India. 1989 South Africa (dismantled). 1998 Pakistan. ? Israel. 1990s Argentina, Brazil. Soon: Iraq, Iran, North Korea. H-Bomb. Neutron Bomb.
Augsburg League. 1686-9. Holy Roman Empire and allies vs France. Replaced by Grand Alliance.
Avignon Papacy. 1309-77. Popes from Clement V based in Avignon, France. Great Schism.
Bank of England. 1694. Scotland 1695. N. America 1781. France 1800. Ireland 1783.
Barrier Treaties. 1709-15. Britain, HRE aid United Provinces vs Spain, France. Spanish Succession.
Basel, Treaty. 1795. Prussia, France exchange Rhine territories.
Basel, Treaty. 1795. Spain cedes Santo Domingo to France.
Basque. Europe’s oldest racial group. NW Spain, SW France. Euzkadi. ETA.
Benin.1625 Abomey kingdom = Dahomey. 1892 France. 1895 French West Africa. 1959 Autonomous. 1960 Independent =Dahomey. 1975 =People’s Republic of Benin.
Berry, Jean, duc de. 1340-1416. Regent of France for Charles VI. Policies caused Peasants Revolt 1381-4. Patron of arts. Limburg.
Black Prince. Son of Edward III. Captured King John II of France at Poitiers, 1356.
Blanche of Castile. 1188-1252. Mother, regent for St. Louis. Hôtel de Nesle. Helped unify France.