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466 matches to Paix des Dames
Paix des Dames. Cambrai Treaty. 1529. Francis I’s mother and Charles V’s aunt negotiate halt to Italian Wars.
Abbasid. 750-1258. Second Empire of Caliphate dynasty. Overthrew Umayyads; destroyed by Mongols.
Abo, Treaty. 1743. Sweden cedes SE Finland to Russia.
Abyssinian War. 1935-6. Italy invades Ethiopia. League of Nations ineffective.
Acre. 1450BC- Egypt/ Assyria/ Persia/ Macedonia. 336BC Alexander...Egypt. 1C Rome. 614 Persia. 638 Moslem. 969 Egypt. 1079 Seljuk. 1099 Crusaders. 1104 Jerusalem. 1187 Saladin. 1191 Crusaders. 1291 Mameluks. 1517 Turks. 1918 British. 1948 Israel.
Aditi. Hindu goddess, mother of Krsna and Vishnu.
Adrian VI. 1459-1523. Only Dutch pope 1522-. Taught Erasmus.
Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).
Albigenses. (Cathars). Southern French ascetic Neo-Manichean heretic Christian sect. Eliminated by 13th Crusade, 1208-1229 and Inquisition.
Alcibiades. c450-404BC. Athenian egoist general, Peloponnesian War. Murdered.
Alexander VI. Pope. Demarcation Bull 1493 divided newly discovered land between Spain, Portugal. Tordesillas.
Alexius I. 1048-1118. Byzantine Emperor 1081-. Restored empire. Requested aid. First Crusade.
Allende, Salvador. 1908-73. Marxist president of Chile 1970-3.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
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.
Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Amphitrite. Greek sea goddess. Wife of Poseidon.
Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.
Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.
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.
Aphrodite. Greek goddess of love and beauty, Roman Venus.
Apollinaire, Guillaume. 1880-1918. Italian/French avant-garde poet, coined term Surrealism to describe Chagall work.
Apprentices Statute. 1563-1814 England. 7 Years apprenticeship required for all trades.