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740 matches to Native Land Acts
Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.
Åland Islands. Swedish- 1809 Russian. 1917 Finland. 1920 autonomous/Finnish.
Alba, Duke of. 1507-82. Tyrannical Spanish Governorof Netherlands 1567-73. Gueux.
Alexander VI. Pope. Demarcation Bull 1493 divided newly discovered land between Spain, Portugal. Tordesillas.
Altdorfer, Albrecht. c1480-1538. German founder landscape painting.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
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.
Andrew, St. Apostle and martyr. Patron saint of Scotland and Russia. Peter’s brother.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
Anglicanism. Catholic adherence to the doctrines of the Church of England.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.
Anglo-Irish Agreement. 1985. Irish Republic gets voice in governing N. Ireland.
Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.
Angola. Bantu. 1482 Cao discovers.1641-8 Dutch. 1575 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent.
Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.
Antonine Wall. 142. Scotland. North of Hadrian’s. Abandoned ~196. Antoninus.
ANZAC. Australian+New Zealand forces in WWI. Gallipoli.
Anzio, Battle. 1944. Allied landing site in Italy.
Apollo Program. 1961-72. US moon mission. Apollo 11 landing 1969.
Apprentices Statute. 1563-1814 England. 7 Years apprenticeship required for all trades.
Ararat, Mount. Noah’s Ark landing place. 9-7C BC.
Ardon, Mordecai. 1896-1992. Polish/Israeli abstract painter. Jerusalem landscapes.
Argentina. Tehuelch, Querandi, Puelche, Inca. 1536 Spanish. 1776 Viceroyalty of La Plata. 1816 Independent United Province of La Plata. 1862 =Argentina. 1943 Peron. 1982 Falklands War. 2001 Economic collapse.