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1715 matches to Quiller-Couch (Q)
Aldine Editions. 1490-1597. Quality books printed by Aldo Manuzio and family, Venice.
Aldrich, Henry. 1647-1710. English composer/architect: Peckwater Quad, Oxford, 1707-14.
Alembert, Jean Le Rand d’. 1717-83. French philosopher and mathematician, Encyclopaedist.
Alesia. 52BC. Caesar defeats Vercingétorix, 52BC. Decisive in conquering Gaul.
Alexander the Great. 356-323BC. Macedonian king 336-. Conquered an Asian empire to Persia and India.
Alexandra, Feodorovna. 1872-1918. Wife of Nicholas II of Russia. Controlled Gov’t during WWI. Cause of Revolution. Executed. Rasputin.
Alexius I. 1048-1118. Byzantine Emperor 1081-. Restored empire. Requested aid. First Crusade.
Alger, Horatio. 1832-99. US writer of boys’ “rags to riches” stories. Ragged Dick 1868.
Algerian War. 1831-46. France conquers Algeria.
Ali. 4th Caliph, 656-661. Son-in-law of Muhammad. Succession led to Sunni/Shi’ite split. Moslem Civil War.
Ali Pasha. 1741-1822. Turkish governor of Greece. Byron’s “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” subject.
Aljubarrota, Battle. 1385. Confirmed Portugal’s independence from Castile.
Allah. Arabic word for God; name of Islam’s God.
Allobroges. Celts who inhabited SE France; conq by Rome 121BC.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
Althusius, Johannes. 1557-1638. German jurist. “Father of Federalism”.
Alvarado, Pedro de. c1486-1541. Spanish conquerer of Guatemala and El Salvador. Conquistador to Mexico.
Alvarez Quintero, Joaquin. 1873-1944, + Serafin 1871-1938. Spanish playwrights.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
Amiens Cathedral. 1220-1270. Romanesque/Gothic.
Amorites. 1900-1600BC. Babylonian civilization conquered Sumerians. Hammurabi.
Amyot, Jacques. 1513-93. French humanist and Plutarch translator.
Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.
Anarchism. 19C Philosophy: “Every man should be his own government, his own law, his own church”-Owen. Thoreau’s return to nature, passive resistance, and no taxes influenced Ghandi. Proudhon. Tolstoy. Godwin.
Anaximenes. -c570BC. Miletan (Gr) philosopher: quantitive differences of substances. All matter is air.