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Old Catholics. 1870. Catholic sect vs papal infallibility. Joined Church of England 1931.
Aaron. c14C BC. Old Testament. Brother of Moses. Later his rival.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Aeëtes. Greek. Medea’s father. Guardian of Golden Fleece.
Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).
Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.
Alexander, Harold (of Tunis). 1891-1969. British. Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean 1944-45. Directed Dunkirk evacuation. Governor General of Canada, 1946-52.
Ali Pasha. 1741-1822. Turkish governor of Greece. Byron’s “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” subject.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.
Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.
André, John. 1750-80. British officer in American Revolution. Conspired with Benedict Arnold.
Andrew II. 1175-1235. King of Hungary, 1202-. Signed Golden Bull.
Annates. Proportion of first year’s income paid to Pope by office holders.
Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.
Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.
Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.
Argonauts. Greek heroes who pursued the golden fleece.
Arlen, Harold. 1905-86. US songwriter. Over the Rainbow.
Arnold, Benedict. 1741-1801. American Revolution general. Betrayed US.
Arnold, Matthew. 1822-88. English poet. Scholar-Gypsy 1853.
Austro-Turkish War. 1682-99. Siege of Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I drives Turks from Hungary.
Bailey, Old. London Law Courts. Building 1907.